The elements of disaster psychology

managing psychosocial trauma : an integrated approach to force protection and acute care

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The elements of disaster psychology
James L. Greenstone
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Table of Contents

Understand the general principles of preparing to respond : the psychosocial aspects of disasters and disaster intervention
Take care of yourself : your first responsibility
Be ready to respond to the call-out and deployment
Arrive at the disaster site or staging area prepared to intervene : adjust your mindset
Understand crisis intervention skills, procedures and models, and how to apply them
Take care of victims and refer as needed
Respond to children who are victims of the disaster
Perform essential post-incident tasks
Attend to special issues and concerns
Consider the issues of suicide
Pay attention to intervener survival
Learn and utilize effective communication skills
Plan and prepare intervener equipment
Remember these things when responding to a disaster
Attend to public health concerns
Understand the role and function of the disaster mental health professional
Understand standard of care under normal circumstances versus sufficiency of care during disaster situations
Know the legal aspects of disaster crisis intervention
Know how to do psychological triage
Understand the dangers of disaster response
Explore the utilization of state defense forces : uniformed medical reserve corps for disaster medical and psychosocial response
Understand the relationship between crisis intervention and critical incident stress management.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-246) and indexes.

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Dewey Decimal Class
616.89/14
Library of Congress
RC480.6 .G7193 2008

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xviii, 270 p. :
Number of pages
270

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OL18512589M
ISBN 13
9780398077846, 9780398077853
LCCN
2007032833
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2040118

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