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Direct linkWebber, Jane M., Ed.; Mascari, J. Barry, Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2018
This timely book provides current research and skill-building information on Disaster Mental Health Counseling for counselors, educators, students, and mental health responders in agencies, schools, universities, and private practice. Recognized experts in the field detail effective clinical interventions with survivors in the immediate,…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Counseling, Violence, Trauma
Warchal, Judith R.; Graham, Louise B. – ADULTSPAN Journal, 2011
This article integrates the guidelines of American Red Cross and the "Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide" (Brymer et al., 2006) with adult development theories to demonstrate the promotion of adaptive functioning in adults after a disaster. Case examples and recommendations for counselors working in disaster situations are…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Natural Disasters, Adults, Counseling
National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2011
As the school year begins, staff at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) would like to offer all school personnel (including educators, administrators, counselors and support staff) the opportunity to use their many resources for schools! Their resources were created to highlight issues related to trauma, to explain how trauma can…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Personnel, Coping, Emotional Response
Peer reviewedBaggerly, Jennifer; Ferretti, Larissa K. – Professional School Counseling, 2008
What is the impact of natural disasters on students' statewide assessment scores? To answer this question, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores of 55,881 students in grades 4 through 10 were analyzed to determine if there were significant decreases after the 2004 hurricanes. Results reveal that there was statistical but no practical…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Environmental Influences, Context Effect, Scores
Gil, Eliana, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Featuring in-depth case presentations from master clinicians, this volume highlights the remarkable capacity of traumatized children to guide their own healing process. The book describes what posttraumatic play looks like and how it can foster resilience and coping. Demonstrated are applications of play, art, and other expressive therapies with…
Descriptors: Grief, Play Therapy, Children, Coping
Williams, June M.; Spruill, David A. – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2005
Individuals and their communities experience trauma and loss during times of natural disaster. Using Hurricane Katrina as a context, the authors provide an overview of the phases of disaster coping and discuss the ambiguous losses that can occur during these traumatic and life-changing times. The use of rituals as a creative intervention is…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Emotional Disturbances, Coping, Creativity
Schaefer, Charles E., Ed.; Gerard Kaduson, Heidi, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
This highly practical book presents current developments in play therapy, including innovative applications for particular problems and populations. Contributors first discuss the latest ideas and techniques emerging from object-relations, experiential, dynamic, and narrative perspectives. Next, research evaluating the effectiveness of play…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Sexual Abuse, Natural Disasters, Mexican Americans
Download full textDeWolfe, Deborah J. – 2000
One of the changes experienced during the past decade has been the occurrence of human-caused disasters. With the rise in the number of such complex events, the Center for Mental Health Services has updated this training manual to assist mental health administrators and workers in developing the training components of crisis counseling. This…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Programs, Human Services
DeWolfe, Deborah J. – 2000
This field manual is intended for mental health workers and other human service providers who assist survivors following a disaster. It provides the basics of disaster mental health, with both specific and practical suggestions for workers. Essential information is included about disaster survivors' reactions and needs such as dealing with grief;…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Programs, Human Services
Bassuk, Ellen L.; Konnath, Kristina; Volk, Katherine T. – National Center on Family Homelessness (NJ1), 2006
The unexpected loss of a loved one, a car accident, or exposure to a violent experience is familiar to many. Everyone reacts to such events, but the responses vary widely, ranging from numbness and withdrawal, to crying, nervousness, and agitation. Because traumatic events are prevalent, cause profound suffering, and may lead to life altering…
Descriptors: Accidents, Stress Management, Caregivers, Homeless People
Speier, Anthony H. – 2000
Major natural and human-caused disasters deeply affect children, and they have a special vulnerability to such events. The importance of providing crisis counseling recovery assistance within the context of their special world cannot be over emphasized. The information in this manual provides both theory and guidance to individuals concerned with…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Children, Counseling
Webb, Nancy Boyd, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Now in a completely revised and updated third edition, this widely adopted casebook and text presents effective, creative approaches to helping children who have experienced such stressful situations as parental death or divorce, abuse and neglect, violence in the school or community, and natural disasters. While the book retains the focus on…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Educational Change, Sexual Abuse, Play Therapy
