On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey's landfall brought the first-year students' first semester at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) to a standstill after only a week of classes. This natural disaster provided an opportunity to explore Hurricane Harvey's impacts phenomenologically with the 11 undergraduate participants. The present…

Children exposed to disasters are at an increased likelihood for multiple trauma exposure. The objective of our study is to understand the efficacy of post disaster school based services for reducing trauma symptoms of youth exposed to multiple traumatic events. Students (N = 112) age 8-17 that were survivors of Hurricane Katrina received…

Emotional competency is defined as developed ability and skills in the areas of self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, and relationship management. These skills are nurtured, developed, and practiced until they become competencies and serve as a resource when a tragic event occurs. They are relatively undeveloped in very young children…