Behavioral Health Response to Disasters 1e uitgave

Brief Description: "Foreword Behavioral Health Response to Disasters Disaster behavioral health has come a long way in a short amount of time. The book you hold in your hands (or perhaps view on your Kindle e-reader) encompasses an array of topics almost unimaginable even 25 years ago. It covers the roles and responsibilities of government and nongovernmental organizations and the integration of behavioral health into public health preparedness and response. There are separate chapters on children, adolescents, older adults, and racially and ethnically diverse populations. Other chapters address secondary trauma in disaster workers and assessing local disaster vulnerability. The list goes on, including dealing with school systems, long-term care, behavioral health in shelters, treatment for disaster survivors, disaster substance abuse services, culturally competent case management, response team training, and building community resilience. A simple perusal of the table of contents serves as an illustration of the way that attention to disaster behavioral health has grown exponentially in research, policy, and practice communities. It was not always so. When I began graduate training in the mid 1980s, to my knowledge disaster mental health was not part of any graduate school curriculum. A small subset of clinical psychologists and other mental health professionals had some training in crisis mental health, but it was optional, and it carried a different and much more specifi c meaning. Crisis mental health in those days typically meant: (1) working with people who were in acute crisis, (2) working with victims of extreme circumstances using models derived from the military and trauma research, and/or (3) community crisis intervention"--Biographical Note: Julie L. Framingham, MSW, has an extensive background in writing disaster grants and managing large federally funded disaster behavioral health recovery projects that have provided crisis counseling, clinical interventions, and case management services for hurricane and tornado survivors. She was the director of the SAMHSA-funded Project Recovery and the FEMA-funded Project H. O. P. E. (Helping Our People in Emergencies) in Florida from 2005 through 2008. Each of the programs managed represented either new approaches to supporting survivors or a paradigm shift toward more evidenced-based technologies for dealing with the reactions to traumatic events. She has made numerous presentations at state and national conferences on disaster behavioral health, and she has served as a consultant and trainer for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration s Disaster Technical Assistance Center. Ms. Framingham also has collaborated with the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and the Administration for Children and Families to develop new approaches to mental health intervention and case management services for disaster survivors. Martell L. Teasley, PhD, is an associate professor and chair of the Social Work and Disaster Recovery Certificate Program at Florida State University College of Social Work. Part of his research agenda includes a focus on disaster relief and recovery with a particular emphasis on cultural competence and vulnerable populations. Dr. Teasley works with several faith-based organizations in educating and training disaster case managers and paraprofessionals. This includes the evaluation of case management practices and emergency management organizational readiness assessments. He has served as a consultant for the Administration for Children and Families on the development of national case management standards and presented both nationally and internationally on disaster planning, relief, and recovery. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I. Overview of the History and Fundamental Concepts behind Disaster Behavioral Health -- Chapter 1. Past Disaster Experiences and Behavioral Health Outcomes / Richard Salkowe -- Chapter 2. Disaster Behavioral Health Outreach: A Nontraditional Approach to Assisting Survivors / Julie L. Framingham -- Part II. Organizational Response to Disasters and Key Partners -- Chapter 3. Governmental Roles and Responsibilities in Disaster Behavioral Health Response and Recovery / Richard Salkowe, Julie L. Framingham -- Chapter 4. Nongovernmental Organizations Responding to Disasters in the United States / Angela M. Eikenberry, Tracy Cooper -- Chapter 5. Disaster Mental Health: A Public Health Paradigm / Anthony T. Ng, Jeannie Straussman -- Part III. Psychological Resilience and Pathological Responses to Disaster -- Chapter 6. Coping with Loss and Overcoming Trauma / Michael J. Zakour -- Chapter 7. Mental Health Outcomes of Disasters and Terrorism / Patricia Santucci -- Part IV. At-Risk Populations, Disaster Risk Factors, and Individual and Community Vulnerability -- Chapter 8. Disaster Behavioral Health for Children and Adolescents: Best Practices for Preparedness, Response, and Recovery / Melissa J. Brymer, Gilbert Reyes, Alan M. Steinberg -- Chapter 9. Disaster Behavioral Health and Older Adults: American and Canadian Readiness and Response / Lisa M. Brown, Maggie Gibson, Diane L. Elmore -- Chapter 10. Cultural Competence in Behavioral Health Disaster Response: The Challenge, the Opportunity / Kermit A. Crawford, Mari C. Bennasar, Lauren M. B. Mizock -- Chapter 11. Helping the Helpers: Ameliorating Secondary Traumatic Stress in Disaster Workers / April Naturale, Mary L. Pulido -- Chapter 12. Understanding Climatic, Geographic, and Topographic Considerations for Assessing Disaster Vulnerability / John C. Pine -- Part V. Addressing Barriers within Systems of Care -- Chapter 13. Disaster Vulnerability and the School Setting: Understanding Environmental Risk and Implications for Behavioral Health Response / Martell L. Teasley -- Chapter 14. Issues in Providing Mental and Medical Health Care in Long-Term Care Settings during Disasters / David Dosa, Kathryn Hyer, Lisa M. Brown -- Chapter 15. Delivery of Behavioral Health Services in General Population Shelters / Brenda D. Phillips, Elizabeth Harris, Elizabeth A. Davis, Rebecca Hansen, Kelly Rouba, Jessica Love -- Part VI. Disaster Behavioral Health Interventions -- Chapter 16. Initial Behavioral Health Response: The Conundrums of a State Crisis Counseling Program / Julie L. Framingham -- Chapter 17. Long-Term Mental Health Treatment for Adult Disaster Survivors / Jessica L. Hamblen, Erin Barnett, Fran H. Norris -- Chapter 18. Disaster and Substance Abuse Services / Dee S. Owens, Brian McKernan, Julie L. Framingham -- Chapter 19. Understanding Disaster Recovery Case Management and Behavioral Health: A Review of Research / Martell L. Teasley -- Part VII. Leaving a Legacy: Training and Community Empowerment -- Chapter 20. Disaster Behavioral Health Services: Implementation, Training, and Sustainability / Bruce H. Young, Josef I. Ruzek -- Chapter 21. The Role of Social Marketing in Developing Disaster Behavioral Health Programs / Lisa M. Brown, Christine Haley, Carol Bryant -- Chapter 22. Planning for Disaster: A Behavioral Health Perspective / Raymond Runo, Julie L. Framingham -- Index. Publisher Marketing: Disasters can cause long-term disruptions to the routines of individuals and communities, placing survivors at risk of developing serious mental health and substance abuse problems. Disaster behavioral health services provide emotional support, help normalize stress reactions, assess recovery options, and encourage healthy coping behaviors. They also connect survivors to community resources that can assist the recovery process. Today's increasing frequency and intensity of disasters merit greater focus on the development of modalities for intervention and mitigation against the psychological impacts of disaster. In Behavioral Health Response to Disasters, professionals with years of practice, research, and national advisory board service review and discuss key topics in the field. Highlighting the themes of cultural competence and evidence-based practice, this volume: Presents an interdisciplinary approach to examining specific disaster behavioral health topics Considers how an individual's culture may impact willingness to seek out and accept services Incorporates research on vulnerable or at-risk populations who are likely to suffer disproportionately more adverse psychological consequences of disaster Discusses clinical studies of cognitive behavioral treatments for disaster-related distress and post-traumatic stress disorder In the past two decades, disaster behavioral health research, policy, and practice have grown exponentially. This volume covers the wide variety of issues in this emerging field, highlighting concerns that we must address in order to create more disaster-resilient communities.