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DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
(Beginning Level)
Developed by: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services.
16 Credit CE Course - $56 to complete post-test and receive 16 CE credits. Manual can be downloaded at no charge.
This publication is intended to be a "how to" document on basic, practical issues related to planning and implementing disaster mental health services. Many publications in print suggest the types of mental health services that are appropriate following a disaster. However, few of them offer the mental health manager/practitioner the practical suggestions that can make program implementation more rapid and effective.
The book has been written with the assumption that the reader may have little or no previous experience with disaster mental health services. It provides specific, concrete information for managers who are involved in planning services as well as practitioners who are delivering services. Most chapters include a checklist of actions to take before, during, and after a disaster to help staff in carrying out important actions.
In addition, this document is intended to assist mental health planners in designing programs of service appropriate for funding under Sections 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Crisis Counseling Programs for Victims of Presidentially Declared Disasters.
This manual covers:
- CHAPTER 1 Key Concepts of Disaster Mental Health
- CHAPTER 2 Selection and Training of Disaster Mental Health Staff
- CHAPTER 3 Organizational Aspects of Disaster
- CHAPTER 4 The Role of Mental Health in Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Center
- CHAPTER 5 The Use of Volunteers and Mutual Aid Personnel in Mental Health Disaster Response
- CHAPTER 5 Outreach Services Following Disaster
- CHAPTER 7 Providing Mental Health Services in a Disaster Shelter
- CHAPTER 8 Providing Mental Health Services in a Disaster Application Center
- CHAPTER 9 The Anniversary of the Disaster: Mental Health Issues and Interventions
- CHAPTER 10 Support and Stress Management for Disaster Mental Health Staff
Download and read this manual at no charge.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
- Learn the key concepts of disaster mental health.
- Understand the organizational aspects of disaster.
- Learn best techniques to use in different situations.
- Prepare yourself for working with people who have experienced a disaster.
- Prepare yourself for working within a government organization.
- Learn best techniques when working in a emotionally stressful situation.
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