food, disease prevention and care and provided safe havens for children as well. They helped to establish schools, recruit teachers and create classrooms to get children back into school as quickly as possible. UNICEF efforts provided mothers and children with psychosocial support following the disaster, and also initiated several programs that rehabilitated and sustained development. (UNICEF, 2014). With a disaster as severe as this, many people might welcome the idea of emergency relief, although great conflict may occur as people begin to fight over goods and services. It is through communal engagement that entire cities, villages, and communities are able to fully recover.
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McFarlane and Williams (2012) explain, “In the immediate aftermath of disasters, survivors tend to seek out their own networks of support, if they are available. This desire should be recognized and actively supported.” This makes it important for therapists to focus on individual and community resilience, rather than overstressing mental health risks. Helping survivors face the disaster is important in developing communal engagement. This not only allows people the ability to develop stronger personal resilience, but stronger community resilience as well. Therapists and first responders are able to deter the effects of disasters on mental health by helping people feel safe. This can be done by creating an environment that provides mental and physical health care, rehabilitation services, comfort, and reassurance. Education and disaster preparedness are also two factors that reduce distress and vulnerability. Woman, children and the elderly become vulnerable in the face of natural disasters, although children are most vulnerable. If these populations were to become more familiar with the effects such disasters can have, they may be able to better respond thus, reducing the amount of lives lost. Lopez, Hayden, Cologon, and Hadley (2012) argue that “children’s vulnerability is reduced and resilience to disaster is enhanced when they have access to resources and information, are encouraged to …show more content…
At this point, outreach programs are of greatest concern, as therapists usually help to ensure that the victim’s most basic needs are being met. Therapists can be a great advocate for families, as they are able to provide strategies to help cope with distress, offer emotional support, help direct people to food and shelter, and help families find their loved ones. They also assist with conflict resolution and help by normalizing what people are feeling and experiencing. Therapists ultimately help to ensure that recovery is possible. They are able to help survivors recognize their internal strengths and promote resilience. One of the main objectives is to help survivors move from a state of hopelessness, to developing long term goals for healthy recovery. (APA, 2014).
Cohen (2002) explains that “During the initial stages following the impact of the event, the survivor’s cognitive system will cloud reality so as to filter painful thoughts. While receiving support, he/she will need at the same time personal guidance, assisting with plans and giving orientation and information. As time proceeds, the mental health worker may follow the survivor out of the shelter into temporary housing or have a team member continue with the assistance. During this period, a number of problems develop which survivors, emotionally
It was predicted that psychological suffering may have been just …show more content…
McFarlane and Williams (2012) explain, “In the immediate aftermath of disasters, survivors tend to seek out their own networks of support, if they are available. This desire should be recognized and actively supported.” This makes it important for therapists to focus on individual and community resilience, rather than overstressing mental health risks. Helping survivors face the disaster is important in developing communal engagement. This not only allows people the ability to develop stronger personal resilience, but stronger community resilience as well. Therapists and first responders are able to deter the effects of disasters on mental health by helping people feel safe. This can be done by creating an environment that provides mental and physical health care, rehabilitation services, comfort, and reassurance. Education and disaster preparedness are also two factors that reduce distress and vulnerability. Woman, children and the elderly become vulnerable in the face of natural disasters, although children are most vulnerable. If these populations were to become more familiar with the effects such disasters can have, they may be able to better respond thus, reducing the amount of lives lost. Lopez, Hayden, Cologon, and Hadley (2012) argue that “children’s vulnerability is reduced and resilience to disaster is enhanced when they have access to resources and information, are encouraged to …show more content…
At this point, outreach programs are of greatest concern, as therapists usually help to ensure that the victim’s most basic needs are being met. Therapists can be a great advocate for families, as they are able to provide strategies to help cope with distress, offer emotional support, help direct people to food and shelter, and help families find their loved ones. They also assist with conflict resolution and help by normalizing what people are feeling and experiencing. Therapists ultimately help to ensure that recovery is possible. They are able to help survivors recognize their internal strengths and promote resilience. One of the main objectives is to help survivors move from a state of hopelessness, to developing long term goals for healthy recovery. (APA, 2014).
Cohen (2002) explains that “During the initial stages following the impact of the event, the survivor’s cognitive system will cloud reality so as to filter painful thoughts. While receiving support, he/she will need at the same time personal guidance, assisting with plans and giving orientation and information. As time proceeds, the mental health worker may follow the survivor out of the shelter into temporary housing or have a team member continue with the assistance. During this period, a number of problems develop which survivors, emotionally