As indicated in your readings this week, disasters often expose personal and physical trauma from initial shock of the event, and the ensuing chaos that follows. Often, there are multiple casualties, ranging from minor injury to fatalities, depending on the circumstances. However, there is another type of injury emergency responders should consider: psychological trauma. This condition may include a wide range of factors, such as anxiety, depression, bereavement, feelings of hopelessness, and other signs of psychological distress. If you were in charge of crisis management, how would you assist the survivors during this very stressful time? How do you prepare yourself to deal with those issues? What about your own psychological pain as a responder, and the stress your teammates may be experiencing? What, if any, measures can you take to protect yourself and those on your team from this type of injury? You must cite information or a finding to support your arguments from each of the attached articles in this week’s readings (i.e. 4 citations with page numbers).
Follow the rubric:
well developed discussion that addresses working with and preparing to work with victims following a disaster. develops all aspects of the task. Correct in-text citation applied.
Discusses how to protect team and self psychologically during and following disaster response. Correctly applies in-text citation to support posting.
contains no errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization
No APA format errors noted. Cites from the 4 articles and weekly readings.
Readings from textbooks:
Chapter 6 – Response (Coppola 2021)
Mental Health Aspects of Disaster (Attached) – Oldham, R. L. (2013). Mental Health Aspects of Disasters. Southern Medical Journal, 106(1), 115-119. doi:10.1097/smj.0b013e31827cd091
Psychiatry Consultation During Disaster (Attached) – Conrad, E. J., & Lavigne, K. M. (2013). Psychiatry Consultation During Disaster Preparedness. Southern Medical Journal, 106(1), 99-101. doi:10.1097/smj.0b013e31827c53d3
Psychological Needs of Disaster Survivors (Attached) – Koenig, H. G. (2007). Psychological Needs of Disaster Survivors and Families. Southern Medical Journal, 100(9), 934-935. doi:10.1097/smj.0b013e318145a66b
Trauma Signature Analysis of the Great East Japan Disaster: Guidance for Psychological Consequences (Attached) – Shultz, J. M., Forbes, D., Wald, D., Kelly, F., Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Rosen, A., . . . Neria, Y. (2013). Trauma Signature Analysis of the Great East Japan Disaster: Guidance for Psychological Consequences. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 7(2), 201-214. doi:10.1017/dmp.2013.21
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