Psychological Interventions in Times of Crisis

by Laura Barbanel EdD, ABPP (Editor), Robert J. Sternberg PhD (Editor)

Overview

There is controversy as to whether psychological interventions in the aftermath of disaster are helpful or not. This book addresses these controversies and describes the responses that psychologists have made in different parts of the world to disaster.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826132260
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/18/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	760 KB

About the Author

Robert J. Sternberg, PhD, is Provost and Senior Vice President as well as Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University. His PhD is from Stanford and he holds 11 honorary doctorates. Sternberg is the author of roughly 1250 publications and has won two dozen awards. He is President-Elect of the Federation of Associations of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, President of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, and a former President of the American Psychological Association.

Table of Contents

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Part I: Theoretical Issues

1. Overview of psychological Interventions in the Acute Aftermath of Disaster, Preetika P. Mukherjee and Judith Alpert
2. Bereavement-Related Depression and PTSD: Evaluating Interventions, George Bonanno and Anthony D. Mancini
3. Psychological First Aid: Clarifying the Concept, Gerard A. Jacobs and David Meyer

Part II: Crisis from Around the World and the Response of Mental Health Professionals

4. The Mobile Member Care Team as a Means of Responding to Crises: West Africa, Karen F. Carr
5. Telecommunicating to Support Workers in Disasters, B. Hudnall Stamm and Amy C. Hudnall
6. New York University and 9/11: Viewing Terrorism through a Dormitory Window, Kathyrn A. Dale and Judith L. Alpert
7. Psychosocial Assistance to Civilians in War: The Bosnian Experience, Ragnhild Dybdahl
8. Play and Adaptation in Traumatized Young Children and Their Caregivers in Israel, Esther Cohen
9. When a Benevolent Servant Becomes a Malevolent Dictator: A Dark Side of Nuclear Technology, Donna Macomber and Elena L. Grigorenko
10. Psychological Recovery and Reconciliation After the Genocide in Rwanda and in other post-conflict settings, Ervin Staub and Laurie Anne Pearlman
11. The Firehouse Project: New York City Post 9/11, Laura Barbanel, Rachelle Dattner, Elizabeth Goren, Ian Miller, Tom McGoldrick, Warren Spielberg, and Nina Thomas

Part III: Synthesis

12. Lessons Learned: What Do We Know about Psychological Interventions, Robert Sternberg

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What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Psychological Interventions in Times of Crisis is an original contribution to the relatively new field of collective trauma. With the rigor of experienced academicians and clinicians Barbanel and Sternberg have managed to gather an outstanding group of international psychologists who attempt to conceptualize the responses that psychologists have made in the aftermath of disasters ranging from Chernobyl and West Africa to 9/11 USA.
The scope of this volume transcends expectations. The chapters address theoretical as well as technical issues, offering a clear and substantial repertoire for psychologists invested in working outside of their offices. With respect and sensitivity to cultural diversity, the authors are most successful in devising frames capable of containing the complex need of non-pathological populations affected by disasters."
Professionals and volunteers will benefit from Barbanel and Sternberg's thoughtful weaving of clinical practice and educational work. The in-depth exploration of psychological interventions offered by this book is bound to lessen the threat of secondary traumatization suffered by mental health professionals working in the area of trauma and disaster."
-Isaac Tylim, PsyD, ABPP
Secretary, International Psychoanalytic Association, Committee on the United Nations
Co-Coordinator, New York University Post-Doctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Trauma and Disaster Specialization Program

"This book offers to psychotherapists who wish to risk connection with survivors of disasters a powerful paradigm for how to engage fully in that task with open hearts and informed minds. The wealth of information from some of our most experienced contributors to the field of trauma and disaster psychology, as well as the fresh insights offered from a multicultural perspective, will surely make this book a classic."
-Laura S. Brown, PhD, ABPP
Professor of Psychology
Washington School of Professional Psychology
Argosy University
Seattle, WA

"Psychological Interventions in Times of Crisis, edited by two well-known psychologists, Laura Barbanel... and Robert J. Sternberg... is one of the many unexpected illuminations in this groundbreaking, education, and heartbreaking book." - Harriette Kaley
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