Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disasters and Trauma
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Anthony J Marsella
- ناشر : Berlin Springer New York
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2008
- شابک / ISBN : 9780387732848
Description
Essential Concepts and Foundations.- Promoting Disaster Recovery in Ethnic Minority Individuals and Communities.- Meeting the Physical, Psychological, and Social Needs of African Americans Following a Disaster.- Essential Information for Disaster Management and Trauma Specialists Working with American Indians.- Arab Americans: Understanding Their Challenges, Needs, and Struggles.- Asian Indians: Cultural Considerations for Disaster Workers.- Carribean Blacks: (Haitians, Jamaicans, Virgin Islanders, Eastern Carribean) Responses to Disasters in Cultural Context.- Chinese Americans: Guidelines for Disaster Mental Health Workers.- The Kanaka Maoli: Native Hawaiians and Their Testimony of Trauma and Resilience.- Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Carribean, and Other Latin Americans.- Working with Vietnamese Americans in Disasters.- Culture, Trauma, and the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Syndromes: A Global Perspective.- A Brief List of Disaster-Related Vocabulary Terms.- Summary and Overview of Disasters in Developing Countries.- Disaster Rescue and Response Workers.
Discusses the cultural context of working with ethnic and racial minority communities during disasters. This book presents various perspectives on the population's experience with disaster and trauma. It is suitable for policy makers, and health professionals working in the areas of disaster management, crisis intervention, and trauma.
