Training Manual for Human Service Workers in Major Disasters

Download or read book Training Manual for Human Service Workers in Major Disasters written by Norman L. Faberow and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Manual represents a first effort to produce a training instrument to be used in the development of an effective response to the emotional problems which may occur when a major disaster disrupts the functioning of individuals, families, and communities. It discusses the principles and techniques of crisis intervention, which aim: to relieve current emotional stress and to forestall or diminish future emotional difficulties. This Manual includes techniques which have been developed from thousands of emergency calls to a Suicide Prevention Center and have been adapted to the kinds of problems which are caused by major disasters.