Disaster Response
Identify a agency that has
overall responsibility for emergency management in the community (this is
usually a local or county program or the local Red Cross office). Can you
assist with researching a program and report on their emergency management plan
by address the following questions:
Does the program use counselors in
its response teams?
If so, what roles do counselors
play?
If not, how would you incorporate
counselors into the plan?
What specialized training would
counselors need to have in order to be effective in responding in these
situations?
In addition, for the second part,
assume that you are serving as part of the community emergency management
response team you have described. Can you address the following:
As a part of the team responding
to a crisis, disaster, or trauma-causing event, or working independently with a
client who has recently experienced some type of trauma, the process of
diagnosis may be complicated by the scope of the event that has precipitated
your involvement. Often normal responses in these situations mimic criteria for
mental disorders. For example, people frequently display symptoms of a panic
disorder in response to a trauma or crisis.
Describe the appropriate use of
diagnosis during a crisis, disaster, or other trauma-causing event.
Discuss why it is important to be
able to differentiate between a disorder and normal responses to crises and
trauma causing events.
Offer an example—an event that
occurred locally in your community or nationally—that illustrates your
explanation.
APA standards for style and
professionalism.
Include at least 3 references from
current articles in professional journals in the field of counseling.
