Disaster Mental Health Counseling: A Guide to Preparing and Responding

This timely book provides current research and skill-building information on Disaster Mental Health Counseling for counselors, educators, students, and mental health responders in agencies, schools, universities, and private practice. Recognized experts in the field detail effective clinical interventions with survivors in the immediate, intermediate, and long-term aftermath of traumatic events. This extensively revised edition, which meets 2016 CACREP Standards for disaster and trauma competencies, is divided into three sections: Disaster Mental Health Counseling Foundations, Disaster and Trauma Response in the Community, and Disasters and Mass Violence at Schools and Universities. Real-world responses to violence and tragedies among diverse populations in a variety of settings are presented, and responders share their personal stories and vital lessons learned through an "In Our Own Words" feature. Each chapter contains discussion questions and case studies are interwoven throughout the text. Requests for dgtl versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to publications@counseling.org

About the Author

Jane M. Webber, PhD, and J. Barry Mascari, EdD, hold New Jersey Disaster Response Crisis Counselor Certification and serve on New Jersey’s disaster mental health response team. Together, they are leaders in disaster mental health and trauma counseling training who have delivered more than 250 national, international, and state workshops and conference sessions.