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Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience explores the interface between spiritual and psychological care in the context of disaster recovery work, drawing upon recent disasters including but not limited to, the experiences of September 11, 2001. Each of the three sections that make up the book are structured around the cycle of disaster response and focus on the relevant phase of disaster recovery work. In each section, selected topics combining spiritual and mental health factors are examined; when possible, sections are co-written by a spiritual care provider and a mental health care provider with appropriate expertise. Existing interdisciplinary collaborations, creative partnerships, gaps in care, and needed interdisciplinary work are identified and addressed, making this book both a useful reference for theory and an invaluable hands-on resource.
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Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience
Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience
Integrating Care in Disaster Relief Work Grant H. Brenner, Daniel H. Bush, Joshua Moses editors
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Contents
Preface
vii
Introduction
xi
Contributors
xix
Section I Foundational Considerations for Effective Collaboration 1
Fundamentals of Collaboration Grant H. Brenner
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An Anthropologist Among Disaster Caregivers Joshua M. Moses
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Disaster Relief Emotional Values Sandra Buechler
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Principles of Risk Communication Vincent T. Covello
5
Ethical and Legal Considerations in Postdisaster Interdisciplinary Collaborations Anand Pandya
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The Psychospiritual Impact of Disaster An Overview J. Irene Harris, Susan Thornton, and Brian Engdahl
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Section II Collaboration in Action: Tensions, Challenges, and Opportunities 7
Collaborating With a Community College in Post-Katrina New Orlea