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Disaster Mental Health Case Studies DisasterMentalHealthCaseStudiesisarivetingcollectionofcasestudiesbymaster cliniciansthatrevealhowdisastermentalhealthinterventionsmustbetailoredtomeet theneedsofsurvivors.Eachuniquecasestudyisstructuredtogivethereaderanintro- ductiontothecommunityaffectedpre-disaster;aglimpseintothethoughtprocessesof thedisastermentalhealthresponderspre-andpost-disaster;andareflectiveselectionof lessonslearnedasaresultoftheexperiences.The17casestudiesofferthereader: (cid:1) Guidance on how to develop an empathic approach to disaster mental health response; (cid:1) Exposure to a diverse sample of disaster contexts, including naturally-occur- ring disasters, human-caused disasters, and disasters which occurred in an internationalsetting; (cid:1) Anunderstandingofthestrategicapproachesneededfordisastermentalhealthser- viceresponse,aswellasanappreciationoftheneedforself-carewhenresponding; (cid:1) A grounded and accessible writing style, bookended by chapters from the editorswhich thematicallylinkandanalyzethecasestudies. Offering a rare and compelling view into the challenges, tragedies, pain, frustra- tions,andgriefattheheartofdisastermentalhealthwork,thismust-havecollection is tailored to appeal to students of mental health and counselling, psychology, and social work; and working mental health professionals who would like to learn directlyfromexperiencedresponders. JamesHalpern,PhD,isProfessorEmeritusandFoundingDirectoroftheInstitutefor DisasterMentalHealthattheStateUniversityofNewYorkatNewPaltz.Heisco- author of Disaster Mental Health Interventions: Core Principles and Practices and DisasterMentalHealth:TheoryandPractice. AmyNitza,PhD,istheDirectoroftheInstituteforDisasterMentalHealthatthe State UniversityofNewYorkatNewPaltz. Karla Vermeulen, PhD, is the Deputy Director of the Institute for Disaster Mental HealthandanAssociateProfessorattheStateUniversityofNewYorkatNewPaltz. Sheisco-authorofDisasterMentalHealthInterventions:CorePrinciplesandPractices. “This much-needed volume will help all disaster workers and emergency responders, whether they are trainees or seasoned professionals, to better understand and navigate the real-world processes of disaster mental health response.Itoffersauniquedescriptionofthehelpingexperiences,personal feelings, and reflections on lessons learned of individuals deployed in a comprehensive range of 17 natural and human-caused disasters, both domestic and international. This book is an invaluable training tool and deserves a place in the library of every emergency helper.” —Josef I. Ruzek, PhD, former director, National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division, adjunct professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University “The editors of this book are leading experts in the field of disaster response. They have assembled a series of compelling case studies on the human effects of variouskinds of disasters. It is remarkable that they have included so many of the major disasters the world has seen in the past thirty years; with these case studies, readers can be reminded of what may have been forgotten and what can be learned from these experiences. Dis- aster Mental Health Case Studies is a great service to those who study disaster, as it takes a vast literature and in one place presents the recent history of disaster.” —Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD, coauthor of Posttraumatic Growth: Theory, Research, and Applications “TheexperienceofreadingDisasterMentalHealthCaseStudiesislikepeering intoeachcontributor’spersonaljournalwhilealsogettingusefulinstructionon what works and what doesn’t in providing disaster mental health services. The diversearrayofcasestudies shared in thiswell-organized,easy-to-follow compilationmovethereaderthroughajourneyofunderstandingtheimpacts ofdisastersonindividuals,families,andcommunities(andonourselves)that’s onahuman,accessiblelevel,whichwillmakedisastermentalhealthproviders allthemoreeffectiveinsupportingsurvivorsandresponders.” —ChristianBurgess,MSW,director,DisasterDistressHelplinefor VibrantEmotionalHealth Disaster Mental Health Case Studies Lessons Learned from Counseling in Chaos Edited by James Halpern, Amy Nitza, and Karla Vermeulen Firstpublished2019 byRoutledge 52VanderbiltAvenue,NewYork,NY10017 andbyRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,OxonOX144RN RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©2019selectionandeditorialmatter,JamesHalpern,AmyNitza,andKarla Vermeulen;individualchapters,thecontributors TherightofJamesHalpern,AmyNitza,andKarlaVermeulentobe identifiedastheauthorsoftheeditorialmaterial,andoftheauthorsfor theirindividualchapters,hasbeenassertedinaccordancewithsections77 and78oftheCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. 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This page intentionally left blank Contents About the Editors ix List of Contributors xi Acknowledgments xvii Disclaimer xviii 1 Introduction 1 JAMESHALPERN,AMYNITZA,ANDKARLAVERMEULEN SECTIONI Natural Disasters in the United States 11 2 Natural Disasters Section Introduction 13 KARLAVERMEULEN 3 2014 Mudslides in Oso, WA 17 J.CHRISTIERODGERS 4 2005 Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana 26 GERALDMCCLEERY 5 2013 Wildfire in Yarnell, AZ 34 MARGARETMCGEE-SMITH 6 2016 Floods in Mississippi 43 WILLIAML.MARTIN 7 2011 Tornado in Joplin, MO 51 RICHARDBIGELOW 8 2012 Super Storm Sandy in New York City 60 DIANERYAN viii Contents SECTIONII Human-Caused Disasters in the United States 69 9 Human-Caused Disasters Section Introduction 71 JAMESHALPERN 10 1995 Bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City 77 JOHNR.TASSEY 11 2001 World Trade Center Attack in New York City 86 MARYTRAMONTIN 12 2012 Sandy Hook School Shooting in Newtown, CT 96 WAYNEF.DAILEY 13 2012 Shooting in Webster, NY 105 STEVENN.MOSKOWITZ 14 2014 Mass Murder in Isla Vista, CA 114 ERIKAFELIX 15 2016 Pulse Night Club Shooting in Orlando, FL 122 TARAS.HUGHES SECTIONIII International Disasters 131 16 International Disasters Section Introduction 133 AMYNITZA 17 1998 Las Casitas Mudslides in Nicaragua 140 JOSEPHO.PREWITTDIAZ 18 2010 Earthquake in Haiti 149 WISMICKJEAN-CHARLES 19 2013 Asylum Seeker Camp Riots on Nauru 158 STEPHENBROOKER 20 2013 Massacre at Rabaa Square in Egypt 167 BASMAABDELAZIZ 21 2014 Ebola Outbreak in Guinea 176 REINELEBEL 22 Conclusion 185 JAMESHALPERN,AMYNITZA,ANDKARLAVERMEULEN Index 194 About the Editors James Halpern is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Counseling and FoundingDirectoroftheInstituteforDisasterMentalHealthattheState University of New York at New Paltz. He is the co-author of Disaster MentalHealthInterventions:CorePrinciplesandPractices(Routledge)and DisasterMentalHealth:TheoryandPractice(Thompson).Hehasreceived federal grants from United States Agency for International Development (forworkintheMiddleEast),CentersforDiseaseControl,NationalInsti- tuteforMentalHealth,andtheSubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthSer- vices Administration as well as grants from New York State agencies (Department of Health, Office of Mental Health, Office of Homeland SecurityandEmergencyServices,andOfficeofVictimServices)todevelop and provide training and education in Disaster Mental Health. He has consultedfortheUnitedNationsonAssistingVictimsofTerroranddevel- opedtrainingmodulesfortheUnitedNationsEmergencyPreparednessand SupportTeams.Hehasalsoprovideddirectservicetodisastersurvivorsand servedinaleadershiproleatbothlarge-scalenationalandlocaldisasters. Amy Nitza is the Director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at the State University of New York at New Paltz. She specializes in mental health training and disaster response in international contexts. As a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Botswana, she studied the use of group counseling interventions in HIV/AIDS prevention among adolescents. In the Kingdom of Bhutan, she worked at the National Referral Hospital, providing direct services and training for staff. She has overseen multiple disaster mental health projects at the state, national, and international levels, and has received several grants for this work, including from New York State agencies and the New York State Health Foundation. She is Past President and Fellow of the AssociationforSpecialists inGroupWork,andTreasureroftheSociety for Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy (Division 49) of the American Psychological Association. She holds a Doctorate in Coun- seling Psychology from Indiana University.
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