Research Catalog

Title

Helping families and communities recover from disaster : lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath / edited by Ryan P. Kilmer ... [et al.].

Publication

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

Kilmer, Ryan P.

Description

xiv, 340 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

This title examines key 'lessons learned' from Hurricane Katrina and offers a blueprint for better meeting the needs of children, families, and communities post-disaster. It provides community-wide strategies for promoting healthy adaptation in children and families following disasters. It includes detailed procedures for improved disaster preparedness and recovery. It addresses the factors that may mitigate the impact of disaster, as well as the factors, conditions, and processes that contribute to more effective coping.

Subject

• Psychology, Child
• Family Relations
• Disaster Planning
• Cyclonic Storms
• Emergencies > psychology
• Disasters
• Hurricane Katrina, 2005
• Emergency management > Louisiana > New Orleans
• Emergency management > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
• Disaster relief > Louisiana > New Orleans
• Disaster relief > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
• Intergovernmental cooperation > United States
• Louisiana

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Supporting children post-Katrina : reflections on psychosocial principles in practice / Leslie Snider ... [et al.] -- The caregiver-child relationship and children's adjustment following Hurricane Katrina / Virginia Gil-Rivas ... [et al.] -- The effects of parenting behavior on children's mental health after Hurricane Katrina : preliminary findings / Mary Lou Kelley ... [et al.] -- Family resilience and resiliency following Hurricane Katrina / Robin Knowles, Diane D. Sasser, and M.E. Betsy Garrison -- Consequences for classroom environments and school personnel : evaluating Katrina's effect on schools and system response / Teresa K. Buchanan, Renée M. Casbergue, and Jennifer J. Baumgartner -- Service needs of children and families affected by Hurricane Katrina / Ariana Shahinfar ... [et al.] -- Implications of major disaster for educators, administrators, and school-based mental health professionals : needs, actions, and the example of Mayfair Elementary / Ryan P. Kilmer, Virginia Gil-Rivas, and Jacqueline MacDonald -- Social and community responses : assessing relationships among environmental supports in child and caregiver adjustment following a hurricane / R. Enrique Varela, Lauren Hensley-Maloney, and Eric M. Vernberg -- The roles of faith-based organizations after Hurricane Katrina / Brenda Phillips and Pamela Jenkins -- The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina : mental health considerations and lessons learned / Joy D. Osofsky ... [et al.] -- Community resilience and wellness for the children exposed to Hurricane Katrina / Betty Pfefferbaum, Rose L. Pfefferbaum, and Fran H. Norris -- Lessons learned from Katrina and other devastating hurricanes : steps necessary for adequate preparedness, response, and intervention / Wendy K. Silverman, Andrea Allen, and Claudio D. Ortiz.

ISBN

• 9781433805448
• 1433805448

LCCN

^^2009012586

OCLC

• 317383491
• SCSB-11163651

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library