Overview
Although there are several books published on trauma and adjustment to trauma, there are no books to date that focus on schools and other related community-based networks as gateways to assisting children and families to prepare for and to cope with a large scale event
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Reviews
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"The premise of this book is that two of the groups most vulnerable to disaster are children and their family members. As such, this book is designed to assist those charged with helping these groups respond to and rebound from major traumas (e.g., school psychologists and counselors, emergency managers and planners, and mental health professionals). This book offers both clinicians and researchers guidance on hazards preparedness as well as early response and intervention practices." (Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. 30 (5), May, 2006)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Kevin Ronan has been working in the hazards and disasters area for the past decade. He has an ongoing interest in community resilience and prevention work in this and other areas (e.g., conduct disorder and delinquency in youth and families). He has been the Director of Clinical Psychology Training at Massey University for a number of years and stresses evidence-based practice with trainees. In addition, the idea of accountability for producing outcomes is an emphasis in the training program and in his practice. He has published widely in the area of hazards and disasters.
David Johnston has been employed with the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand since 1993 and his research is focused on reducing the vulnerability of society, economy and infrastructure to hazards. He has been involved in developing integrated risk management strategies for different hazard events, using techniques such as scenario development, mitigation planning and community education programs. He is also interested in assessing social and economic impacts of natural and environmental hazard events.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Promoting Community Resilience in Disasters
Book Subtitle: The Role for Schools, Youth, and Families
Authors: Kevin R. Ronan, David M. Johnston
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b102725
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-23820-3Published: 15 August 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3665-3Published: 29 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-23821-0Published: 30 May 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 210
Topics: Child and School Psychology