Post‐event support for disaster workers: integrating recovery resources and the recovery environment
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal
- Vol. 6 (1) , 43-49
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09653569710162442
Abstract
The recognition that disaster workers may be victimized as a consequence of fulfilling their disaster relief role has resulted in the development of several interventions to assist their recovery. Psychological debriefing is a prominent support resource. Uses recent concerns over the effectiveness of debriefing to frame a discussion of the nature of recovery and the longer‐term determinants of its effectiveness. Focuses on the role of social, psychological, familial and organizational factors as determinants of the quality of recovery. Discusses the implications of these factors for the design and delivery of support resources for disaster workers.Keywords
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