Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
on
Social Work
&
Disaster
Management
Submitted To:
Submitted by: Mrs. Sheeba Joseph
Nitin Varghese HOD, Department of Social Work
B.A. Social Work (Hons.)
Semester-IV
Using this framework, disaster trauma exists at two levels: individual and
collective. Disaster creates trauma for entire communities by virtue of
massive disorganization, immobilization of infrastructure, and hiatus of
customary leadership, all of which produce trauma, grief, and a sense of
helplessness in individuals, families, and small groups owing to losses,
severe disruption, and frustrated attempts to obtain assistance and solve
problems.
Social Resources
Economic Resources
Human Resources
Sense of community and belongingness
Physical Environment
Loss of essential and basic living amenities.
Pre-Disaster
Organize and participate in community pre-disaster planning and
management committees.
Plan and develop interventions focused on the groups most
vulnerable to the impact of the imminent disaster
Post-Disaster
Focus on team-building and community coordination during
immediate aftermath of disaster.
Manage reintegration of internally displaced persons and refugees.
Engage in grassroots social development in rebuilding communities
and social networks.
NASW supports participation in and advocates for programs and policies that
serve individuals and communities in the wake of disaster. NASW supports:
The prevention or mitigation of the adverse consequences of disaster and
effective preparation for disaster by individuals, families, social networks,
neighborhoods, schools, organizations, and communities, especially where
vulnerable populations are concentrated
Enhancement of the efficiency, effectiveness, orchestration, and
responsiveness of disaster relief and recovery efforts to prevent the second
disaster phenomenon that magnifies the trauma of the initial catastrophe
The provision of mental health and social services to survivors in a context of
normalization and empowerment, with sensitivity to the phases of disaster
recovery and with understanding of the unique cultural features of the affected
community and its populations
Attention to the protracted recovery phase of disasters that leaves substantial
numbers of people without resources, without resolution of their losses, and with
little opportunity to restore their pre-disaster quality of life
Attention to the special and critical training, stress management, and support
needs of disaster workers in all capacities, from administrative to field staff, and
the need to respond to their circumstances as victims and survivors
Education of social workers and social work students in the specialized
knowledge and methods of trauma response and critical incident stress
debriefing
The development of rigorous disaster research, especially intervention
effectiveness research
The development of a cadre of well-trained disaster professionals committed
to effective interdisciplinary and interorganizational collaboration in disaster
planning and disaster response, at both the administrative and direct services
levels
The presence, commitment, and leadership of social workers in disaster
services
The provision of accurate and effective public information on the normal
stages of disaster reaction, functional coping methods, and strategies for
accessing and successfully using the disaster assistance bureaucracy.