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Table of Contents:

• Introduction to disasters
• Models for considering the effects of disasters
• Children and disasters : the child's reaction
• Family and community reactions to disasters
• Natural disasters
• Technological disasters
• Complex disasters
• Preparation and mitigation
• Crisis intervention
• Post-disaster intervention
• Disaster recovery with vulnerable populations
• The community disaster plan
• Disasters and the media
• Helping the helpers.

Contributors:

Rosenfeld, Lawrence B.

National Association of Social Workers

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Disaster relief

Disaster victims — Services for

Family social work

Disaster victims

System Details:

Compatible with Windows operating systems.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

vii, 507 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Physical Characteristics:

26 cm

Call Numbers:

HV553 .W48 2010

ISBNs:

9780871014030 (pbk.)
0871014033 (pbk.)
9780871013989
0871013983

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2010003491

OCLC Numbers:

503308016