Promoting Community Resilience in Disasters The Role for Schools, Youth, and Families /

• Main Authors: Ronan, Kevin R. (Author), Johnston, David M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.

A myriad of models are available to guide practice before, during, and following disasters. As emphasized in this book, we value the role of research in informing our assessment, education, and intervention efforts in this area. Keeping an eye on those elements that have research backing certainly a...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to a Community Resilience Framework
• Community Resilience to Disasters: Introduction to Theory and Review of Research
• Community Resilience: The Role for Schools, Youth and Families
• Community Resilience: A Partnership and Multidisciplinary Perspective
• Promoting Resilience: Readiness and Risk Reduction
• Promoting Resilience: Response
• Promoting Resilience: Recovery
• Putting It All Together: Evidence Based Guidelines for Practice
• The Research-Practice Interface and Recommendations
• Appendices
• References
• Index.