Building Resilience after a Natural Disaster: An Evaluation of a Parental Psycho-educational Curriculum

Powell, Tara; Leytham, Sheryl

doi:10.1080/0312407x.2014.902981

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“…These findings illustrate that caregiver support, specifically physical support, during and after the wildfire was a significant source of support for child/youth participants and helped strengthen their resilience. The findings of this study are consistent with previous research which indicates the benefits of children and youth being physically and emotionally close to their caregivers following disaster ( 48 , 61 , 62 ). Children and youth are better able to build and strengthen their resilience when they have strong support systems that provide a sense of security and normalcy in their lives.…”

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confidence: 92%

Social-Ecological Factors Associated With Higher Levels of Resilience in Children and Youth After Disaster: The Importance of Caregiver and Peer Support

McDonald‐Harker

Drolet

Sehgal

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Children and youth are among the most vulnerable to the devastating effects of disaster due to the physical, cognitive, and social factors related to their developmental life stage. Yet children and youth also have the capacity to be resilient and act as powerful catalysts for change in their own lives and wider communities following disaster. Specific factors that contribute to resilience in children and youth, however, remain relatively unexplored. This article examines factors associated with high levels of resilience in 100 children and youth aged 5- to 18-years old who experienced the 2016 Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfire. A mixed-methods design was employed combining quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data was obtained from the Children and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) which measured individual, caregiver, and context factors influencing resilience processes among the participants. Qualitative data was collected through semi-structured interviews to gain further insight into the disaster experiences of children and youth. Quantitative findings reveal higher than average levels of resilience among the participants compared to normative scores. Qualitative findings suggest high levels of resilience were associated with both caregiver factors (specifically physical caregiving), and individual factors (primarily peer support). We discuss how physical caregiving and peer support during and after the wildfire helped mitigate the negative effects of disaster, thus bolstering children and youth's resilience. Implications for understanding the specific social-ecological factors that facilitate and support resiliency processes and overall recovery of children and youth following disaster are also discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Social-Ecological Factors Associated With Higher Levels of Resilience in Children and Youth After Disaster: The Importance of Caregiver and Peer Support

McDonald‐Harker

Drolet

Sehgal

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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“…Of note is that many of these studies were conducted by researchers located outside of the country where the disaster occurred (Becker, 2009; Benson et al, 2016; Cooper et al, 2018; Dominelli, 2014, 2015; Doostgharin, 2009; Drolet et al, 2018; Huang and Wong, 2013; Huang et al, 2014; Larson et al, 2015; Pentaraki, 2013; Powell and Leytham, 2014; Sim et al, 2013; Vickers and Dominelli, 2015). Studies of disasters in Australia, Barbados, Finland, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States were conducted by researchers from within those countries (Bell, 2008; Chae et al, 2005; First et al, 2018; Fogel, 2017; Harms et al, 2015; Hawkins and Maurer, 2010; Hickson and Lehmann, 2014; Kranke et al, 2017; Kreuger and Stretch, 2003; Kulkarni et al, 2008; Leitch et al, 2009; Lemieux et al, 2010; Liu and Mishna, 2014; Marlowe, 2015; Plummer et al, 2008; Prost et al, 2018; Pyles, 2011; Rapeli, 2018; Rock and Corbin, 2007; Tang and Cheung, 2007; Tosone et al, 2015, 2016; Tudor et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Of the 15 articles that focus on social work interventions: five discuss psychosocial care and therapy (Becker, 2009; Bell, 2008; Benson et al, 2016; Cooper et al, 2018; Hickson and Lehmann, 2014); five articles focus on aid work (Alipour et al, 2015; Dominelli, 2014, 2015; Drolet et al, 2018; Kulkarni et al, 2008); another four look at group work (Huang and Wong, 2013; Larson et al, 2015; Powell and Leytham, 2014; Tudor et al, 2015); and one article examines community work (Tudor et al, 2015).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Post-disaster social work research: A scoping review of the evidence for practice

Harms

Boddy

Hickey

et al. 2020

International Social Work

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The aim of this study was to understand the extent, range and nature of social work research activity after natural disasters and to identify the implications for future research and practice. A Scoping review methodology framework was used search of three databases: Web of Science, ProQuest and Informit was conducted to identify relevant studies between 2000 and 2018. Selection of studies was based on empirical research about social work and natural disasters and/or authored by social workers. Study selection found a total of 38 relevant articles. Charting the data was conducted and the following areas of focus were summarised: (1) interventions relating to psychosocial care, aid work and community work; (2) the effects of disasters on people and mediators of these effects; (3) social work education and challenges in disaster relief; and (4) measuring mental health outcomes of people who have experienced a disaster event. This scoping review has established that there is a range of social work literature focused on natural disasters that primarily examines social work interventions, the effects of disasters and social work education. Future social work research and practice needs to focus on the types and timing of interventions that promote positive recovery following natural disasters.

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“…The CJoH is a half-day, psychoeducational workshop originally designed to bring together professionals (i.e., teachers and social workers) in a group setting to (a) understand types and sources of stress; (b) examine how stress affects the body; (c) develop coping strategies to process chronic, acute, traumatic, and secondary traumatic stress; and (d) establish collective efforts to rebuild and enhance the workplace and community in a postdisaster context (Powell & Leytham, 2014; see Table 1 for CJoH components). The CJoH attempts to mitigate stress reactions by enhancing coping techniques and reducing postdisaster stress…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stress and coping in social service providers after Superstorm Sandy: An examination of a postdisaster psychoeducational intervention.

2019

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Social service providers play a critical role in disaster recovery yet are disproportionately affected by disaster-related distress such as burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Psychosocial interventions designed for social service providers in the aftermath of a disaster are critical to aid in recovery. This article examines the impact of the Caregivers Journey of Hope (CJoH), a psychosocial intervention designed to alleviate stress and amplify coping resources in caregivers after a disaster. Social service providers (N ϭ 722) living and working in New York and New Jersey during Superstorm Sandy were surveyed before and after participation in the CJoH. The surveys examined knowledge, stress, satisfaction, future orientation, and social support. Paired samples t tests illustrated all of the scale items significantly improved across time for the participants following participation in the CJoH. Significant negative correlations existed between current stress, coping knowledge, and perceived ability to handle stress. Results of a regression analysis found that social support was positively related to higher levels of knowledge of community resources, awareness of the signs of stress, and knowledge of coping strategies and mindfulness breathing techniques. Fewer years of work experience and higher satisfaction with the CJoH were also associated with significant gains in several types of knowledge. Implications for ways through which psychosocial interventions such as the CJoH may reduce the negative psychological impact on disaster-affected social service providers are discussed.

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Building Resilience after a Natural Disaster: An Evaluation of a Parental Psycho-educational Curriculum

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

Social-Ecological Factors Associated With Higher Levels of Resilience in Children and Youth After Disaster: The Importance of Caregiver and Peer Support

Social-Ecological Factors Associated With Higher Levels of Resilience in Children and Youth After Disaster: The Importance of Caregiver and Peer Support

Post-disaster social work research: A scoping review of the evidence for practice

Stress and coping in social service providers after Superstorm Sandy: An examination of a postdisaster psychoeducational intervention.

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