The Challenge of Clinical Work With Survivors of Trauma

Psychosocial capacity building in response to cascading disasters: A culturally informed approach

“…Both dimensions occur in the context of a social ecology of disaster (Bragin, 2014;Miller, 2012) (See Figure I) In other words, social insights and meanings are shaped within the context of the local cultural and environmental contexts (Hewitt, 1995) The social ecology is the socio-historical context in which the precipitating event, often referred to as the "disaster," occurs. It involves [Type here] the interactions of the precipitating event(s), affected people and their community within the context of external factors: environmental, geographic and geological factors, political dynamics, structural inequalities, economic realities and constraints, physical and technological infrastructure, social networks and capital, media constructions of the event and community, and much more (Miller, 2012).…”

“…Given the wide range of consequences of disasters, a multisystemic, multilevel response to psychosocial needs is called for (Bragin, 2014). Although mitigation strategies for cascading disasters can include the creation of policies, for example improving inter-modal coordination, Pescaroli (2018) has suggested that emergency planners are aware that more actions are needed which recognize the role of the citizens in promoting their own resilience.…”

Vloga socialnega dela v izrednih razmerah

“…9). Zato je treba načrtovati podporo in pomoč prizadetim ljudem, odzivi pa naj bi celovito upoštevali vso kompleksnost skupnosti in naj bi bili tudi kulturno in lokalno prilagojeni (Bragin, 2011). Na področju upravljanja s katastrofami se vse bolj uveljavlja sistemski pristop, tudi v socialnem delu, na katerem temeljita dva koncepta, ranljivost in odpornost, ki sta uporabna tako na individualni kot kolektivni ravni načrtovanja primernih odzivov za odpravljanje škode, zmanjševanje tveganj in prilagajanje na spremenjene življenjske okoliščine.…”

“…Pri identifikaciji t. i. ranljivih posameznikov, skupin ali skupnosti na prizadetih območjih v katastrofi lahko v socialnem delu izhajamo iz ekološkosistemskega pristopa, ki omogoča preučevanje vzajemnega in večplastnega sovplivanja posameznika s socialnimi okolji na več ravneh, mikro-, mezo-in makrosistema, nato pa sledi načrtovanje ukrepanja bodisi za celotno skupnost ali na posameznih ravneh (Bragin, 2011). Na prizadetih območjih tako na več ravneh mapiramo škodo, tveganja in potrebe ljudi na eni strani (dejavniki tveganja) ter na drugi strani moči, vire in možnosti (varovalne dejavnike) (Bragin, 2011), na primer na ravni posameznika, družine, soseske oz. lokalne skupnosti, države (Cuartas in Rey-Guerra, 2020).…”

Educating Graduate Social Work Students in Disaster Response: A Real-Time Case Study

“…To provide emergency and related services requires a variety of professionals working in concert. Given the profession's underpinning in understanding how individuals are integrated with their physical environment, as well as the social, cultural, political, and intrapsychic spheres (Bragin 2011;Mathbor 2007), clinical social work has a unique role in responding to disasters. Despite this, there is a gap in describing the role of social work in disaster-related work.…”