Psychosocial Support for Humanitarian Aid Workers - Fiona Dunkley

Psychosocial Support for Humanitarian Aid Workers

A Roadmap of Trauma and Critical Incident Care

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Buch | Softcover
152 Seiten
2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-37189-0 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
Humanitarian aid workers are trying to make a difference in an increasingly dangerous world. Psychosocial Support for Humanitarian Aid Workers: A Roadmap of Trauma and Critical Incident Care highlights the risks of such work, educates professionals responsible for their duty of care, and brings together current thinking to promote collaborative working to support the carers of our world.

From the humanitarian aid worker trying to organise support amongst chaos, to the professional offering a safe place for recovery, all of these individuals are at risk of becoming traumatised. Therefore, it is vital that we recognise the psychological risks on these individuals, and that they recognise how they can support themselves, so they can continue to function in the work that they do. This book can be used as a trauma awareness guide for all staff whose work exposes them – directly or indirectly – to trauma, and therefore becomes a risk to their physical or mental wellbeing.

Psychosocial Support for Humanitarian Aid Workers will appeal to all those working in the field of humanitarian aid, counsellors and psychotherapists, emergency first responders, as well as those who are looking to support themselves after surviving trauma.

Fiona Dunkley is a senior accredited MBACP Psychotherapist, Trauma Specialist, Supervisor and Trainer. She is a member of EMDR, UKRCP and ESTSS. Fiona founded FD Consultants, offering psychosocial support and trauma specialist services for humanitarian aid organisations. She has presented on ‘Good Morning Britain’ as a trauma expert, has published several articles and has been asked to speak at various international conferences.

Acknowledgements
Preface

1. Introduction: the roadmap of psychological risk










Aid work: the curse of the strong



Organisational duty of care



Ripple effect of trauma



The changing face of aid work



The scars of wisdom





2. The physiology of trauma:the mechanics of trauma








What is trauma?



The survival response



How is the brain impacted by trauma?



Common trauma symptoms



3. Treating trauma: support vehicles of recovery








What are trauma specialist treatments?



EMDR: how does it work?



Case study 1 (EMDR)



TF-CBT: how does it work?



Case study 2 (TF-CBT)



4. Resilience toolkit: the first aid kit








Relaxation



Education



Social



Physical



Exercise



Creativity



Thinking



5. Psychosocial management of critical incidents: the emergency route








Peter Moore: case study



Megan Nobert: case study



Organisational trauma



What psychological support should be available to staff after a critical incident?




Appropriate timings of offering psychological support



Summary of early interventions



6. The complete package of care: the road most travelled








Pre-deployment psychosocial support



Psychosocial support during deployment



Post-deployment psychosocial support



The homecoming



Conclusion



7. Cultural relevance of psychosocial support: local roadmaps








Culturally sensitive support



Cultural models of psychosocial support



Developing localised services or importing international professionals



Supporting national staff



Conclusion



8. Conclusion: the complete trauma grab bag








Survival



Unresolved trauma leads to war



Post-traumatic growth



Final thoughts



Sources of help

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Focus on Mental Health
Zusatzinfo 1 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Gewicht 280 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-367-37189-8 / 0367371898
ISBN-13 978-0-367-37189-0 / 9780367371890
Zustand Neuware
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