Managing the Human Dimension of Disasters: Caring for the Bereaved, Survivors and First Responders

ISBN-13: 9781138343870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 404 str.

Kjell Brataas

Opis

Managing the Human Dimension of Disasters provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis on how individuals cope with tragedy and loss.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: The Post Disaster Time Frame  1. Immediate (first days)  2. Short term (first year)  3. Long term (following years)  Part 2: People  4. Directly affected  5. First responders  Part 3: Coping and recovery  6. Therapy and psychological first aid  Part 4: Planning for victim support  7. Planning and scenarios  8. Learning from COVID-19

O autorze

Kjell Brataas has been on the front lines of crisis communication during some of Norway’s most devastating crises. He has held important crisis management positions after the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, the terrorist attacks in Oslo and on Utøya in 2011 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Brataas has practical experience working with private companies and Norwegian government ministries. He has spoken at crisis communication conferences around the world, including those in London, Toronto, Istanbul, Sydney and Denver, and has lectured on crisis communication at the university level.