Primary Care Providers ' Role in Supporting Children, Families, and Professional Self-Care Following Hurricanes and Other Disasters

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 10/26/2017 This Web page provides information about a webinar that describes the importance of psychological first aid and basis supportive services in promoting adjustment after a disaster. Presenters outline the common symptoms and trajectories of adjustment reactions in children and adolescents; identify strategies to support children, adolescents, and families in healing and recovery after a disaster or crisis situation; and discuss the importance of professional self-care that clinicians can use to promote wellness for themselves and colleagues. (Text)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - November 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news