Podcast: Sandy Hook: Community Healing After a Large-Scale Trauma

  Everyone remembers the disturbing images from the Sandy Hook school shooting in December 2012 after a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 first-grade children.  It was traumatic for all of us, but what was it like to actually be a member of that community?  Today’s guest, Melissa Glaser, worked for 20 months as a coordinator for the Newtown Recovery and Resiliency Team, a group of mental health professionals, funded by a Department of Justice grant, who worked in partnership with local recovery providers, community organizations, and town employees to provide services to over 900 people immediately affected.  Melissa shares with us what life was like in Newtown in the days and weeks after the devastation.  She tells us about what the media presence felt like, and gives recommendations for how journalists should deal with future school shootings.  She also describes the influx of volunteers and donations in to the community, some helpful, some not, and advises listeners on how to make sure their urge to help doesn’t end up hurting. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW   Guest information for ‘Sandy Hook Trauma’ Podcast Episode Melissa Glaser is a licensed professional counselor who’s been providing clinical psychotherapy services for the past 28 years. While maintaining a private practice, Melissa has held an array of positions in the field of psychology including several clinical leadership positions in non-profit organizations and stints in an urban hospit...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: PTSD The Psych Central Show Trauma Violence and Aggression Source Type: blogs