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Title Disaster concepts and issues : a guide for social work education and practice / edited by David Gillespie and Kofi Danso
Published Alexandria, Va. : Council on Social Work Education, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 320 pages) : illustrations
Contents Vulnerability : the central concept of disaster curriculum / David F. Gillespie -- Vulnerability and risk assessment : building community resilience / Michael J. Zakour -- Recent trends in disaster vulnerability and resiliency research : theory, design, and methods / Michael J. Zakour and David F. Gillespie -- Teaching disaster-related practice : postmodern and social justice perspectives / Mark Smith, Jolyn Mikow, and Mary Kay Houston-Vega -- A social development model for infusing disaster planning management and response in the social work curriculum / Doreen Elliott -- Coordination : a key community resource in disasters / Kofi Danso and David F. Gillespie -- Building disaster-resilient communities : advancing social work knowledge and skills / Robin L. Ersing -- Surviving disaster : the role of invisible assets of communities / Golam M. Mathbor -- Practice perspectives of disaster work / Michael Cronin and Diane Ryan -- Vulnerability and disaster : risk and resilience in the context of developmental competencies in children and teens / So'Nia Gilkey -- The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China : reflections on the role of social workers in disaster intervention / Terry Lum, Xiying Wang, and Kofi Danso -- Ethical considerations in disasters : a social work framework / Hussein Soliman -- Disaster recovery case management : social work and multicultural education / Martell Teasley and James A. Moore -- Be prepared : incorporating disaster content in an era of globalization and climate change / Rebecca L. Thomas and Lynne M. Healy
Summary With the recent well-publicized occurrences of multiple disasters around the world and their unfortunate effects on children, older adults, low-income families, and other at-risk individuals, it has become clear that social work educators, researcher, and practitioners must take leading roles in aiding disaster victims. Traditionally, social workers have helped in response and recovery efforts, but this is often too little, too late. An expanding body of literature demonstrates how much can be done before disaster strikes to reduce and even eliminate some of the negative effects of disaster. This book provides social work scholars and practitioners with an authoritative guide to concepts, emerging issues, and approaches relevant to disaster preparedness, prevention, and service delivery to vulnerable populations and promotes the integration of disaster concepts and issues into social work curriculum and practice
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
Print version record
Subject Disaster relief.
Disaster victims -- Services for
Social service.
Relief Work
Social Work
Disaster relief
Disaster victims -- Services for
Social service
Form Electronic book
Author Gillespie, David
Danso, Kofi
Council on Social Work Education.
LC no. 2010032426
ISBN 087293165X
9780872931657