Elba Figueroa
Biographic Data
| ID | 8838786 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elba Figueroa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elba |
| FAMILY NAME | Figueroa |
| SIGNATURE | FIGUEROA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sacred Heart Univesity School of Social Work, Fairfield, CT, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Climate change, disasters, and global events
Social work has a long history of responding to disasters, crises, and wars, leading both national and international efforts, with schools of social work playing a key role in training future professionals. However, most research focuses on preparing students for disaster relief work, rather than educating them during disasters. This article introduces the Social Work Educators Disaster Framework, allowing educators to integrate their unique expe…
Skills training collaboration with social work and cinematic art educators to develop innovative practices among those impacted by PTSD
The number of individuals who meet the criteria for PTSD diagnoses during the pandemic increased exponentially, creating the need for more effective teaching of treatment methods for PTSD. This paper provides educators with an interdisciplinary learning tool to conduct a thorough assessment of a unique movie character with PTSD. A collaborative effort that incorporates teaching practices of the cinematic arts with social work can possibly fill in…
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Skills training collaboration with social work and cinematic art educators to develop innovative practices among those impacted by PTSD
The number of individuals who meet the criteria for PTSD diagnoses during the pandemic increased exponentially, creating the need for more effective teaching of treatment methods for PTSD. This paper provides educators with an interdisciplinary learning tool to conduct a thorough assessment of a unique movie character with PTSD. A collaborative effort that incorporates teaching practices of the cinematic arts with social work can possibly fill in…
Climate change, disasters, and global events
Social work has a long history of responding to disasters, crises, and wars, leading both national and international efforts, with schools of social work playing a key role in training future professionals. However, most research focuses on preparing students for disaster relief work, rather than educating them during disasters. This article introduces the Social Work Educators Disaster Framework, allowing educators to integrate their unique expe…
Social Work (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art Therapy and Mental Health (1 work) · Best practice (1 work) · Disaster Management and Resilience (1 work) · Disaster Response and Management (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Key (lock) (1 work) · Medical education (1 work)