Introduction and Overview

Counseling psychologists have responded to many disasters, including the Haiti earthquake, the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, and Hurricane Katrina. However, as a profession, their responses have been localized and nonsystematic. In this first of four articles in this contribution, “Counseling Psychology and Large-Scale Disasters, Catastrophes, and Traumas: Opportunities for Growth,” the authors assert that counseling psychology can make important contributions in disaster research and response. Throughout all the articles, the authors use Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of human development as a foundation from which to more broadly view counseling psychology’s role in training, prevention, intervention, and research in mass trauma work. Disasters affect individuals, families, communities, work places, and disaster responders. Thus, they require a multisystem analysis and response, which counseling psychologists can provide through their scientist-practitioner, strength-based approaches, supported by social justice values based in multicultural and vocational counseling. The authors also provide the history of the Society of Counseling Psychology’s response to disasters following Hurricane Katrina, from which the need for this contribution arose

Counseling psychology · Criminology · Crisis intervention · Intervention (counseling · Multiculturalism · Natural disaster · Pedagogy · Psychiatry · Applied Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

• Supporting Disaster Relief Efforts Internationally

  Open Access•Arpana G Inman, Lawrence H Gerstein et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2019

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• Training and Practice in Trauma, Catastrophes, and Disaster Counseling

  Open Access•Sharon L Bowman, Gargi Roysircar•The Counseling Psychologist•2011

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• A Call to Action

  Open Access•William D Parham•The Counseling Psychologist•2011

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• Reflections on the Opportunities and Challenges of Disaster Response

  Open Access•Cindy L Juntunen•The Counseling Psychologist•2011

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• Counseling Psychology and Large-Scale Disasters

  Open Access•Sue C Jacobs, Mary Ann Hoffman et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2011

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• Nature-nurture reconceptualized in developmental perspective

  Urie Bronfenbrenner, Stephen J Ceci•Psychological Review•1994

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• Access to Disaster Services

  Michael J Zakour, Evelyn B Harrell•Journal of Social Service Research•2003

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• Ecologically Based, Culturally Concordant Responding Following Disasters

  Open Access•Arnold R Spokane, Arpana G Inman et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2011

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• Training and Practice in Trauma, Catastrophes, and Disaster Counseling

  Open Access•Sharon L Bowman, Gargi Roysircar•The Counseling Psychologist•2011

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• The 2008 Leona Tyler Award Address

  Open Access•Ted Packard•The Counseling Psychologist•2008

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• A Bioecological Model of Mass Trauma

  Open Access•Mary Ann Hoffman, Theresa Kruczek•The Counseling Psychologist•2011

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