Supporting Disaster Relief Efforts Internationally

A Call to Counseling Psychologists

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ID8913337
AuthorsArpana G Inman (0000-0001-8785-0291, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, corresponding author), Lawrence H Gerstein (0000-0002-4014-7272, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA), Ying-Fen Wang (0000-0002-6514-7746, National Taichung University Of Education, Taichung, Taiwan), Ying‐Fen Wang (National Taichung University of Education), Michiko Iwasaki (0000-0001-7421-7761, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA), Mary Gregerson (Heartlandia Psychology, Leavenworth, KS, USA), Leah M Rouse (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA), Sherry Dingman (Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA), Joaquim Armando Ferreira (0000-0003-1733-5854, University of Coimbra), Agnes M Watanabe-Muraoka (University of Tsukuba), Agnes Watanabe-Muraoka (University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan), Sue C Jacobs (Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA)
Year2019
Volume47
Issue4
Pages630-657
Publication date2019-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0011000019877407
OpenAlexW2990228995
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited27

The increased occurrence of natural and human-made disasters has led to a greater call for culturally sensitive engagement in disaster mental health. In this article, we aim to stimulate culturally focused participation and competence among counseling psychologists who engage in disaster mental health work. Framed within an ecological and systemic interaction of individual, cultural, community, and structural factors, the article is based on two cross-cultural competency models emphasizing, cultural intelligence, language proficiency, cognitive complexity and flexibility, and highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, in the planning and delivery of disaster relief services. In particular, we address (a) specific cultural challenges, (b) skills and competencies needed, and (c) recommendations for online resources, that are relevant to counseling psychologists who seek to promote emotional resiliency in individuals and communities impacted by a disaster

Competence (human resources · Cultural competence · Interpersonal communication · Medical education · Mental health · Natural disaster · Pedagogy · Psychotherapist · Applied Psychology · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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