Assisting older victims of disasters roles and responsibilities for social workers

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 27-44

  Torgusen, Barbra L ^a   Kosberg, Jordan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping responses; Crisis management education; Disaster preparedness; Disaster strategies; Disasters; Emergency planning; Geriatric mental health workers; Gerontological social work; Older populations; Older victims; Pet safety; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Staff preparedness; Stress management; Terrorism; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK; TERRORISM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NATURAL DISASTERS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RELIEF WORK; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM;

EID: 33747189444     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v47n01_04     Document Type: Review

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