PSYC431 American Military University Week 7 Psychology of Disaster Paper

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Our discussion this week focuses on the mental health needs of an often-overlooked population, the first responders of disasters. The links below provide powerful insights and testimonials to the importance of protecting one’s mental health and may be helpful resources in the discussion.

Beyond Debriefing: How to Address Responders' Emotional Health
http://www.emergencymgmt.com/training/Beyond-Debri...

Former Emergency Service Workers Speak Out about their Experiences with PTSD
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-03/former-emerg...

Psychological Trauma and First Responders
http://americanmentalhealthfoundation.org/2015/04/...

  • After reviewing the course materials, discuss, with detail, three things you believe are critical for first responders to know regarding potential threats of disaster response work to their mental health. These can be of a preparatory and preventative or a post-event recovery nature, or a combination. Selections should be critically important in maintaining or restoring one's mental health.

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Week 7 Discussion
First responders are a group whose mental needs are often overlooked. There are
several things that individuals working as first responders should understand in relation to
mental health. First, they need to understand that they face more risks that expose them to
mental health issues as compared to other groups that are involved in disaster management.
Being the first group to respond to disasters, professionals such as firefighters, emergency
medical technicians, and paramedics are likely to face situations that could easily lead to
mental health complications. As narrated by Knowles (2015), a professional firefighter of 21
years ended up losing his job after he was diagnosed with p...


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