Social work and disasters : a handbook for practice / Margaret Alston.
Disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity across the world, causing significant destruction to individuals and communities. Yet many social workers are ill-prepared for the demands of this field of practice. This book discusses the role of social workers in disaster work, including in disa...
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of case study authors; Introduction; Disasters; Social work and environment; Structure of the book; PART I: Theories for practice in disaster social work; Chapter 1: Social work and the environment: an historical overview; Historical engagement; Early re-engagement with the environment; Awakening awareness; Environmental degradation (early 2000s); Environment central; Summary; Questions; Chapter 2: Global policy contexts; Global developments in the 1980s and beyond; Australia's position
- Linking social work to global actionsSummary; Questions; Chapter 3: Providing conceptual clarity; Critical concepts; Summary; Questions; Chapter 4: Theories of social work and the environment: incorporating disasters; Culturally appropriate, gender-sensitive practice; Ecofeminism; Environmental social work theories; Ecological approach; Ecosocial approach; Ecospiritual; Deep Ecology; A transformative ecosocial model; Green social work; Social work disaster theory; Summary; Questions; PART II: Practice theories; Chapter 5: Disaster social work practice
- Macro-, meso- and micro-levels of practiceDisaster preparedness, the disaster and post-disaster actions; Disaster preparedness
- layers of practice; Assisting during a disaster; Post-disaster practice
- assessing the immediate situation; Summary; Questions; Chapter 6: Community-based practice: working at the meso-level; Community cohesion and social capital; Community dynamics; Assessing the disaster impact
- a community development approach; Community development practice; Research; Summary; Questions; Chapter 7: Trauma, grief and loss: meso- and micro-levels of disaster practice; Trauma
- Grief and lossAnger; Loss of place; Renewal, resilience and post-traumatic growth; Theories for practice; Meso-level practice; Micro-level practice; Resisting the urge to 'welfarise'; Empowerment; Advocacy; Summary; Chapter 8: Social workers and disasters: organisational contexts; Social work and disasters
- professional context; Emergency response; Governance structures and systems failures; Confusion in governance structures; Understanding the challenges of disaster responsiveness; Community
- governance challenges; Immediate response phase of disasters
- Social workers in organisations involved with disaster survivorsSummary; Questions; PART III: Vulnerability, resilience and intersectionality; Chapter 9: Factors shaping vulnerability; Vulnerability, resilience and capacity to adapt; Intersectionality; Vulnerability assessment; Resisting 'welfarising'; Resilience; Addressing embedded inequalities; Summary; Questions; Chapter 10: Gender and disasters; Gender; Women's vulnerability in disasters; Decisions taken during disasters; Violence; Masculinity and disasters; Outmigration and remittance income; Disaster response policies