Description
Book SynopsisThe book fills a void by bringing together literature in an under-represented but disaster-prone region – Southeast Asia. It discusses the cultural considerations of those providing mental health and psychosocial support in the region. It highlights the role of education in reducing disaster vulnerability. It presents ways in which workplace organization have sought to enhance employee and organizational resilience in the face of disasters. It discusses how the disaster planning process, including prevention, mitigation, and preparedness efforts, can be integrated with mental health efforts. It features how mental health interventions including psychological first aid, resilience interventions, mindfulness, and art therapy have been carried out. It also discusses the issues of those caring for survivors and describes MHPSS interventions for disaster responders themselves. The book also addresses post-traumatic growth as an outcomes of disaster exposure, concluding by summarizing the challenges and prospects for promoting resistance, resilience, and recovery in SEA.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Influence of Culture on Disaster Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions in Southeast Asia;
Ma. Regina M. Hechanova, Lynn C. Waelde, and Alicia N. Torres Chapter 2. Education and Disaster Vulnerability in Southeast Asia: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications;
Roman Hoffmann and Daniela Blecha Chapter 3. Enabling Organizational and Employee Resilience Amidst Disasters: Experiences of Work Organizations in Southeast Asia;
Mendiola Teng-Calleja, Pinky Rose Sabile, and Angelique Pearl Virtue Villasanta Chapter 4. Minding Mental Health in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Enhancing Resistance through Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Preparedness;
Elirozz Carlie Labaria, Avegale Acosta, and Charlotte Kendra Gotangco Chapter 5. Psychological First Aid: Application and Adaptation in Southeast Asia;
Jason O. Manaois, Chantal Ellis S. Tabo-Corpuz, and Andrew G. Heise Chapter 6. Mindfulness Interventions for Disaster Resilience in SEA;
Andrew G. Heise, Adriana Panting, Lynn C. Waelde, and Ma. Regina M. Hechanova Chapter 7. Art Therapy as a Disaster Response in Southeast Asia: State of the Art;
J. Sedfrey S. SantiagoChapter 8. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services for Disaster Responders in Southeast Asia;
Johnrev Guilaran and Hong An Nguyen Chapter 9. Posttraumatic Growth and Resilience in Southeast Asia;
Grant J. Rich and Skultip (Jill) Sirikantraporn Chapter 10. Challenges and Prospects in Promoting Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery in SEA;
Ma. Regina M. Hechanova and Lynn C. Waelde
