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ERIC Number: EJ517540
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-2861
A Preliminary Investigation of On-the-Scene Coping Mechanisms Used by Disaster Workers.
Holaday, Margot; And Others
Journal of Mental Health Counseling, v17 n3 p347-59 Jul 1995
Participants from five groups completed a questionnaire that required them to assess their use of 11 coping mechanisms. Participants differed from one another, depending on group affiliation, on five strategies. The strategy judged most important was "maintaining contact with other helpers." Concludes that training programs should provide broad-based training with an emphasis on peer support. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Accidents, Coping, Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Defense Mechanisms, Emergency Programs, Emergency Squad Personnel, Intervention, Mental Health, Mental Health Workers, Stress Management
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Disasters
Note: Special theme issue on "Disasters and Crises: A Mental Health Counseling Perspective."