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Article Excerpt
The events of September 11, 2001, the Asian Tsunami of 2004 resulting from the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, and the devastation resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 have increased our awareness of the need for trained mental health counselors able to respond within days and weeks of mass disaster events. In conjunction with the traditionally identified first responders (i.e., firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical personnel), the importance of maintaining a trained cadre of early mental health responders has become increasingly evident (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2002; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS], 2004). In fact, in the months following the terrorist attacks of September 11, a group of experts in the field of mental health and mass violence was convened to identify best practices related to early psychological intervention...
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