ABSTRACT

Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience explores the interface between spiritual and psychological care in the context of disaster recovery work, drawing upon recent disasters including but not limited to, the experiences of September 11, 2001. Each of the three sections that make up the book are structured around the cycle of disaster response and focus on the relevant phase of disaster recovery work. In each section, selected topics combining spiritual and mental health factors are examined; when possible, sections are co-written by a spiritual care provider and a mental health care provider with appropriate expertise. Existing interdisciplinary collaborations, creative partnerships, gaps in care, and needed interdisciplinary work are identified and addressed, making this book both a useful reference for theory and an invaluable hands-on resource.

section |84 pages

Collaboration in Action: Tensions, Challenges, and Opportunities

chapter |8 pages

Collaborating with a Community College in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Organizational and Personal Reflections

chapter |20 pages

Working as an Ally to Underserved Communities

The Role of Faith, Coordination, and Partnerships in the Response to the 2001 World Trade Center Attack

chapter |8 pages

On Reentering the Chapel

Models for Collaborations Between Psychiatrists, Communities of Faith, and Faith-Based Providers After Hurricane Katrina

chapter |9 pages

Making Referrals

Effective Collaboration Between Mental Health and Spiritual Care Practitioners

chapter |22 pages

“To Do No Harm” Spiritual Care and Ethnomedical Competence

Four Cases of Psychosocial Trauma Recovery for the 2004 Tsunami and 2005 Earthquake in South Asia

section |48 pages

Collaboratively Nurturing Resilience After Catastrophic Trauma

chapter |8 pages

Reaching Out to Create Moments of Communal Healing

Personal Reflections from the Edge of the 9/11 Abyss

chapter |8 pages

Normative and Diagnostic Reactions to Disaster

Clergy and Clinician Collaboration to Facilitate a Continuum of Care