ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book contributes to a larger effort in promoting resilience in mental health providers compelled to work with survivors of overwhelming traumatic challenges. It organizes in five sections: Understanding Vicarious Trauma, Understanding Disasters, Understanding Vicarious Resilience, Managing Vicarious Trauma in Disasters and Navigating Resources in Vicarious Trauma and Disasters. The book advocates for the psychological health and safety of mental health providers and offers a framework for the promotion of worker resilience in the standard of practice in disaster management. The mental health field, particularly in the area of crisis and disaster response, must continue to find ways to understand the risks and address the impact of intense and repeated exposure to the most difficult of human experiences.
