P-FLASH with Kids .pptVIP

P-FLASH with Kids: PRACTICAL FRONT LINEASSISTANCE  SUPPORT FOR HEALING Betty Pfefferbaum, MD, JD1 Carol S. North, MD2 Robin H. Gurwitch, PhD1 Barry Hong, PhD2 PURPOSE To provide a tool kit for practical, front line postdisaster mental health interventions with children following the 9/11 terrorist attacks GOALS OF THE TRAINING Please introduce yourself to the group What issues do you face? TOPICS Part 1: Reactions to disaster Part 2: Assessment Part 3: Intervention REACTIONS ? Posttraumatic stress disorder ? Other disorders ? Reactions ? Factors affecting response DISASTERS ? Overwhel