Psychological and Social Aspects of Disasters

Course content

This course is designed to give students an overview of the psychological and social aspects of natural and man-made disasters. Disaster risk management; mitigation; preparedness and response; research methods and challenges in disaster situations; importance of facilitating community participation and increasing risk perception; psychological distress and growth among survivors of disasters and emergency workers; psychological intervention methods that can be used with survivors, emergency workers, and volunteers following disasters will be covered.