DISASTER AND MENTAL

HEALTH: COURSE OUTLINE

1ST SEM SY 2022-2023
 REFERENCES:

 1. MAIN REFERENCE: DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH

SERVICES: A guidebook for clinicians and
administrators.
 2. OMH-FUNDAMENTALS-DMH Practice Manual
(2016). Pdf
 3. Mental Health Interventions Following disasters
(2020). Black Dog Institute.org.au
 MODULES
MODULE 1: OVERVIEW OF DISASTER AND MENTAL HEALTH
MODULE 2: INTRODUCTION: DISASTER AND MENTAL
HEALTH
MODULE 3: STRESS REACTIONS OF SURVIVORS (REF. pp.
13-29)
MODULE 4: HELPING SURVIVORS (2 GROUPS, REF. pp. 30-
60)
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MODULE 5: WHEN TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH
REFERRALS (REF pp. 60-78)
MODULE 6: REFERRAL CONSIDERATIONS: CURRENT
TREATMENT, METHODOLOGIES, PARADIGMS, AND
RECOMMENDATIONS (REF pp. 79-95)
MODULE 7: SPECIAL POPULATIONS (REF. pp. 96-123)
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MODULE 8: HELPING ORGANIZATIONS (REF. pp. 124-

150)
MODULE 9: PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID (PFA) (REF.
OMH-FUNDAMENTALS-DMH PRACTICE MANUAL,
2016)