Personnel Psychology for Disaster Response and Recovery

Eddie Chi Wai Ng, Sally M. P. Chan and C. Harry Hui

Chapter 10 in Humanitarian Work Psychology, 2012, pp 225-246 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Relief and rebuilding work after disasters involves a more extensive effort than traditionally assumed. It is more than the distribution of food and medical supplies. Workers will include people from relief agencies as well as from the local community. Compared to the general population, these people are more susceptible to psychological risk. It is agreed that proper selection and training are essential to protect them and to ensure work effectiveness. The reasons are discussed and elaborated in the first section. In the second part, we describe the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics essential to this kind of work, and recommend that we start developing instruments for personnel selection. In the third part, we review training programmes for aid workers, and propose future directions. Finally, we identify a few areas in which industrial and organizational (I-O) psychologists can make valuable contributions.

Keywords: Emergency Management; Disaster Management; Disaster Relief; Disaster Response; Compassion Fatigue (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137015228_10

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