Disaster Education for Social Work Professionals

Disaster Education for Social Work Professionals

The Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education (KAKI) hosted two seminars on disaster education and global migration on July 25, 2008 immediately following the 34th Biannual Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Here are the presentation from the seminar on disaster education:

1. Fitting the Local and the Global: Indigenizing the International (Social Work) Curriculum in the Local Arena by Lena Dominelli, Durham University

2. United Nations Interagency Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings: Implications for Global Social Work by Martha Bragin, Hunter College

  • IASC Guidelines
  • ASC Guidelines Poster

3. University Framework for Culturally Competent Disaster Recovery Intervention for Social Work Education, by Martell Teasley, Florida State University

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University Framework for Culturally Competent Disaster Recovery Intervention for Social Work Education (PDF)
Developing a Framework for Culturally Competent Disaster Recovery Intervention for Social Work Education Post Conference Workshop Sponsored by: Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education Council on Social Work Education Presented by: Martell Teasley, Ph.D. Florida State University College of Social Work

Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (PDF)
Poster included as part of a presentation by Martha Bragin at the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education seminar on disaster education, July 25, 2008 in Durban, South Africa

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Work in Emergencies (PDF)
IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Work in Emergencies: From treating victims to supporting the mobilization of community actors Part of a presentation by Martha Bragin at the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education seminar on disaster education, July 25, 2008 in Durban, South Africa

United Nations Interagency Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (PDF)
Do No Harm Principles: From treating victims to supporting the mobilization of community actors Presentation by Martha Bragin at Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education seminar on disaster education, July 25, 2008, Durban, South Africa