Week 6 Discussion – Special Groups: Disabilities and Marginalized Populations

Week 6 Discussion – Special Groups: Disabilities and Marginalized Populations

Type of document       Essay

Number of pages/words

1 Page

Subject area       Environmental Issues

Academic Level          Undergraduate

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Number of references 3

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Any type of major disaster can have an impact upon responding agencies and emergency workers on the locations where the event has taken place. Based on the readings for this week, it is obvious hurricanes, tornadoes, and other catastrophic events have a psychological impact upon the emergency response workers, the media, and racial/ethnic minorities with low socioeconomic status.

There is a limitless listing of things that one has/can experienced/experience in the advent of a disaster. For example, being shot at, making life and death decisions, children in schools that are injured and generally having to make “the call” regarding the types of decisions that will impact families, children, and professionals.

 

Consider the myriad of factors and responses that are associated with pre, peri, and post disaster exposure amongst marginalized populations? Consider and state for the class what responses would be one of the most helpful for a disabled or other marginalized population?

 

Be sure to include:

-How do sociocultural factors make an impact upon these types of populations?

-What are some of the roles that journalists play during disasters/terrorist events, and what are some of the challenges they face psychologically upon reporting the events as they unfold?

-What are some of the associated risks upon reporting the news, and how do the media have an impact upon those impacted/victims during a disaster/terrorist event?

 

First responders and public agencies are amongst the first to arrive on disaster/terrorist scenes. They often see trauma, death, and structural collapses. What are some of the psychological impacts that first responders and public agencies experience after witnessing such events? What are some of the issues associated with PTSD, and how are public agency and first responder personnel coping with witnessing traumatic events? What additional psychiatric issues and reactions are occurring to the trauma – exposed responders in reaction to disasters?

 

Reading – Neria, Y., Sandro, G., & Norris, F. (2009). Mental health and disasters. Cambridge University Press, New York: NY.

 

Chapters 15 – 16

 

 

Week 6 Multimedia

 

September 11 Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7c9vYxRgV4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eb0873I6vQ&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMlMDLdCkm0&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-JOvL0BY8&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plzD24qJdM4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6VJDD9eet4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 7 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8anm0S11YA&feature=youtu.be)