Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Coordinator City of Cologne, mayor Partners: Impact - Dutch knowledge & advice centre for post-disaster psychosocial care Institute of Clinical Psychology and Diagnostic, University of Cologne Centre of Psychotraumatology, Alexianer-Hospital Krefeld Sociedad Española de Psicotraumatología y Estrés Traumatico (SEPET) European Network for Targetgroup oriented Psycho-Social Aftercare in Case of Disaster EUTOPA: What have we got?

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D What is EUTOPA about? Cologne Conference 2007 TGIP/ EUTOPA Web Amsterdam Conference 2008

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D EUTOPA aims at a standardisation of psychosocial aftercare in case of disasters as well as at the development of a European network based on current findings in psychotraumatology.

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Cologne Conference 2007

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Pre-traumatic Outline Situational Components Coping Strategies and Effects Traumatic Situation e.g. disaster Traumatic Reaction Traumatic Process Recovery Workshop C Psychological and social strategies in the middle and long term intervention Shock Life History Workshop B Risk factors and screening instruments for trauma related disorders Workshop A Early interventions for different target groups

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Workshop A Early interventions for different target groups after disasters Children & Adolescents R.-L. Punamäki, A. de Ruijter, B. Juen & W. Yule Need for guidelines: 1. developmental perspective 2. integration of attachment-theory. Support of parents, schools, and communities Rescue Workers (do not want to be seen as victims) E. de Soir, G. Zurek, B. Brito & M. Stein Psychosocial support should be provided from within their own organizations to the greatest possible extent.

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Kick off survey on risk-factors How should risk-factors be investigated in future studies? Risk-factors for children/ Biological risk factors Is peritraumatic dissociation a risk factor for PTSD? How to implement screening instruments in crisis intervention programmes? Workshop B Risk factors and screening instruments for trauma related disorders R. Bering, M. Kamp & A. Elklit

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Workshop C Integration of psychological and social strategies in the middle and long term intervention C. Schedlich, S. Vymetal, J. Malinkova & F. Orengo Lack of: collaboration and clarification Preparedness Financing Suggestions for politicians

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D What is EUTOPA about? Cologne Conference 2007 TGIP/ EUTOPA Web Amsterdam Conference 2008

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Target Group Intervention Programme Screening: CRI-D Group of Recovery Guidance in Self-Help Switcher P sychological Aftercare Psychotraumatological Diagnostic In need of Trauma Therapy Guidance in Self-Help Trauma High-Risk-Persons Trauma Therapy (Individual) Guidance in Self-Help lapse of time Psychological First Aid Information about professional help Psychoeducation Psychotraumatological Diagnostic

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Intervalidation of the Cologne Risk Index in field studies Bering et al., 2007, ZPPM

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D What is EUTOPA about? Cologne Conference 2007 TGIP/ EUTOPA Web Amsterdam Conference 2008

Project co funded by the European Commission – Grant Agreement N° /2006/447903/SUB/A3'' SEPET+D Multidisciplinary guideline for early psychosocial interventions after disasters, terrorism, and other shocking events How can this guideline help to define standardisation of psychosocial aftercare in case of disasters on a pan European level? Keynotes by Prof. B. Gersons, Distinguished AMC Professor, Amsterdam Prof. G. Turpin, University of Sheffield Prof. Ch. Brewin, Subdepartment of Clinical Health Psychology, University College London Dr. J. Bisson, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, University Hospital of Wale Prof. J.A. Swinkels, Psychiatric Centre AMC, Amsterdam