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HURRICANE SANDY: Integrating Clinical and Spiritual Care Melanie Goldberg, LMSW Planning Associate, Caring Commission UJA-Federation of New York
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TAKE-AWAYS: Themes of Presentation Trauma as spiritual opener Trauma as multi-dimensional Trauma as community-based
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SETTING THE STAGE: A City in Crisis
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SETTING THE STAGE: Initial Needs and Response 17 Million Long IslandWestchesterNew York City HUNGERISOLATIONPOVERTY LOSS OF POWERINSTABILITYDISPLACEMENT $14 Million SynagoguesDay SchoolsAgencies 281,000 meals 270,000 bottles of water Cash assistance for 2,000 people Supplies for 30,000 people Social work support for 25,500 people Cleanup for 4,000 homes
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ONE YEAR LATER: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Red = High Exposure/Displacement Purple = Low Exposure Levels of PTSD following a Natural Disaster Neria, Y., Nandi, A., & Galea, S. (2007). Post-traumatic stress disorder following disasters: A systematic review. Psychological Medicine. pp. 1-14 22% 9% 6-12 Months 19% 3% 12-36 Months
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ONE YEAR LATER: Ongoing Needs fear anxiety loss depression loneliness frustration anger panic stress confusion pain helplessness
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ONE YEAR LATER: Case Example “Everyone tells me I should be happy to have a new dishwasher, a new sofa… but I want to be able to open my kitchen drawer and pull out my favorite spoon to cook with; it had an olive wood handle; I got it from Israel and it meant so much to me.”
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ONE YEAR LATER: Case Example fear anxiety loss depression loneliness frustration anger panic stress confusion pain helplessness
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A TRADITIONAL DIVIDE: Mental Health and Spiritual Care Mental Health Spirituality
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THE CASE FOR COHESION: Clinical and Spiritual Care Spirituality and Social Work, Dialogue and Universalism, 2006 Spirituality and Psychiatry [book], 2009 Introducing Spirituality, Religion, and Culture Curricula in the Psychiatry Residence Program, Medical Humanities, 2010 Practitioners’ Understandings of Spirituality: Implications for Social Work Education, Journal of Social Work Education, 2010 Training and Education in Religion/Spirituality within APA-Accredited Clinical Psychology Programs: 8 Years Later, Journal of Religion and Health, 2011 Spirituality in Social Work and Education: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogies, Social Work Education: The International Journal, 2013 Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry [book], 2009
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OUR APPROACH: Holistic Community-Based Care Mental Health and Spiritual Care Providers Client Case Managers Social Workers Program Directors Rabbis, teachers, and other leaders
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TAKE-AWAYS: Themes of Presentation Trauma as spiritual opener Trauma as multi-dimensional Trauma as community-based Illness as spiritual opener Illness as multi-dimensional Illness as community-based Stress as spiritual opener Stress as multi-dimensional Stress as community-based Divorce as spiritual opener Divorce as multi-dimensional Divorce as community-based
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