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Responding to Trauma: Psychological Issues after Disaster

Explore the psychological aftermath of disasters, including survivor guilt, ambiguous loss, and the search for connection. Learn the importance of life review and supporting trauma survivors. Gain insight into trauma-response teams' challenges and cultural competence. Contact Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT for support.

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Responding to Trauma: Psychological Issues after Disaster

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  1. Responding to Trauma: Psychological Issuesafter Disaster Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT University of Minnesota Medical School

  2. Psychological Issuesafter Disasters • A Quest for Meaning • Survivor Guilt • Ambiguous Loss • Search for Community and Connection • On a Mission to Help • Life Review

  3. A Quest for Meaning • Why did this happen?

  4. Survivor Guilt • Why did I live, and s/he die? • Last interactions were not happy ones

  5. Life Review • Increased appreciation for the relationships and people in our lives • Things that we used to take for granted are not taken for granted anymore

  6. Ambiguous Loss • An incongruence between a loved-one’s physical and psychological presence

  7. Search for Community and Connection • Strong desire to connect with others who share similar experiences

  8. On a Mission to Help • Strong desires to “do something” to help alleviate others’ pain

  9. “So, what do I say…?” • Listening vs. Talking • Trauma Survivors are not crazy • PTSD is not inevitable • The rush to “closure” is not a “cure”

  10. Trauma-response Teams:Unique Challenges • Scope of Practice • Turf Battles • Interpersonal Boundaries and Dual Relationships • Compassion Fatigue • Cultural Competence

  11. Contact Information • Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT • University of Minnesota Medical School • Family Medicine & Community Health • 925 Delaware St. SE; Suite 220 • Minneapolis, MN 55414 • Email: mend0009@umn.edu • Office: 612-624-3138

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