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Psychology for Liberation: Contemporary Currents Disaster prevention and Response

Psychology for Liberation: Contemporary Currents Disaster prevention and Response . IV th International Conference of Community Psychology Barcelona 21 th to 23rd June 2012 Catalina Argüello Gutiérrez. Basic background Case Studies Common notions Challenges and possibilities

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Psychology for Liberation: Contemporary Currents Disaster prevention and Response

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  1. Psychology for Liberation: Contemporary CurrentsDisaster prevention and Response IVth International Conference of CommunityPsychology Barcelona 21 thto 23rd June 2012 Catalina Argüello Gutiérrez

  2. Basic background Case Studies Commonnotions Challenges and possibilities What´s next? Maintopics

  3. 1.Basic Background Psychologyforliberation Disasters and emergencies Psychosocialsupport

  4. Psychology for liberation • Psychosocial trauma • Collectiveness • Social Perception • Violence • Oppressed • Power analysis

  5. Emergencies and disasters • “Psychiatricperspective” • Mental Health • RiskManagement • PsychologicalAssistance Risk Hazard Vulnerability History and memory Context and culture Resiliencia Reconstrucction

  6. Psychosocial Support provide tools to restore and develop coping skills Relational approach Emotional Social Comunitary Social and not natural Interdisciplinarity SelfCare

  7. HumanSuffer Communitydisorganization Support and emotionalaccompaniment Prevention and Reconstruction

  8. EDAN-MH • First Psychological Aid (PAP) • CommunityEducation • Shelter and basic needs • Psychosocial and pharmacological crisis • Self care of the rescue teams • Comunicating “bad news” • Grief and bereavement Intervention actions

  9. 2. Case studies Brigada de atención psicológica UCR Propuesta de EAPS ccss Polco cali Clopad -Colombia

  10. Psychological Brigade UCR • Almost 20 years of action • Volunteers • Community oriented • Students and Professors • Shock, Crisis, Trauma • TCU • Follow up in several critical incidents

  11. Health Facilities CCSS • Masiveafluence of patients and theirfamilies • Intensification of emotionalreactions and social disorganization • Changes in theatentiondynamics • Specificities of CCSS • Impact

  12. POLCO • Communitarian Police, Cali • Plans and training • Self care • Evacuation • Attention and support • Prevention

  13. CLOPAD • Santiago de Cali Emergency Plan • The challenge of interinstitutionality • Continuity • Common Agendas

  14. 3. Common notions Psico social trauma Historicalmemory Communitarian base Take a possition ConstructedVulnerability

  15. 4. Challenges and possibilities • Prevention and vulnerability reduction • Effective response • Real debate about the socioeconomic system • Foundraising, NGOs • Evalution and Continuity • Interdisciplinarity • Media • Self Care

  16. What´snext? Incorporate what we have learned Participation Continuity Arts, music and youth expresions Look foward to structural transformations Re think our theory from our praxis Social commitment

  17. Other ideas? Catalina Argüello Gutiérrez catalina.arguello@gmail.com

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