Core principles of the FEMA National Disaster Recovery Framework
What are the 7 core principles of the FEMA National Disaster Recovery Framework?
Creative thinking can help bring people together and support communities. For example, the Newtown Recovery and Resiliency Team (NRRT) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) collaborated to help a community after a school shooting. Who would you collaborate with to help support a community? How could you creatively support a community?
Bullying encompasses a variety of forms including individual, group, and pack bullying, and it takes place in person or online as well as through emails, chat rooms, social networking services, text messages, instant messages, website postings, blogs, or a combination of these mediums. How would you address bullying with a client? If you were a clinical mental health counselor, would you work with the school system? How would you handle a parent who said they did not want to address the bullying for fear of it getting worse?
What about this week’s content did you find to be of most interest?
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1. 7 Core Principles of FEMA National Disaster Recovery Framework:
- Individual and Family Empowerment: Supporting individuals and families to take ownership of their recovery.
- Leadership and Local Primacy: Ensuring local leaders prioritize their community's needs and guide the recovery process.
- Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning: Proactive planning and resource allocation to expedite post-disaster response.
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- Engaged Partnerships and Inclusiveness: Collaborating with diverse stakeholders to ensure no one is left behind in recovery.
- Unity of Effort: Coordinating all recovery efforts across different agencies and organizations to avoid duplication and maximize efficiency.
- Timeliness and Flexibility: Responding quickly and adapting to changing conditions to minimize damage and expedite recovery.
- Resilience and Sustainability: Supporting communities to rebuild stronger and more adaptable to future disasters.
- Creative Community Support Efforts:
- Local community organizations, including social service agencies, faith-based groups, and business associations.
- Mental health professionals and grief counselors.
- Artists and creative practitioners for workshops and events.
- Youth groups for volunteering and intergenerational projects.
- Professionals with relevant skills, like engineers or architects, to offer pro bono technical assistance.
- Community art projects: Murals, public art installations, or storytelling initiatives to heal and express emotions.
- Shared resources and skills exchange: Skill-sharing workshops, tool libraries, or barter systems to support economic recovery.
- Outdoor activities and nature walks: Promoting physical and mental well-being through shared experiences in natural settings.
- Community meals and celebrations: Creating social connections and fostering hope through shared moments.
- Intergenerational programs: Connecting youth and elders through storytelling, mentorship, and collaborative projects.
- Addressing Bullying as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor:
- Active listening and validation: Creating a safe space for the client to express their feelings and experiences.
- Psychoeducation: Providing information about bullying types, impacts, and coping strategies.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT): Identifying and challenging negative thoughts and assumptions related to bullying.
- Social skills training: Developing assertive communication and conflict resolution skills.
- Support groups: Connecting with other individuals facing similar experiences.
- Collaborating with school counselors and staff to implement anti-bullying programs and policies.
- Providing professional development to educators on identifying and addressing bullying.
- Offering workshops for students on healthy communication and bystander intervention.
- Empathy and understanding: Acknowledge their fear and offer reassurance that addressing bullying can improve the situation.
- Provide information: Share statistics and case studies demonstrating the potential consequences of ignoring bullying.
- Develop collaborative solutions: Discuss options for anonymous reporting or alternative interventions that may mitigate their concerns.
- Most Interesting Content This Week:
- The discussion about the 7 core principles of the FEMA National Disaster Recovery Framework and its implications for building resilient communities.
- The exploration of creative ways to support communities after a tragedy, such as the collaboration between the NRRT and UTSA.
- The in-depth look at bullying and the various approaches to address it within clinical mental health counseling.