RECRUITMENT, SUPPORT, AND SELF-CARE ISSUES FOR RELIEF 
       WORKERS SERVING IN MASS-CASUALTY DISASTERS

Presenter: John D. Weaver, LSW, ACSW, CBHE 



          Airline accidents, bombings, and other mass-casualty events often result in
          some of the most intense, complex, and stressful disaster relief
          assignments relief workers will face.  Given the unique nature of
          mass-casualty incidents, extra time must be taken to: (1) carefully select
          the right group of workers; (2) prepare them for their assignments; (3)
          support them while they are active participants; and (4) debrief them once
          their relief roles end.   This presentation will offer guidelines for
          recruitment, training, orientation ("prebriefing"), defusing, debriefing,
          and self-care in mass casualty assignments.


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