Psychological Interventions in Times of Crisis » (1st Edition)

Robert J. Sternberg is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Psychology, and Adjunct Professor of Education at Tufts University. He is also Honorary Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Prior to accepting his positions at Tufts, he was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Psychology, Professor of Management in the School of Management, and Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale. Sternberg was the 2003 President of the American Psychological Association and is the 2006-2007 President of the Eastern Psychological Association. He is President-Elect of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology. He was on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association (2002-2004) and on the Board of Trustees of the APA Insurance Trust (2004) and of the American Psychological Foundation (2005-2007). He is on the Board of Directors of the Eastern Psychological Association (2005-2008) and of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (2007-2009). He is also Chair of the Publications Committee of the American Educational Research Association. Sternberg further has been president of the Divisions of General Psychology (1), Educational Psychology (15), Psychology and the Arts (20), and Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (24) of the APA. Sternberg received the Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1975 and the B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with honors with exceptional distinction in psychology, from Yale University in 1972. He also holds honorary doctorates from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; the University of Leuven, Belgium; the University of Cyprus; the University of Paris V, France; and Constantine the Philosopher University, Slovakia; the University of Durham, England; St. Petersburg State University in Russia; and the University of Tilburg in Holland. Sternberg is the author of about 1200 journal articles, book chapters, and books, and has received over $20 million in government and other grants and contracts for his research. The central focus of his research is on intelligence, creativity, and wisdom, and he also has studied love and close relationships as well as hate. This research has been conducted in five different continents.

There is controversy as to whether psychological interventions in the aftermath of disaster are helpful or not. This book addresses these controversies and describes the responses that psychologists have made in different parts of the world to disaster.

Part I:  Theoretical Issues
* Overview of psychological Interventions in the Acute Aftermath of Disaster, Preetika P. Mukherjee and Judith Alpert
* Bereavement-Related Depression and PTSD:  Evaluating Interventions, George Bonanno and Anthony D. Mancini
* Psychological First Aid:  Clarifying the Concept, Gerard A. Jacobs and David Meyer

Part II: Crisis from Around the World and the Response of Mental Health Professionals
* The Mobile Member Care Team as a Means of Responding to Crises: West Africa, Karen F. Carr
* Telecommunicating to Support Workers in Disasters, B. Hudnall Stamm and Amy C. Hudnall
* New York University and 9/11:  Viewing Terrorism through a Dormitory Window, Kathyrn A. Dale and Judith L. Alpert
* Psychosocial Assistance to Civilians in War:  The Bosnian Experience, Ragnhild Dybdahl
* Play and Adaptation in Traumatized Young Children and Their Caregivers in Israel, Esther Cohen
* Surviving Chernobyl:  Psychosocial Effects
* Post-Genocide Psychological Recovery in Rwanda, Ervin Staub and Laurie Anne Pearlman
* The Firehouse Project: New York City Post 9/11, Laura Barbanel, Warren Spielberg, Rachelle Dattner, Elizabeth Goren, Ian Miller, Tom McGoldrick, and Nina Thomas

Part III:  Synthesis
* Lessons Learned: What Do We Know about Psychological Interventions, Robert Sternberg