You are activated to response to an active shooter incident at a local high school. You have been informed that there are more than 24 individuals who have been shot with 7 confirmed fatalities. You are assigned to provide disaster mental health support to students, faculty, & staff who survived the incident. You are meeting the survivors in the school gymnasium.
As a disaster mental health counselor, respond to the following questions:
What specific strategies identified in this module/week’s reading/presentations will equip you to provide beneficial disaster mental heath care?
What scholarly, evidence-informed strategies would you consider?
What strategies have you used or observed?