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Responding to Trauma: Psychological Issues after Disaster Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT University of Minnesota Medical School.

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1 Responding to Trauma: Psychological Issues after Disaster Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT University of Minnesota Medical School

2 Psychological Issues after Disasters A Quest for Meaning A Quest for Meaning Survivor Guilt Survivor Guilt Ambiguous Loss Ambiguous Loss Search for Community and Connection Search for Community and Connection On a Mission to Help On a Mission to Help Life Review Life Review

3 A Quest for Meaning Why did this happen? Why did this happen?

4 Survivor Guilt Why did I live, and s/he die? Why did I live, and s/he die? Last interactions were not happy ones Last interactions were not happy ones

5 Life Review Increased appreciation for the relationships and people in our lives Increased appreciation for the relationships and people in our lives Things that we used to take for granted are not taken for granted anymore Things that we used to take for granted are not taken for granted anymore

6 Ambiguous Loss An incongruence between a loved-one’s physical and psychological presence An incongruence between a loved-one’s physical and psychological presence

7 Search for Community and Connection Strong desire to connect with others who share similar experiences Strong desire to connect with others who share similar experiences

8 On a Mission to Help Strong desires to “do something” to help alleviate others’ pain Strong desires to “do something” to help alleviate others’ pain

9 “So, what do I say…?” Listening vs. Talking Listening vs. Talking Trauma Survivors are not crazy Trauma Survivors are not crazy PTSD is not inevitable PTSD is not inevitable The rush to “closure” is not a “cure” The rush to “closure” is not a “cure”

10 Trauma-response Teams: Unique Challenges Scope of Practice Scope of Practice Turf Battles Turf Battles Interpersonal Boundaries and Dual Relationships Interpersonal Boundaries and Dual Relationships Compassion Fatigue Compassion Fatigue Cultural Competence Cultural Competence

11 Contact Information Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT University of Minnesota Medical School University of Minnesota Medical School Family Medicine & Community Health Family Medicine & Community Health 925 Delaware St. SE; Suite 220 925 Delaware St. SE; Suite 220 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Email: mend0009@umn.edu Email: mend0009@umn.edumend0009@umn.edu Office: 612-624-3138 Office: 612-624-3138

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