1st Edition
The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work and Disaster Practice
This handbook addresses the diversity and complexity of social work practice in the context of disasters. Drawing on international perspectives, with the inclusion of case studies, this handbook provides a resource for students, practitioners, educators and researchers seeking to prepare the social work profession for contemporary challenges associated with disasters.
Divided into five parts, it explores the following subject areas:
1. Conceptual aspects concerning social work’s relationship with disasters
2. Social work’s role in preventing and preparing for disasters, and response and recovery
3. Social work practice with specific populations
4. Social work education and training in disasters
5. Implications for social work organisations and policy
Leading ideas, debates and approaches from international authors will provide Global North and South perspectives. A critical examination of research and theories for practice, including concepts of human vulnerability and community resilience, will provide the foundation for detailing the practical contributions that social workers can make at the micro, meso and macro levels of practice. Social work’s underpinning value base of social justice and human rights will also be explored in the context of the complex and dynamic nature of socio-cultural, political and economic dimensions pertaining to disasters.
It will therefore be of interest to all social work students, academics and professionals as well as those working in allied disciplines, policy and emergency management roles.
Section One - Social Work and Disaster Practice
Chapter One – Introduction to Section One: Social Work and Disaster Practice
Carole Adamson, Margaret Alston, Bindi Bennett, Jenny Boddy, Heather Boetto, Louise Harms and Raewyn Tudor
Chapter Two – Decoloniality and Disasters: Re-Imagining Social Work in the Age of Disasters
Loretta Pyles, Megan Fowler and Laurie DeJong Zuverink
Chapter Three – Intersectionality and Disasters
Julie L. Drolet
Chapter Four – Māori Perspectives on Social Work Disaster Practice
Carole Adamson, Susan Mlcek and Shirley Ikkala
Chapter Five – Gender and Disasters
Margaret Alston
Chapter Six – Community Theoretical Perspectives
Amanda Howard, Pam Joseph and Margot Rawsthorne
Chapter Seven – Therapeutic Perspectives for Post-Disaster Social Work Practice
Louise Harms, Lauren Kosta and Jessica Letch
Chapter Eight – The Role of Social Work in Responding to the Impacts of Climate Change
Leah Holdsworth and Jennifer Boddy
Chapter Nine – Caring for Country: Social Workers Standing in Solidarity with Indigenous Disaster Practices
Bindi Bennett
Chapter Ten – Positioning Self-care for Social Workers in the Disaster Context: An Individual and Organization Perspective
Julian Cohen-Serrins and Carol Tosone
Chapter Eleven – Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being of Populations Exposed to Climate Change
Regardt J Ferreira and Sandra B Ferreira
Section Two - Social Work Roles in Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery
Chapter Twelve – Introduction to Section Two: Defining Social Work Roles in Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Heather Boetto and Louise Harms
Chapter Thirteen – Household Preparedness for Disasters: Implications for Social Work
Fyowna Norton and John F. Richardson
Chapter Fourteen – A Model of Disaster Preparedness for Building Resilient Human Service Organisations
Heather Boetto and Karen Bell
Chapter Fifteen – Assessing the Capacity and Impact of Community-based Organizations in Disaster Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Maria
Robin Ersing
Chapter Sixteen – Women-Led Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts: Opportunities and Challenges for Social Workers
Johny Augustine and Sayda Yesmin
Chapter Seventeen – The Social Work Role in Humanitarian Initiatives
Jessica Letch and William Abur
Chapter Eighteen – Bridging Theory and Practice: Social Work in Disaster Response and Recovery
Raya Hamed Hilal Al Maamari and Siobhan Laird
Chapter Nineteen – Supporting Communities Affected by Terrorism: Lessons from the Christchurch Mosque Attacks
Daniel Youssif-Hay, Raewyn Tudor and Jane Maidment
Chapter Twenty – The Role of Social Workers in a Disaster: Advocacy, Activism, and Recovery
Tasse Abye, Emebet Mulugeta and Ashenafi Hagos Baynesagn
Chapter Twenty-one – Leadership and Management in Disaster Response and Recovery: Ruffling the Feathers of Hope
Vaughan Milner
Chapter Twenty-two – Social Work Roles in Disaster Response and Recovery in the Context of Mainland China
Ke Cui and Timothy Sim
Chapter Twenty-three – Art and Craft Making in Post-Earthquake Canterbury: Implications for Social Work
Raewyn Tudor and Jane Maidment
Section Three - Social Work Practice with Specific Populations
Section Twenty-four – Introduction to Section Three: Social Work Practice with Specific Populations
Margaret Alston
Chapter Twenty-five – Social Work, Disasters and Rural Practice
Margaret Alston and Tricia Hazeleger
Chapter Twenty-six – Disaster Communication and Capacity Building with Refugees and Migrants
Jay Marlowe, Kaylin Epp, Rohan Jaduram, and Martine Udahemuka
Chapter Twenty-seven – Older People and Pandemic Disaster in the United Kingdom: Lessons Learned Moving Forward
Barbara Fawcett and Konstantina Karastoyanova-Gibson
Chapter Twenty-eight – Animal-Inclusive Disaster Social Work: Critical Reflections on Drought, Fires and Floods in South-Eastern Australia 2018-2020
Heather Fraser
Chapter Twenty-nine – Gender-based Violence and Disasters
Margaret Alston
Chapter Thirty – Supporting Children and Adolescents Post-Disaster
Lauren Kosta, Louise Harms, Lisa Gibbs and David Rose
Section Four - Social Work Education
Chapter Thirty-one – Introduction to Section Four: Social Work Education
Jennifer Boddy
Chapter Thirty-two – Social Work and Disaster Preparedness in Specialized Field Practicum Training
Maurya Glaude, Mignon Carpenter, Regardt (Reggie) Ferreira and Elba Figueroa
Chapter Thirty-three – Managing Field Education in the Midst of a Pandemic
Beth R. Crisp
Chapter Thirty-four – Using Simulation and Virtual Reality to Prepare Social Workers for Practice During Disasters
Sophie Goldingay and Sevi Vassos
Chapter Thirty-five – Social Work Education and Training in Disasters: The Case of Iceland
Guðný Björk Eydal and Ragnheiður Hergeirsdóttir
Chapter Thirty-six – Social Work on the Frontline: Teaching Disaster Social Work in Nepal and Canada
Bala Nikku
Chapter Thirty-seven – Contextualizing Research Training in Disaster Settings: A Case Study of Canadian Social Work Practice Research Methods Courses in Bachelor and Master Programs
Haorui Wu and Jodi Butler
Chapter Thirty-eight - Social Work Education and Training in Disasters: A Social Justice Approach from the Pacific
Timaima Tuvuki, Malakai Waqa and Litea Meo-Sewabu
Section Five – Social Work and Disaster Policy
Chapter Thirty-nine – Introduction to Section 5: Social Work and Disaster Policy
Raewyn Tudor and Heather Boetto
Chapter Forty – Decolonising Approaches to Disaster Management, Social Work Practice and Policy
Sue Green
Chapter Forty-one – Social Work, Disaster Policy and Food Security: The Emergence of the Food Resilience Network in Post-earthquake Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand
Raewyn Tudor and Cassie Welch
Chapter Forty-two – Working with Climate Refugees for World Adaptation: Social Work Knowledge and Practices Addressing Global Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change
Carmen Monico, Meredith C. F. Powers, Shalee Forney, Neema Olagbemiro, Helen Tadese, and Ashley Gonzalez
Chapter Forty-three – The Role of Social Work in Enhancing Disability Inclusion in Disaster Policy and Practice
Khanh Ton, Carole Adamson, JC Gaillard and Steve Ronoh
Chapter Forty-four – Social-Psychological Emergency and Disaster Risk Management: An Under-acknowledged Aspect of International Policy
Johnston HC Wong, Candy T Zhou and Karen WT Fang
Biography
Carole Adamson (English/Pakeha New Zealand) has been a social work educator in Aotearoa New Zealand and in the United Kingdom, focusing on mental health, resilience, stress, trauma, and disasters.
Margaret Alston is Professor of Social Work at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Emeritus Professor at Monash University, Australia.
Bindi Bennett, PhD, G/Kamilaori academic, woman, mother, and social worker, is a Professorial Research Fellow at Federation University, Australia, living and working on Jinibara lands.
Jennifer Boddy is Professor of Social Work and Dean (Sustainable Development Goals Performance) at Griffith University, Australia
Heather Boetto lives, works, and plays on Wiradjuri Country and is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Arts at Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Louise Harms is Chair and Head in the Department of Social Work at The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Raewyn Tudor is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand.
