{"id":2208,"date":"2016-07-11T17:23:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T21:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/public\/emergencies\/resources\/"},"modified":"2021-10-19T13:32:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T17:32:49","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/public\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Responding to Emergencies and Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Responding to Emergencies,\u00a0Disasters and Infectious Diseases<\/h4>\n<p>Emergencies, disasters and infectious diseases, like any life stressor, challenge the way people cope. Whether one learns about them on television or experiences them personally, one can feel upset, fearful and anxious as a result, both for one\u2019s own personal safety as well as that of one\u2019s family, friends and community. Stressful events can also bring up feelings and memories of previous traumatic events thereby compounding the distress that people feel.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this, the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) and its Executive Staff have been involved in various emergency preparedness planning activities, as well as in the development of various emergency preparedness resources.<\/p>\n<p>On this page you will find a number of resources &#8211; some authored by the CPA and some by other agencies &#8211;\u00a0specific to help you cope with and respond to various types of emergencies, disasters and tragic events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Publications\/FactSheets\/FS_PostTraumaticStressDisorder_EN_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Psychology Works&#8221; Fact Sheet: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder<\/a> (CPA, August 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Responding to Stressful Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Publications\/FactSheets\/Violent_events_January2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Violence, Stress and Coping<\/a>\u00a0(CPA, November 2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/self_care_caregivers_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self-care for Caregivers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/helping_child_cope_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Helping Children Cope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/helping_teens_cope_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Helping Teens Cope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/care_for_families_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Families and Our Communities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/topics\/resilience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Your Resilience<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/Providing_staff_support_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Providing Psychosocial Support: Tips for Leaders and Health Care Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shootings and Terrorist Acts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/mass-shooting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/terrorism.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managing stress: Coping with terrorism<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fires<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/wildfire-tips.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips for managing your distress related to the wildfires<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/wildfire.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recovering from wildfires<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/residential-fire.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recovering emotionally after a residential fire<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>H1N1 and Pandemic Influenza<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/Coping_with_H1N1_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information for Canadians<\/a> (June 2009)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/Coping_with_H1N1_Providers_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information for Health Providers<\/a> (December 2009)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Floods<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpa.ca\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/CPA_Coping_Floods_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coping with Concerns Following a Flood<\/a>\u00a0(CPA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksre.ksu.edu\/bookstore\/pubs\/MF1127.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Flood\u2026 Of Emotions<\/a>\u00a0(Kansas State University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksre.ksu.edu\/bookstore\/pubs\/mf1154.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flood of Emotions\u2026 Will It Ever End?<\/a>\u00a0(Kansas State University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksre.ksu.edu\/bookstore\/pubs\/mf1129.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Flood of Emotions &#8211; When Crisis Becomes Chronic<\/a>\u00a0(Kansas State University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/emergency.cdc.gov\/disasters\/floods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emergency Preparedness and Response: Floods<\/a>\u00a0(CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/flood-distress.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manage flood-related distress by building resilience<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<li>Coping\u0080 with \u0080Floods (Project Recovery Iowa)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhs.state.ia.us\/docs\/ProjectRecoveryCopingwithAftermathofaFlood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coping\u0080 with \u0080the \u0080Aftermath \u0080of \u0080a \u0080Flood<\/a> (Project Recovery Iowa)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dhs.iowa.gov\/mhds\/mental-health\/disaster-assistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flood\u0080 Aftermath: \u0080Helping \u0080Your \u0080Children<\/a> (Project Recovery Iowa)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/flood-preparation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strengthening your emotional well-being ahead of the flood<\/a> (APA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Earthquakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/CPA_Coping_Earthquakes_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coping with Concerns Following an Earthquake<\/a>\u00a0(CPA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tsunamis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/CPA_Coping_Tsunami_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coping with Concerns Following a Tsunami<\/a>\u00a0(CPA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/Tsunami.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psychology and the tsunami<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SARS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/sars_patients_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information for Canadians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/sars_professionals_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information for Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/sars_quarantine_public_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SARS and Quarantine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disaster Resources for Health Care Providers Who Care for Seniors <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Natural disasters and human-caused catastrophes negatively and disproportionately affect older adults. Two new resources are available \u2013 free and on-line \u2013 for health care providers, teams, and organizations that provide services to vulnerable older adults. These resources target the needs of older adults who are frail and those who have dementia, including nursing home residents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/special_concerns_of_older_adults.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Special Concerns of Older Adults Following a Disaster<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/recovering-disasters.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recovering Emotionally from Disaster<\/a>\u00a0(APA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/find-help\/disaster-recovery\/recovering-emotionally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recovering Emotionally from Disaster<\/a>\u00a0<em>(also available in French)<\/em> (Red Cross)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Psychologist Maggie Gibson, co-chair of the International Working Group on Seniors and Disasters: Health Care Providers and Continuity of Health Services (sponsored by the Public Health Agency of Canada Division of Aging and Seniors), recently led the development of a four-module <strong>e-learning resource titled Frailty, Dementia and Disasters: What Health Care Providers Need to Know<\/strong>. The objectives of this user-friendly training resource are to raise awareness of: the disproportionate vulnerability of older adults who are frail and those who have dementia in emergencies and disasters; the components of the emergency management cycle and how they apply to this population; best practice resources; and the role of health care organizations and providers in emergency management for older adults who are frail and who have dementia. The e-learning resource (in both English and French) is available with open access at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dementiaknowledgebroker.ca\/emergency-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.dementiaknowledgebroker.ca\/emergency-management<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Nursing home residents are at particular risk for experiencing adverse outcomes after\u00a0disasters because of mental health problems or compromised physical health status. Because nursing home residents usually do not stay in public shelters and are evacuated to other facilities where they can receive needed skilled nursing care, residents typically do not have interaction with responders and relief workers who provide psychological first aid. To address this gap in care, the <strong>Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide for Nursing Homes<\/strong>, funded by Psychology Beyond Borders, was developed by Psychologist Lisa Brown and colleagues for nursing home staff to use with residents. Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide for Nursing Homes, Second Edition is now available from the University of South Florida. The second edition, like the first, reflects a multidisciplinary approach to care. Changes made to the new edition broaden the scope of how, when, and where the intervention is applied. Three new sections have been added: palliative care and end-of-life issues; behavioral interventions for people with dementia; and use of psychological first aid to help older adults deal with significant life changes, events, or losses. To download a copy, visit:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/330938602_Psychological_First_Aid_Field_Operation_Guide_for_Nursing_Homes_Second_Edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/330938602_Psychological_First_Aid_Field_Operation_Guide_for_Nursing_Homes_Second_Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources on Psychosocial Planning During Emergencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/NEJMp1008304.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moving Mental Health into the Disaster-Preparedness Spotlight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cpasite\/UserFiles\/Documents\/Emergency%20Preparedness\/Guidelines_IASC_Mental_Health_Psychosocial.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/massviolence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Health and Mass Violence:\u00a0Evidence-Based Psychological Intervention for Victims\/Survivors of Mass Violence<\/a> (National Institute of Mental Health, 2002)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Canada&#8217;s Pandemic Influenza Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Lessons Learned Review: Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada Response to the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic<\/em>, is now available\u00a0along with a <i>Management Response and Action Plan<\/i> outlining initiatives to address the recommendations of the review. Both documents can be accessed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/about_apropos\/evaluation\/evaluation-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/about_apropos\/evaluation\/evaluation-eng.php<\/a> (January 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology also tabled its 15th Report, <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parl.gc.ca\/40\/3\/parlbus\/commbus\/senate\/com-e\/soci-e\/rep-e\/rep15dec10-e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada\u2019s Response to 2009\u2019s H1N1 Influenza Pandemic<\/a><\/i> (January 2011)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cpasite\/UserFiles\/Documents\/Practice_Page\/Canadian_Pandemic_Influenza_Plan_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan\u00a0for the Health Sector (2006)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/cpasite\/UserFiles\/Documents\/Emergency%20Preparedness\/MHSN_Letter_to_PM_Jan2007_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Prime Minister from Mental Health Support Network <\/a>(January 2007)<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpa.ca\/cpasite\/UserFiles\/Documents\/Emergency%20Preparedness\/psychosocial_annex_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pandemic Influenza Psychosocial Annex<\/a> (June 2009)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/cpip-pclcpi\/ann-o-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Role of Emergency Social Services in Planning for Pandemic Influenza in Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Canada&#8217;s Federal Emergency Response Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/ferp-2011-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Emergency Response Plan<\/a> (January 2011)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/File\/Emergencies\/ferp_2009_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Emergency Response Plan<\/a>\u00a0 (December 2009)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to Emergencies,\u00a0Disasters and Infectious Diseases Emergencies, disasters and infectious diseases, like any life stressor, challenge the way people cope. Whether one learns about them on television or experiences them personally, one can feel upset, fearful and anxious as a result, both for one\u2019s own personal safety as well as that of one\u2019s family, friends [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1698,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2208","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2208"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25122,"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2208\/revisions\/25122"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}