When Their World Falls Apart
Helping Families and Children Manage the Effects of Disaster, 2nd Edition
Lawrence B. Rosenfeld, PhD, is professor of
communication and co-chair of the Social–Behavioral Institutional Review Board, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is
the author or coauthor of 23 books on interpersonal,
small group, and nonverbal communication
and on conducting quantitative research.
His most recent book is Interplay: The Process of
Interpersonal Communication, a text for understanding
and improving close relationships. He
has written numerous articles and chapters in
the areas of social work, communication, education,
and psychology. He is a recipient of the
National Communication Association’s Donald
H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in
Higher Education, the University of North Carolina’s
Johnston Award for Teaching Excellence,
and is listed as one of the most prolific currently
active scholars in the field of communication.
He has served as editor of the Western Journal of
Communication and of Communication Education
and as coeditor of the “Practice Highlights”
section of Children & Schools.
Joanne S. Caye, MSW, is a clinical assistant
professor at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, where she teaches and mentors
students earning MSW degrees. She has
been involved with the social work field since
1970 as a direct practice social worker, supervisor,
and program administrator at the local
and state levels in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and
North Carolina. She has trained social workers
and managers who assist families who have
experienced trauma and who have lived through
disasters. She has written curricula focusing on
family-centered social work, the effects of emotional
abuse, and community practice and is a
regular workshop presenter.
Mooli Lahad, PhD, is professor of psychology
and dramatherapy at Tel Hai College in the
Upper Galilee in Israel and was formerly at the
University of Surrey Roehampton, London. He
is the director of the Community Stress Prevention
Center, an organization he established
in 1980 together with the Israeli Ministry of
Education. Lahad is the author or coauthor of
25 books and many articles on the topics of
communities under stress, creative supervision,
and coping with life-threatening situations. He
is the recipient of the Israeli Psychology Association’s
Bonner Prize for outstanding contributions
to education in Israel, the Adler Institute’s
Award for the Welfare of the Child Prize (Tel
Aviv University), and the Israeli Lottery Prize
for Innovations in Medicine for developing telepsychology
services. He serves as a consultant
to many ministries and to UNICEF and has
conducted numerous workshops and seminars
worldwide. He is a member of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Committee on Public Resiliency.
Robin H. Gurwitch, PhD, is professor of pediatrics
at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical
Center and program coordinator for the
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement.
She has served on state and national
committees and task forces focusing on trauma,
disaster, terrorism, and resilience, and she has
published numerous articles and chapters on
these issues. With colleagues, she developed a
series of psychological first aid materials (for
example, Listen, Protect, and Connect) programs
for the American Red Cross, and an
intervention program for young children after
disasters. She provides training and consultation
services to agencies, schools, and national
and international organizations. She is a member
of the American Psychological Association’s
Disaster Response Network and the National
Commission on Children and Disasters, Subcommittee
on Human Services Recovery, and
she serves as a subject matter expert in the area
of at-risk populations for the Disaster Mental
Health Subcommittee of the National Bio-Defense Science Board.
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