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Counselling and support services for civil emergencies and major incidents

Psychodynamic reflections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Anne Nightingale ,
George Smith  and
David Scott
Anne Nightingale*
Affiliation:
Lansdowne Clinic, 3 Whittingehame Gardens, Glasgow G12 0AA
George Smith
Affiliation:
North-West District Social Work Department 59 Ruchill Street, Glasgow
David Scott
Affiliation:
Lansdowne Clinic, 3 Whittingehame Gardens, Glasgow G12 0AA
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Across the UK counselling and support services are being developed as an extension of emergency planning for major incidents, with the aim of offering psychological help in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. In Strathclyde, Social Work and Mental Health Services Jointly established Liaison Teams with the task of planning and preparing for a major incident. We describe the response of a Liaison Team to a serious bus accident and present reflections from a psychodynamic perspective on some of the factors which may bear on planning and delivery of services.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 8 , August 1997 , pp. 486 - 488
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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