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PurposeThis paper seeks to examine the extent of monetary damage, the loss of life and the effect on employment caused by 1977 Johnstown Flood and their subsequent effects on population, unemployment rate, poverty rate, per capita income, median household income, and education in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.Design/methodology/approachStatistics from 1980, 1990 and 2000 were used to create an economic and population overview of Cambria County. Short‐term and long‐term effects of the 1977 flood were examined to uncover possible trends regarding population and economics. Revealed trends might aid communities in recovering following a natural disaster.FindingsThere have been continuous decreases in population following the 1977 Johnstown Flood and a drastic increase in the unemployment rate following the flood. These findings suggest that the loss of key employers following a major natural disaster may lead to long‐term losses in the overall population.Research limitations/implicationsThese data relate to only Cambria County and may not relate to other areas. Implications suggest that following a similar natural disaster Crisis Counselors may aid community governments in rebuilding economic infrastructures and Career Counselors could assist displaced workers with retraining and job‐seeking.Originality/valueThis paper begins to explore the relationship between natural disasters and population changes.

"This case book is about crises. It is not about trauma or disaster, although certainly crises occur in both. Overlap of the three areas exist, and while crisis intervention is practiced with traumatic events ranging from lethal auto wrecks to natural disasters, it is very different from long-term trauma therapy. Crisis intervention may include assisting someone who is suicidal or homicidal, but also includes non-life threatening situations such as child custody fights, school failure, drug use, and a host of other situational and transient problems (Myer & James, 2007). In contrast, trauma counseling often follows crisis intervention with people who are not able to re-establish a daily routine because the memory of the incident creates an independent schema that affects functioning over a period of time (McFarlane & Yehuda, 1996). That said, there are different types of crises and we will attempt to portray some of those and the ethical issues that may accompany them. Before going further, we want you know that while writing this book, something became clearer to us. Through our experiences, we knew that the application of ethical principles during crisis intervention is awkward at best, and nearly impossible in the worst-case scenario. How do you maintain confidentiality when working in a Red Cross shelter with a person or family whose house has been destroyed by a wildfire? People are walking around, and you are not in a comfortable private office. What does a crisis worker do when someone is unable to make a phone call to get information or much needed resources? How will the client get the assistance that will help restore a sense of control? You, as the crisis worker, may need to make that phone call to help the person. We found that applying ethical principles in crisis intervention is like putting a square peg into a round hole. Not matter what you do; there are gaps. Please don't misunderstand, we are not suggesting that ethical principles do not apply to crisis intervention work. Rather we are attempting to find a way to apply them in a way that makes sense, and we believe the concepts of Relational Cultural Theory (RCT) (Jordan 2018; Miller 1976; Duffey & Haberstroh, 2020) is a framework to fill in those gaps"--

The Crisis Counseling and Traumatic Events Treatment Planner, with DSM-5 Updates, Second Edition, has been thoroughly updated and provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal agencies. The Second Edition features: New empirically supported, evidence-based treatment interventionsIncludes DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnostic codesTreatment organized around 27 main presenting problems, including child abuse/neglect, adult and child suicide, job loss, disaster

"Individuals in crisis need specialized interventions that are unlike other forms of therapy. The Crisis Counseling and Traumatic Events Treatment Planner, Second Edition provides a framework to offer crisis intervention effectively while incorporating the criteria necessary for managed care review and insurance reimbursement. The new edition has been thoroughly updated and provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal agencies"--

The present study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Triage Assessment Survey: Organizations (TAS:O), a 27‐item, 5‐point, Likert summated rating scale. One hundred and seventeen participants responded to the TAS:O after reading mild, moderate, marked and severe organizational crisis scenarios. The overall Cronbach's alpha and split‐half reliability were both .93. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed three factors, supporting the hypothesis that the TAS:O is comprised of three distinct factors (i.e., Affect, Behavior, and Cognition). An analysis of variance provided evidence that the TAS:O has the capacity to distinguish among mild, moderate, marked, and severe crises. Because this research is the first to evaluate the TAS:O, further studies are needed to strengthen confidence in the psychometric properties of this scale.

El presente artículo plantea la discusión en torno a la aplicación de la metodología Análisis Modal de Fallos y Efectos (AMFE) para la evaluación de los riesgos antrópicos en seguridad corporativa, partiendo de un análisis comparativo entre el riesgo y el delito, desde la perspectiva del iter criminis. La hipótesis es que las metodologías actuales para la evaluación del riesgo antrópico son insuficientes, toda vez que no analizan las fases o etapas del riesgo; poniendo en entredicho la efectividad de los resultados. De esta manera, las investigaciones adelantadas en seguridad física corporativa sugieren una necesidad de adaptación del método AMFE a los riesgos antrópicos, proponiendo una nueva herramienta inmersa dentro de los fundamentos de la norma técnica para la gestión del riesgo, publicada por la Organización Internacional para la Estandarización, permitiendo una evaluación integral a las fases del riesgo, con una escala de valores lógica y útil para los gerentes en seguridad corporativa.