1st Edition

Healing 9/11 Creative Programming by Occupational Therapists

By Pat Precin Copyright 2006
216 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

Get a first-hand look at the ongoing tragedy of 9/11 Healing 9/11 examines programs and interventions created and implemented by occupational therapists to aid those affected directly—and indirectly—by the 9/11 attacks. Ideal for courses in trauma and recovery, community interventions, disaster recovery, health programs and implementation, and mental health interventions as well as... Read more
  • About the Contributors
  • Introduction and Acknowledgments (Pat Precin)
  • FROM MY BEDROOM WINDOW: TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOANNE TORRES
  • PART I: PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS
  • Counseling Firefighters Post 9/11: An Occupational and Dance Movement Therapists’ Interventions and Experiences (Joanne Cordero and Christine Zimbelmann)
  • Overcoming All Odds (Corina Hall, Christina A. Forenz, Dan Lynch, and Robert Young)
  • Psychosocial Occupational Therapy Intervention During the 9/11 Tragedy (Mary Squillace)
  • Moving to New York City: Helping 9/11 Children (Christina Hughes)
  • Coping with September 11th: An Occupational Therapist Faculty Member’s Perspective (Mary Beth Early)
  • Rebuilding Lives Through the Employment Placement Program of 9/11 (Pat Precin and Chelle Marie)
  • Occupational Therapist, Biomedical Science Corps Officer and Former Firefighter (Frank R. Pascarelli)
  • Reach Out and Have Some Fun: Combating Isolation in the Aftermath of Terror: A Program for Psychiatric Patients (Cheryl King)
  • PART II: CREATIVITY
  • Creating Healing Through Artistic Symbols (Pat Precin)
  • Pining the Pieces Back Together. . . (Janine Gallo)
  • The Unspoken Words: Reflections on a Keynote Address Following 9/11 (Jeanne E. Lewin)
  • Index
  • Reference Notes Included

Biography

Precin, Pat

"Healing 9/11: Creative Programming by Occupational Therapists is a book well worth reading." -- Sue Baptiste, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy