Disaster and Development: An Occupational Perspective

• PART I: DISASTER AND DEVELOPMENT1.Disaster and Development: A Call to ActionNancy Rushford, Kerry Thomas2. Disaster, Development and Occupational Therapy: Historical Perspectives and PossibilitiesNancy Rushford, Kerry Thomas3. Disaster Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience: An Emergent Socio-Ecological PerspectiveNancy Rushford, Kerry Thomas4. Disaster, Daily Life and MeaningDikaios Sakellariou, Susann Baez Ullberg5. Lost in the Mix: A Case for Inclusive and Participatory Approaches to Disaster and DevelopmentNancy RushfordPART II: CASE SERIES - STORIES FROM EXPERIENCEEmergency Response and Early Recovery6. Listening to the Voices of Survivors: The Floods of 2003 in Santa Fe, ArgentinaMariá De Los Milagros Demiryi, Carla Boggio, Mariana Boffelli, Daniela Chiapessoni, Mauro Demichelis, Mariá Del Carmen Heit7. Reflections on HaitiRuth Duggan8. Living With the BonesRachel Thibeault9. Cyclone Yasi: The Experience of Queenslanders without a HomeYvonne Thomas10. After Katrina: Stephanie’s Four-Year Struggle for SurvivalEmily F. Piven11. Wildfires: Responding to Psychological and Emotional Needs of the CommunityZoe EdmondsRecovery12. Terrorism: A Survivor’s StorySue Hanisch13. Seeking Asylum in the UKNick Pollard14. Solomon’s StoryRachel Thibeault, Marie Claude Bernard, Solomon Patray15. The Dadaab Refugee Camps and the Voices of People with a DisabilitySiyat Hillow Abdi, Brian Matthews16. Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOS) In Disaster: Learning from their ExperienceNazmul Bari, Broja Gopal Saha17. Accessibility Outcomes in Disaster Recovery - A Critical Concern, a Minimum Requirement or an Afterthought?Samantha Whybrow, Catherine BridgeDevelopment18. Community-Based Rehabilitation in Colombia’s Armed ConflictSolángel García-Ruíz19. Landmine Action and Advocacy: From Local to GlobalRebecca Jordan20. ‘United, We Live’: Empowering Older People through Disaster Response and RecoveryKerry Thomas21. Drought: Slow-Onset Disaster and its Burden upon FamiliesJenny Biven22. Supporting Community Recovery through Indigenous Engagement and the Natural EnvironmentTania Simmons, Penny Scott, Chantal Roder23. Climate Change and Children: The Need for Innovative ResponsesKerry ThomasEntering the Field24. Medical Assistance Teams: Reflections on Emergency Response ExperienceValerie Rzepka, Nathan Kelly25. Drink a Dozen Cups of Tea: Lessons about Listening and LearningAdele Perry26. Changing Fields of Practice: Training in the Frontier Province, PakistanMiriam Kolker27. Mobilizing a Therapeutic Response in a Disaster Zone, Chile 2010Cecilia Farias Basadre28. Reflections from Experience across the Asia-Pacific RegionKerry Thomas, With Contributions from Various Colleagues29. Mobilizing Occupational Therapy through Policy, Planning and EducationKit Sinclair, Marilyn PattisonPART III: AN OCCUPATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON DISASTER AND DEVELOPMENT30. An Occupational Perspective on Disaster and Development and a Conceptual FrameworkNancy Rushford, Kerry Thomas31. Occupational Stewardship and Collaborative Engagement: A Practice ModelNancy Rushford32. Disaster and Development: Practical Considerations in Promoting an Occupational PerspectiveKerry Thomas, Nancy Rushford33. Conclusion

"relevant and a key resource for all who wish to take an occupational approach to practice or research""Disaster and Development is a ground-breaking book that crosses cultures and contexts to provide a foundation for critical reflection on the role of occupation in disaster and development." Reviewed by SirReadaLot.org, July 2015, Issue #195"Timely, accessible, and reflecting the real life experiences of people who survive disaster and those that endeavour to help. At last, a unique resource that occupational therapists and others can count on in bringing about survivor-led recovery and resilience." Reviewed by WFOT - World Federation of Occupational Therapists"For students and practitioners this innovative book provides practical insights and guidance to assist individuals, families and communities affected by disaster and provides an important resource for this emerging area of practice." Reviewed by Frank Kronenberg (co-editor, 'Occupational Therapy without Borders')