Human Service Organizations in the Disaster Context

Kate van Heugten is Associate Professor of Human Services and Social Work at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

• 1. Introduction: Human Service Organizations and Disasters 2. Roles and Activities of Human Services in the Aftermath Of Disasters 3. Theories for Praxis 4. The Canterbury Earthquakes 5. The Canterbury Earthquakes and the Politics of Disasters 6. Making Sense of Human Services in the Context of Community Disasters 7. Values, Meaning Making, and Community Building 8. Supporting the Human Services to Strengthen Communities