Open AccessIntervención de apoyo psicológico en dos comunidades en situación de emergencia
Author(s) -
Ana Esther Escalante Ferrer,
Bremya Olyva Jahen Jímenez,
Margarita Sarahí Martínez Rodríguez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
inventio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2448-9026
pISSN - 2007-1760
DOI - 10.30973/inventio/2020.16.40/6
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , solidarity , psychology , psychological resilience , resilience (materials science) , population , humanities , political science , sociology , social psychology , psychiatry , demography , art , physics , politics , law , thermodynamics
After an earthquake, attention to the emotional health of those affected becomes necessary. This article reports the psychological intervention carried out by squad members from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM) after the earthquake of September 19, 2017. The intervention helped to develop the resilience of the affected people and communities that were assisted. The participants generated individual strategies that, altogether, allowed them to recognize what they had and what was lost as a consequence of the earthquake, as well as to appreciate what they have and, based on identifying that situation, carry on with their plans, set new goals and take appropriate decisions for themselves and for their community. The capacity to respond, in a solidarity and organized manner, of the psychologists in training and graduates from UAEM to meet the demand of the civilian population in crisis situations is highlighted.