Bushfire Recovery Briefing
The APS, supported by the Tasmanian Branch, held a two-hour briefing for members in Hobart following the bushfires in 2013. Briefings were also given in Queensland following the 2010/2011 floods, and in Victoria after the 2009 Black Saturday fires. Below is a selection of the presentations that were given as part of the briefing in Tasmania.
Dr Susie Burke, Senior Psychologist, Public Interest, Environment and Disaster Response, APS.
Framework for disaster response: overview of 3 levels of psychosocial support and mental health care following disasters.
Dr Rob Gordon, clinical psychologist, consultant on emergency recovery for Red Cross and Victorian Department of Health.
Community recovery, social processes triggered by disaster, understanding and guiding these processes to help recovery.
Associate Professor Darryl Wade, Director Education and Training, Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (now Phoenix Australia), Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
Trajectories of recovery following disaster, evidence informed interventions following disasters. Level 2 skills for psychological recovery (SPR), Level 3 mental health interventions for people at risk of developing significant mental health conditions.
Darren Stops, 2013 Psychologists in Schools Advisor, APS
Children, schools, and families
Mel Irons, University of Tasmania and Creator of Facebook page ‘Tassie Fires - We Can Help'.
(Mel completed her PhD in 2016).