Newhill C E, Sites E W
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2000;31(4):85-105. doi: 10.1300/J010v31n04_06.
An area of disaster response with high risk of inducing trauma in response workers is recovering and identifying human remains. Following a review of the literature addressing the significant stressors associated with handling dead bodies, we present a case study which describes professional social work intervention and support to disaster response workers and volunteers assigned to the morgue following a major air disaster. A primary task was helping workers cope with the unique stresses associated with recovering dead bodies. Opportunities for social workers to use their professional skills for disaster response work is discussed along with recommendations for social work education.
灾难应对中，救援人员面临高度创伤风险的一个领域是遗体的找回与识别。在回顾了关于处理尸体所带来的重大压力源的文献后，我们呈现了一个案例研究，描述了专业社会工作对一场重大空难后被分配到停尸房的灾难应对工作者和志愿者的干预与支持。一项主要任务是帮助工作者应对与找回尸体相关的独特压力。文中讨论了社会工作者将其专业技能用于灾难应对工作的机会，并给出了社会工作教育方面的建议。
