Psychosocial Aftercare: Psychiatric centers should be able to blind/visual impaired people in general not only at one place per country. Blind/visual impaired individuals have the same needs as hearing individuals in the therapy situation e.g. closeness, empathy, humor etc. There should be research about prevalence and specific psychopathology of blind/visual impaired individuals. Do not move items without informing the blind/visual impaired person, as in a known environment every item has a stable place. Architectural advice: put a non transparent stripe in the high of 1,4 meters on transparent walls, doors or barrier as visual impaired might not see the obstacle. Mark steps, obstacles, etc. visually or sensory. Specific communication advice: give precise directions, explain architecture of buildings where visual impaired people are receiving services after crisis in order to help them to orientate by themselves. References EUNAD Helping the disabled in disasters (2015). Recommendations for Preparedness, Response and Recovery. Recommendations concerning psychosocial crisis management for citizens with blindness/visual impairment or deafness/hearing impairment. Available at Recommendations for people with mental disabilities psychosocial support recommendations for survivors of disasters Here you can find specific with mental disability. This is the special new Focus of EUNAD IP. Prevention phase: Raise awareness within the community of people with mental disabilities Training of helpers in psychological care, first responders and first aid personal Designing emergency plans and construct intervention teams in housings for people with mental disabilities Organization of trainings for caregivers inter agency cooperation/ networking between different organizations of care Implementation of local teams for intervention in disasters Response phase: Psychological First aid First contact to persons with mental disabilities Ensure orientation according to the state of development Pay attention to nonverbal signals and if possible respond to these Explain verbally each action you make even though there might be a lack of speech comprehension Use a aimple, slow, but no infantilizing language
Psychosocial Aftercare: Psychiatric centers should be able to blind/visual impaired people in general not only at one place per country. Blind/visual impaired individuals have the same needs as hearing individuals in the therapy situation e.g. closeness, empathy, humor etc. There should be research about prevalence and specific psychopathology of blind/visual impaired individuals. Do not move items without informing the blind/visual impaired person, as in a known environment every item has a stable place. Architectural advice: put a non transparent stripe in the high of 1,4 meters on transparent walls, doors or barrier as visual impaired might not see the obstacle. Mark steps, obstacles, etc. visually or sensory. Specific communication advice: give precise directions, explain architecture of buildings where visual impaired people are receiving services after crisis in order to help them to orientate by themselves. References EUNAD Helping the disabled in disasters (2015). Recommendations for Preparedness, Response and Recovery. Recommendations concerning psychosocial crisis management for citizens with blindness/visual impairment or deafness/hearing impairment. Available at Recommendations for people with mental disabilities Here you can find specific psychosocial support recommendations for survivors of disasters with mental disability. This is the special new Focus of EUNAD IP. Prevention phase: Raise awareness within the community of people with mental disabilities Training of helpers in psychological care, first responders and first aid personal Designing emergency plans and construct intervention teams in housings for people with mental disabilities Organization of trainings for caregivers inter agency cooperation/ networking between different organizations of care Implementation of local teams for intervention in disasters Response phase: Psychological First aid First contact to persons with mental disabilities Ensure orientation according to the state of development Pay attention to nonverbal signals and if possible respond to these Explain verbally each action you make even though there might be a lack of speech comprehension Use a aimple, slow, but no infantilizing language
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