Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Joy Osofsky Author

josofs@lsuhsc.edu (504) 296-9011

Subjects of specialization
Mental Health, Paediatrics, Psychological Assessment, Children and Trauma

Affiliation
Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

Biography

Joy Osofsky is a psychologist, psychoanalyst and Professor of Paediatrics and Psychiatry at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology from Syracuse University. Her Research interests include in Young Children and Trauma, Intervention and Treatment, mental health, child welfare.

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Teachers and School Personnel as First Responders following Disasters: Survivors and Supporters

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Richard Costa, Tonya Cross Hansel, Michelle Moore, Michele Many, Joy Osofsky and Howard Osofsky

Teachers and School Personnel as First Responders following Disasters: Survivors and Supporters

Many teachers and school personnel work in the communities in which they live and following disasters and are often dealing with the same recovery issues as students. These individuals may be among the first to respond directly to students’ emotional needs at the same time as they must process their own losses and stressors. The purpose of this study is to understand the contributors to and levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms in a group of teachers and school personnel following Hu... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000146

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