Richard Costa Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Clinical Psychology, Childhood trauma, ADHD assessment and treatment, Bisexual and Transgendered (GLBT) issues
Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
Richard Costa received his Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University, Completed his Post-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology and Infant Mental Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences. His current research interests include the Trauma/rural trauma, HIV prevention, ADHD assessment and treatment, childhood trauma and resilience, parent/child psychotherapy, multicultural competence, Medical Psychology/Clinical Psychopharmacology, Bisexual and Transgendered (GLBT) issues.
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Author(s): 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 moreĀ»