Ren-Jau Shiau
Graduate Institute of Clinical Behavioral Science, Chang Gung University
Yaw-Sheng Lin
Department of Clinical and Counseling Psychology, National Dong Hwa University
Chung-Hsin Chiang
Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University
Fu-Chang Hung
Department of Psychology, Chung Yuan Christian University
Shu-Lin Ke
Student Counseling Center, National Taiwan University
En-Chang Wu
Department ofPsychology, National Taiwan University
The 921 Earthquake is one a trementous natural disasters in Taiwan. After crisis, all of professions branched out to help the victims of the disaster, and clinical psychologists took on the role of interviewing and counseling. The post-disaster mental rehabilitation work basically consisted of the following two stages: “the crisis stage” involves immediate counseling, including: the training of professionals; the operation of 24-hour hot line; and direct counseling for people in needy help in the disaster area. “The re-ordering stage” is to organize the manpower and establish the systematic psychological service model. “The constructive stage” involves the long-term rehabilitating work, including: the training of local teachers intended for transforming external help to a self-help resource; offering an outpatient services for getting over the symptoms or the adaptive problems of earthquake; advancing the training of the healthy volunteers and recovering the spirit of “Dong-shi town” for achieving the goal of “empowerment” that enable the local volunteers help the others. “The researches stage” is to proceed two following long-term research to establish the mental recover model and apply the psychological service model. Lastly, to review the service of clinical psychologists in the 921, we address some introspections and suggestions.
Keywords: clinical psychologist, 921 earthquake