{"id":2187,"date":"2015-03-11T11:48:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T03:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org\/journal\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2015-03-11T11:49:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T03:49:31","slug":"the-neglected-trauma-the-tears-shed-by-the-victims-who-reside-outside-the-disaster-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org.tw\/journal\/?p=2187","title":{"rendered":"The Neglected Trauma: The Tears Shed by the Victims who Reside Outside the Disaster Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shen-Kuei Huang<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Social Work, Tunghai University
\nChia-Chi Chiu<\/strong>
\nBureau of Labor Affairs, Taichung City Government
\nMing-Yuan Shen<\/strong>
\nBureau of Labor Affairs, Taichung City Government
\nHui-Chia Hsu<\/strong>
\nBureau of Labor Affairs, Taichung City Government
\nHsin-Yan Lin<\/strong>
\nBureau of Labor Affairs, Taichung City Government<\/p>\n

This article examines the social workers\u2019 experiences of working with the individuals who resided outside the disaster area affected by Typhoon Morakot (also known as the 88 Flood Disaster), but who were also victims of the disaster. The individuals who were affected by the disaster during the rehabilitation process were referred to as the \u201cneglected victims\u201d by the social workers. The neglected victims in this article were the team members of a governmental downstream contracting project; there were five deaths and seven injuries. First, the article discusses the social workers\u2019 observations and anecdotes during the service process. Though it varied between each individual, we found that both the neglected victims and their families reported symptoms of acute stress disorder (ASD). The victims exhibited signs of self-blame and feelings of guilt, and were psychologically unable to fathom the reality and recover from the trauma. They also showed signs of fatigue as well as diminished physical energy. Some of the victims repeatedly talked about their horrid experiences, with the hope of finding someone who would totally understand what they had gone through, yet nobody was successful. Furthermore, the families of the deceased victims had tremendous difficulties accepting the deaths. Looking for emotional comfort, they hoped to have connections with the deceased in their dreams. Next, the article suggests that although governmental measures and emergency resources were readily available to the victims in the disaster area, the neglected victims did not benefit from them. Situated on the border of the welfare, the neglected victims could not find relief due to the lack of access to information as well as physical distance from the affected areas. Finally, while servicing the victims, the social workers began to show symptoms of vicarious traumatization. They blamed themselves for not being able to assist these neglected victims in an effective manner. The article offers practical suggestions based on the social service experiences with the neglected victims.<\/p>\n

Keywords: 88 flood disasters, typhoon Morakot disasters, acute stress disorder (ASD), vicarious traumatization<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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