Leo Wolmer1,2, Daniel Hamiel3,4,5, Lee Pardo-Aviv3, Nathaniel Laor3,6,7. 1. Donald J. Cohen & Irving B. Harris Resilience Center, Association for Children at Risk, 18a Asherman St., 67199, Tel-Aviv, Israel. leo.wolmer@gmail.com. 2. Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Herzlyia Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel. leo.wolmer@gmail.com. 3. Donald J. Cohen & Irving B. Harris Resilience Center, Association for Children at Risk, 18a Asherman St., 67199, Tel-Aviv, Israel. 4. Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Herzlyia Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel. 5. Tel-Aviv-Brüll Community Mental Health Center, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel. 6. Departments of Psychiatry and Medical Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. 7. Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The goal of this paper is to review the research literature regarding the needs of preschoolers in the context of disasters and terrorism with the aim of understanding the existing methods for assessment, prevention, and intervention to provide recommendations and point out required research and development. RECENT FINDINGS: We differentiate between screening tools that provide initial evaluation and assessment tools for diagnosing preschooler children's pathology and review possible interventions that address the preschool child's needs before, during, and after the incident itself. We also emphasize the lack of dissemination and research of prevention programs and mass interventions for preschoolers. Programs for community mass prevention and intervention for preschoolers should be developed and evaluated and interventions should be adapted for individual and group delivery. Moreover, the increase in the number of children refugees requires cultural adaptations of assessment measures and interventions.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The goal of this paper is to review the research literature regarding the needs of preschoolers in the context of disasters and terrorism with the aim of understanding the existing methods for assessment, prevention, and intervention to provide recommendations and point out required research and development. RECENT FINDINGS: We differentiate between screening tools that provide initial evaluation and assessment tools for diagnosing preschooler children's pathology and review possible interventions that address the preschool child's needs before, during, and after the incident itself. We also emphasize the lack of dissemination and research of prevention programs and mass interventions for preschoolers. Programs for community mass prevention and intervention for preschoolers should be developed and evaluated and interventions should be adapted for individual and group delivery. Moreover, the increase in the number of children refugees requires cultural adaptations of assessment measures and interventions.
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