Climate (In)justice

This article discusses disaster management in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Antigua and Barbuda. Vulnerability and resilience of individuals and groups in relation to disaster management are placed within structures such as gender, sexuality, (dis)ability, age and socio-economic status, etc. How stakeholders within disaster management such as the Directorate of Gender Affairs, the National Office of Disaster Services, and District Coordinators, understand and respond to vulnerability and resilience might reinforce or challenge such structures and power relations. This study draws on insights from intersectional feminism to examine which social categories are made (in)visible, and how power relations are reproduced or challenged. It shows that some social categories (age, family status, class and occupation) in relation to gender gain more attention than others (disability and sexuality). The understandings and responses make some social categories that have previously been invisible visible, and heteronormative and patriarchal processes were both reproduced and challenged.

Review: Analisis Peran Tenaga Kesehatan dalam Kesiapsiagaan Menghadapi Bencana Banjir di Kabupaten Malang Jawa Timur

A disaster is in an area that results in ecological damage, loss of human life, and deteriorating health and meaningful health services that require extraordinary assistance from outside parties. There is a role for health services in the community with disaster management in a state of disaster. This study aimed to analyze the role of health workers in flood disaster preparedness in Malang regency, east java. The research design used is a descriptive method with the cross-sectional approach, with a sample of 107 respondents. The research results show that health workers' role in flood disaster preparedness is 71 people (66,4%), and 21 people (19,6%) have a good role. The conclusion of this study shows that the role of the majority of health workers is sufficient. It is hoped that this research needs to be increased in health workers' role in disaster management and disaster services.

Applications Post-Disaster Counseling in Indonesia: Issues and Challenges

The high frequency of natural disasters occurring in Indonesia has caused specific psychological impacts to the victims like depression, anxiety, stress, trauma-if these are not reduced—and may cause more severe effects like post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). Counselors need to be involved in overcoming these problems, and post-disaster counseling is a new focus in the counseling world. To conduct this counseling, counselors need to have unique competencies. Thus, this paper will explain to the counselor basic concepts, knowledge, competences, skills in doing post-natural disaster counseling services, problems, and challenges involved during the post-natural disaster services.

PENDAMPINGAN MEMBUAT STRATEGI PENGUKURAN EVALUASI KEGIATAN PADA ORGANISASI RUANG PUBLIK TERPADU RAMAH ANAK (RPTRA)

<p><em>As a place or area of meeting as well as interacting through activities that can be supported in it, the Child Friendly Integrated Public Space (RPTRA) can be explained to have a variety of quite complex work programs that are expected to be implemented well. There are at least 3 (three) aspects of the function of the RPTRA work program that must be implemented, namely services to children, services to the community and disaster services. This study aims to assist the RPTRA management in evaluating which work programs are the top priority that must be carried out. This research involved RPTRA administrators in the Sunter area, North Jakarta. Evaluation assistance is carried out when implementing community service activities with the same topic. The results of this study found that in the aspect of service to children, the performance of making RPTRA as a playground and forum forum for children became a priority indicator of all the existing indicators. Furthermore, in the aspect of service to the community explained that the performance to make RPTRA as a place for complaints of children and women became the main point. In the aspect of disaster services, it is explained that the RPTRA can be used as a container for disaster prevention at any time (for example: floods, fires, and so on). With the limitations of existing research methods, researchers expect further research to explore aspects of other important indicators that are considered by RPTRA administrators in carrying out work programs.</em></p>

EMDR, Community Psychology, and Innovative Applications of a Trauma Recovery Network as a Tool for Social Change

This article discusses the need for and ways to implement novel applications of early eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) interventions (EEIs) at the community level for marginalized groups. Trauma Recovery Networks (locally based groups of licensed EMDR clinicians volunteering to provide pro bono disaster services, also known as TRNs) are an underused and insufficiently tapped tool when it comes to addressing the sequelae of disasters in our communities. We propose expanding our concept of and work with disasters beyond the traditional, legally recognized definition of Disaster (big D) to include ongoing stressful and traumatic community events or “little d” disasters. By serving those affected by little d disasters, the field of disaster response can be broadened in powerful ways. Marginalized communities typically suffer more and receive fewer services in the wake of traditional Disasters, threatening their civil rights and increasing the allostatic load on their collective health. Attending to the ongoing little d disasters, in these communities can be an important tool for social change, and various proposals for local TRNs are discussed.