Stress and a humanitarian career
• Stress and trauma • Symptoms
of traumatic stress
What to do after a traumatic event •
Managing cumulative stress • Links
and resources
Links and Resources
If you’re interested in more information about stress, trauma, coping, and the humanitarian field, please follow the links below.
Links
- Headington Institute: www.headington-institute.org
- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: www.ncptsd.org
- The Sidran Institute: www.sidran.org
- David Baldwin’s Trauma Information Pages: www.trauma-pages.com
Articles
- Ehrenreich, J. (2002). A guide for humanitarian, health care, and human rights workers: Caring for others, caring for yourself. Available online at: www.mhwwb.org/disasters.htm.
- UNHCR Staff Welfare Unit. (2000). Managing the stress of humanitarian emergencies. Available online at: www.the-ecentre.net/resources/e_library/doc/managingStress.PDF.
Books
- Ehrenreich, J. (2002). A bibliography: Managing Stress in humanitarian, health care, and human rights workers. Available online at: www.mhwwb.org/disasters.htm.
- Danieli, Y. (Ed.). (2002). Sharing the front line and the back hills: Peacekeepers, humanitarian workers and the media in the midst of crisis. Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
- Fawcett, J. (Ed.). (2003). Stress and trauma handbook: Strategies for flourishing in demanding environments. World Vision International.
Stress and a humanitarian
career • Stress and trauma •
Symptoms of traumatic stress
What to do after a traumatic event •
Managing cumulative stress • Links
and resources