Intervention and Mental Health in Disasters: Training for the Psychologists’ Intervention in Risk and Disaster Management

Abstract

In 2016, the Federal Council of Psychology of Brazil issued a Technical Note on the Ethical and Technical Requirements for a competent intervention of Psychology in comprehensive management of emergencies and disasters, in accordance with the Protection and Civil Defense Policy. The objective of this article is to evaluate the course of intervention and mental health in disasters, prepared by the University Center for Studies and Research on Paraná Disasters (CEPED / PR), aimed at training psychology professionals, especially those acting in the municipal and state public health network, to intervene in situations of risks and disasters. This pilot project was promoted by CEPED / PR and the Regional Council of Psychology and was carried out in the Paraná cities of Curitiba, Maringá, Londrina and Cascavel, between September and November 2017.