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• Title: Crisis Intervention by Social Workers in Fire Departments: An Innovative Role for Social Workers (Report)
• Author : Social Work
• Release Date : January 01, 2011
• Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 205 KB

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Social work has a long tradition of helping people and communities deal with crises, including catastrophic events. In recent years, the role of municipal fire departments has changed dramatically. In addition to responding to calls about fires, fire departments now are called on to respond to a wide range of critical incidents and crises, including motor vehicle accidents, shootings, other types of fatalities, and traumatic deaths. This article reports on an innovative use of social workers by two urban fire departments in the greater Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area. The Phoenix and Glendale Fire Departments both serve large, metropolitan areas in and around Arizona's capital city. Both agencies have diverse infrastructures committed to a range of community services, from water safety education to senior outreach and camping survival, in addition to responding to fire and medical emergencies. Serving as a firefighter can be a challenging and stressful occupation (Fullerton, McCarroll, Ursano,&Wright, 1992). First responders working in law enforcement and firefighters encounter traumatic situations every day. All modern-day firefighters are trained as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) so that they will be prepared to deal with not only fires, but also domestic violence, car accidents, heart attacks, child abuse, and death. These types of calls pose formidable challenges to professional first responders, requiring special skills in crisis intervention and in dealing with vulnerable populations.

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