Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
CUNY Response to Tsunami Disaster in South Asia Speakers Bureau Current Reconstruction / Rehabilitation in Sri Lanka Reverend Kondanna’s presentation would focus on the essential need for grief counseling, refugee camps, their management, and world support. In addition, Reverend Kondanna will talk about the things that visitors, technicians, psychologists and sociologists should know when working … Read more
CUNY Response to Tsunami Disaster in South Asia Speakers Bureau Understanding Traumatic Grief Reactions in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters Video Not Available at Request of Speaker This workshop will discuss the psychological effects of traumatic stress in a disaster situation. It will provide an overview of common signs, symptoms, and progression of trauma and … Read more
CUNY Response to Tsunami Disaster in South Asia Speakers Bureau Social Work Response to the Tsunami Disaster in Aceh and Nias Indonesia This presentation will focus on a general orientation to Indonesia, in a cultural, political and historical perspective; social work in Indonesia and psychosocial helping and the social work response to the tsunami, with … Read more
Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 Time: 1:00PM to 3:00PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Workshop Instructors: George Morales, Chi Koon, and Hiroko I. Karan (Office of Research and Special Initiatives, Megar Evers College, CUNY) This workshop is geared to new and/or younger faculty and staff members interested … Read more
CUNY Response to Tsunami Disaster in South Asia Speakers Bureau Issues Concerning International Relief Efforts in Sri Lanka This paper is about primary issues one must be familiar with to effectively advance the relief effort in Sri Lanka, my native land. I have divided the content into two sections : 1. Psycho-social counseling and 2. … Read more
As different experts from CUNY are beginning the brainstorming process to generate a relevant and comprehensive plan to help rebuild the region affected by tsunami disaster, the Asian American/Asian Research Institute, at the suggestion of Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Dr. Selma Botman, is taking the initiative to reach out to faculty and staff … Read more