Overcoming Disaster: What Colleges Learned from Catastrophe to Recovery

Overcoming Disaster: What Colleges Learned from Catastrophe to Recovery is a resource for leaders to understand disaster recovery, including trauma and grief, being overwhelmed, healing, and recovery strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Overcoming Disaster: What Colleges Learned from Catastrophe to Recovery is a valuable resource for leaders at various levels within an organization, aimed at assisting them in comprehending the factors that can either facilitate or impede their disaster recovery efforts, whether stemming from natural or human-induced calamities. The author and contributors generously share their invaluable lessons learned from their experiences recovering from hurricanes and a tragic mass shooting on campus, resulting in the loss of nine lives. The book is organized into seven distinct parts, each focusing on a different aspect of the aftermath and recovery process. These parts encompass chapters on trauma and grief, managing overwhelming emotions, healing, and developing effective recovery strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities. The concluding chapter of the book serves as a comprehensive crisis response cheat sheet, offering valuable insights and guidance for navigating and overcoming crises.

Overcoming Disaster: What Colleges Learned from Catastrophe to Recovery is a valuable resource for leaders at various levels within an organization, aimed at assisting them in comprehending the factors that can either facilitate or impede their disaster recovery efforts, whether stemming from natural or human-induced calamities. The author and contributors generously share their invaluable lessons learned from their experiences recovering from hurricanes and a tragic mass shooting on campus, resulting in the loss of nine lives. The book is organized into seven distinct parts, each focusing on a different aspect of the aftermath and recovery process. These parts encompass chapters on trauma and grief, managing overwhelming emotions, healing, and developing effective recovery strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities. The concluding chapter of the book serves as a comprehensive crisis response cheat sheet, offering valuable insights and guidance for navigating and overcoming crises.

Overcoming Disaster: What Colleges Learned from Catastrophe to Recovery is a valuable resource for leaders at various levels within an organization, aimed at assisting them in comprehending the factors that can either facilitate or impede their disaster recovery efforts, whether stemming from natural or human-induced calamities. The author and contributors generously share their invaluable lessons learned from their experiences recovering from hurricanes and a tragic mass shooting on campus, resulting in the loss of nine lives. The book is organized into seven distinct parts, each focusing on a different aspect of the aftermath and recovery process. These parts encompass chapters on trauma and grief, managing overwhelming emotions, healing, and developing effective recovery strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities. The concluding chapter of the book serves as a comprehensive crisis response cheat sheet, offering valuable insights and guidance for navigating and overcoming crises.

Weight: 313g
Dimension: 231 x 154 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781475864427