This photovoice study explored the lived experiences of nine Puerto Rican mental health professionals who provided postdisaster counseling services to children. Due to the complex and multilayered experiences of Puerto Rican mental health professionals, this study used intersectionality as the theoretical lens to facilitate thematic analysis of the data. Results from coresearchers' narratives and photographs generated seven major themes: (a) la politiquería of disasters; (b) the impact of compounding disasters; (c) Puerto Rico se levanta: strategies for collective healing; (d) impact of disasters on children; (e) experiences with clients; (f) awareness, action, change; and (g) supporting, connecting, and transforming. The results and discussion provide awareness into the experiences of Puerto Rican clinicians who formed part of disaster response efforts in their own community. Clinical, educational, and research implications are drawn from coresearchers' narratives and insight.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2137597 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Rodríguez Delgado, Mónica |
| Contributors | Lindo, Natalya, Cartwright, Angie, Schumann, Ronald L., III, Ceballos, Peggy |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Rodríguez Delgado, Mónica, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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