Responding Organizations

Briefly describe FEMA (the organization other than the Red Cross).
•Explain the similarities and differences between the American Red Cross model and FEMA in terms of their elements and applications.
•Explain what recommendations you might make to aid counselors in terms of their selection and/or use of the models.

References
redcross.org
Article: FEMA. (2007). Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, and Related Authorities. Retrieved from

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/stafford_act.pdf
•Article: Marbley, A. F. (2007). In the wake of Hurricane Katrina: Delivering crisis mental health services to host communities.

Multicultural Education, 15(2), 17-23.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

•Article: Musa, S. A., & Hamid, A. A. R. M. (2008). Psychological problems among aid workers operating in Darfur. Social Behavior and

Personality: An International Journal, 36(3), 407-416.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.