Abordajes frente al terremoto y tsunami del 27 de Febrero del 2010: Experiencia de la Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica (SCPC)

Abstract

The next article describes in systematic form the activities done by Chilean society of clinical psychology after the earthquake and the tsunami which were on February 27th of 2010, in the south and center zone of Chile. Inside this, it's presents coordination of trainings to psychologists and health's equipments who worked in area, preparation of written material that was delivered to the people in Santiago city and the work with Investigation Police in the diffusion of information to public in the Talcahuano zero zone. Finally, it is thought over about the need to be prepared to react in front of disaster natural's situations, especially for geographic constitution that have our country. It's evident incorporate in the curricular meshes of the different psychologist's schools, courses or at least unities centered in post traumatic stress, their boarding and treatments, like emergency's situations, catastrophes and actions orientated to his confronting. Copyright 2010 by Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica.