Mapa exploratorio de intervenciones psicosociales frente al terremoto del 27 de Febrero de 2010 en la Zona Centro-Sur de Chile

Abstract

This exploratory work is intended to generate a characterization map of psychosocial interventions conducted in the Maule Region after earthquake occurred in Chile in February 27 2010. Information was requested from 40 organizations and seven key informants that eventually made interventions in the Maule Region. A total of 67 interventions were reported, of which 76.4% were made in the cities of Talca, Curicó and Constitución, mostly by public institutions (50.7%), and aimed at all audiences (46.2%). The most common types of intervention were care groups (26.8%) and workshops (22.3%). A major difficulty was to obtain relevant information from the contacted organizations. The precariousness of the organizations to cope with the disaster became evident. However, the relatively small number of deaths indicates that the educational work previous to the disaster seems to have been effective. Copyright 2010 by Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica.