Jung Eun Kim1, So Yeon Yoo2,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.5, pp. 687-697, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.026759
Abstract Background: In crisis intervention sites such as infectious disease disasters, counselors are repeatedly exposed,
directly or indirectly, to the traumatic experiences of victims. Disaster counseling has a negative effect on counselors, which can eventually interfere with the counseling process for disaster victims. Therefore, exploring and
understanding the experiences of counselors is necessary to ensure that qualitative counseling for disaster victims
can be continuously and efficiently conducted. Objectives: This study investigated the experiences of counselors
who participated in mental health counseling as psychological support for victims of the COVID-19 disaster in
Korea. Design: This is a qualitative study. Participants: The study… More >
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