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Utilizing Professional PractitionersThe Role of the Professional Social Worker
14th Annual EMI Higher Education ConferenceEmmetsburg, Maryland
Dr. Tom OsowskiDr. Alan BougereDr. Tim Rehner
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Presentation Outline
• Context of disasters in Mississippi
• Disasters in Mississippi
• Research
• Lessons learned
• Involvement of Professional Practitioners
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A Mississippi Context• 2.967 million residents
• 60.5 white• 37.2 black
• 20.8 ↓ poverty line/13.2 in US
• Rapid ↑Hispanic/Latino– Large long term Vietnamese
population on coast
– SOURCE: 2010 US Census/MS State Demography Information
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South Mississippi
• Defined: South of I -20
• Approximately 1.8 million people
• Heavily forested, rolling hills – suburban spread
• Home to states largest cities: Jackson, Gulfport/Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Pascagoula
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Coastal Mississippi
• 3 coastal counties, half million people.
• Tourism - casinos• Ship-building• Fishing• Healthcare• Aerospace engineering• Stennis Space Center
– YEP, we design rocket engines!
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Mississippi Coastal Topography
• Flat! Gentle rise starting about 10 miles inland
• 65 miles: Hattiesburg, approx 135’ above sea level
• Western Delta, natural flood plain. Highest point 807’ Woodall Mountain! (246 metres)
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University of Southern Mississippi
• Only research university in South Mississippi
• Dual campus university– Hattiesburg (14,000)– Coast (3,000)
• Approximately 17,000 students.
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USM – Gulf Coast Campus
• Located on beach front property! – Long Beach, MS
• Highest point about 30’• Marine Science, Nursing
and Business – largest majors. (on coast site)
• 5 additional off campus coastal teaching sites: Stennis Space Center, Keesler AFB, Gulfport, Point Cadet, Ocean Springs Research Labs
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South Mississippi: Disaster Target
• FOUR MAJOR DISASTERS
• 1. 1969: Hurricane Camille
• 2. 1996: Methylparathion (Cotton Poisoning)
• 3. 2005: Hurricane Katrina
• 4. 2010: BP Oil Release
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1969 Hurricane Camille
• August 17 (BSL/PC)• Cat 5 landfall/200+mph
winds• 143 people died on coast• $1.42 billion damage
(1969 dollars)• Results in closure of Gulf
Park College for Women – will become USM – Gulf Coast Campus.
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1996: Methylparathion Disaster
• MP: agricultural pesticide to control insects. Works well on roaches also!
• Early 1980’s – 1995, sprayed in over 1800 structures (1,777 homes)
• Clean-up $69 million, economic impact $100 million.
• Largest single-year EPA payout on toxic clean-up.
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August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina
• 1,836 people died• Category 3 Hurricane• Came ashore MS/LA border
– similar area as Camille, 36 years earlier.
• 30’ tidal surge coastal MS• 90% of all MS coastal
community structures damaged/destroyed
• 100% of USM – GC facilities damaged!
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April 20, 2010: BP Oil Release
• 11 killed/17 injured
• 7/15/2010 capped• 4.9 million barrels into
Gulf• Destruction of marine
habitat, shoreline and coastal economy.
• LA/MS major economic losses
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Research
• After Methylparathion
• 10/1 – 12/20 1997• 115 households/1242
contaminated• CES-D: 19.92/16 clinical• ↑ need MH services• ↑ role for S Workers• ↓ community adaptation• SOURCE: Rehner, T, (et al). 2000 Depression Among Victims of Methyl
Parathion Disaster in South Mississippi
• After BP Oil Release
• 10/30 – 11/6, 2010• 361 randomly selected
households, S of I -10• CES-D: 6.69/16 clinical
• CES-D scores higher for impacted persons!
• ↑ need for children’s MH• Proximity/stacked disasters.• Perception of disaster• SOURCE: Osowski T. (et all). Forthcoming:. “Descriptive and Inferential Statistics of the
BP Oil Disaster”.
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Research
• Summary of three research papers:
• Proximity to disaster• Previous exposure to disaster – stacked disasters• Pre-existing health/mental health conditions• Economic resources• Households with pre-school children• Speed of disaster (slow moving vs sudden)• SOURCE: Osowski T. (et all) Forthcoming. Descriptive and Inferential Statistics of Children BP Oil Disaster. Osowski, T (et al) Forthcoming. Descriptive and Inferential Statistics of
BP Oil Disaster. Osowski, T (et al). Forthcoming: Community Resilience of a Disaster following the BP Oil Spill.
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Tangible Lessons Learned
• For USM – Gulf Coast• Overall disaster plan
effective!
• Critical infrastructure• Off site data storage• 72 – 48 – 24
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Tangible Lessons Learned
• USM – Hattiesburg
• Disaster plan, not entirely effective!
• Evacuate students within 48 – 72 hour window.
• Prepare for utility failure of more than 48 hours.
• Electronic door locks!
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Tangible lessons learned
• 4,000 students remained in campus housing – no water. Immediate sewage issues.
• No electricity/no water = no food service!• 4,000 students no activities, no air conditioning
– HIGH potential for violence!• Evacuees from coast and NOLA arriving on
campus seeking shelter.• Parents arriving to “take home their babies”• Campus is almost impossible to truly secure!
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Tangible lessons learned
• Not enough “outside EM” people involved in disaster plan.
• People assuming what other agencies can provide.
• FEMA money helpful…..2005 FEMA policies hindered rapid recovery.
• What is role of a university in a disaster?• Research……immeasurable losses of data and
research projects.
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Tangible lessons learned
• Clean-up and restoration is EASY – Recovery is long-term and HARD!
• Involve human professionals in planning, social workers, nurses, along with traditional EM planners.
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Involvement of Professional Practitioners
• There is NOTHING that occurs during a disaster that social workers do not deal with EVERYDAY:
• Loss of housing• Loss of job• Spousal abuse• Economic issues• Substance Abuse• Crisis Counseling• Dealing with uncertainty and stress• Connecting client need with existing services• Utilizing NGO’s and Government Services
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Professional Practitioners
• Your neighbors
• Before the Storm
• During the Storm
• After the Storm
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USM Campus Emergency
• Directed by Chief of Police
• Involvement of Counseling Center/Student Health and others as needed.
• Information Officer: PR….needs ongoing• Crisis Plans: only as good as people knowing how
to respond• CARES team• Incident debriefing
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What Southern Miss is still not good at dealing with!
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Video
• The Southern Miss Story: Hurricanes, Depression and State Politics:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z--6nAEEAO4
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Questions? Comments, DONATIONS!!
• Dr. Tom Osowski
• School of Social Work• 730 East Beach BLVD• Long Beach MS 39560• 228-214-3262• [email protected]