“It was touching”: Experiences and views of students in the June 3 flood and fire disaster relief response volunteerism in Accra, Ghana

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorQuarshie, E.N.B.
dc.contributor.authorPeprah, J.
dc.contributor.authorAsante, P.Y.
dc.contributor.authorVerstraaten-Bortier, M.
dc.contributor.authorAbbey, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorAgyei, F.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-25T10:32:43Z
dc.date.available2019-07-25T10:32:43Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractEvidence from Africa on the motivations and experiences of student volunteers in community disaster relief response programmes are rare. This study explores the experiences and views of the students, who volunteered at the emergency mental health relief response site after the 3 June 2015 flood and fire disaster in Accra, and the implications for future professional response work in Ghana. Thematic analysis of 15 qualitative in-depth interviews showed that, overall, the student volunteers were both self-oriented and other-oriented. The students viewed work at the emergency response site as a touching experience and a call of duty. The response work provided the students with practical pathways for linking their clinical and community learning experiences. This study recommends that, rather than an ad hoc response team, the Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) should consider setting up a standing disaster relief response network to provide mental health relief and recovery response in community emergency situations in Ghana.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1080/23311908.2018.1489481
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/31750
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCogent Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectAccraen_US
dc.subjectGhana Psychological Associationen_US
dc.subjectJune 3 flood and fire disasteren_US
dc.subjectPsych Corpsen_US
dc.subjectStudent volunteerismen_US
dc.subjectCommunity service-learningen_US
dc.title“It was touching”: Experiences and views of students in the June 3 flood and fire disaster relief response volunteerism in Accra, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
“It was touching” Experiences and views of students in the June 3 flood and fire disaster relief response volunteerism in Accra, Ghana.pdf
Size:
822.95 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.6 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Department of Psychology