The Development and Initial Evaluation of Katatagan: A Resilience Intervention for Filipino Disaster Survivors

• Main Authors: Hechanova, Ma. Regina, Waelde, Lynn, Docena, Pierce S, Alampay, Liane Peña, Alianan, Arsenio S, Flores, Mary Jane B, Ramos, Pia Anna P, Melgar, Maria Isabel E
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: resilience; disaster; psychosocial interventions; Philippines; supertyphoon Haiyan; mindfulness; Community Psychology; Emergency and Disaster Management; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/52; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=psychology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper documents the development, pilot, and initial evaluation of Katatagan, a group-based resilience program designed to hone coping skills of Filipino disaster survivors. The paper describes vulnerabilities and protective factors of Filipino survivors based on previous research and key inform...