The life cycle of a disaster / Rabbi Stephen Roberts -- Self-care not an option / Tanya Pagan Raggio and Rev. Dr. Willard W. C. Ashley -- Pre-disaster phase no one is an island : how to prepare your congregation and congregants through cooperation, collaboration, and community / Pamela Norwood and Loraine Jones -- Impact and heroic phases small disaster : what do I do now? congregational and community work / Rev. Kevin Massey -- Impact and heroic phases large regional and national disasters : what do I do now? congregational and community work / Rev. Naomi Paget -- Impact and heroic phases : disaster chaplains and chaplaincy / Rev. Greg Bodin, Chaplain Teresa Becker, and Rev. Art Schmidt -- Spiritual first aid / Rev. Julie Taylor -- From honeymoon to disillusionment to reconstruction : recognizing healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms and encouraging resiliency/ Rev. Canon William V. Livingston, Rabbi Dr. Myrna Matsa, and Rev. Beverly Wallace -- From honeymoon to disillusionment to reconstruction : pastoral counseling, thinking outside the box / Rev. Dr. Willard W. C. Ashley, Roberta Samet, and Imam Muhammad Hatim -- From honeymoon to disillusionment to reconstruction : working with outside groups to help rebuild a community / Rev. John Robinson, Jr. -- Anniversaries, holidays, and other reminders / Imam Yusuf Hasan and Rev. George Handzo -- Memorial services, site visits, and other rituals/ Rev. Earl E. Johnson -- Special needs -- Compassion fatigue / Rabbi Stephen Roberts, Kevin Ellers, and Rev. Dr. John C. Wilson -- Cultural and religious considerations / Rev. Willard W.C. Ashley, Roberta L. Samet, Rev. Rebeca Radillo, Imam Ummi Nur Allene Ali, Rev. David Billings, and Rabbi Zahara Davidowitz-Farkas -- Attending to the dead : morgues, body identification, accompanying and blessing the dead / Chaplain Timothy G. Serban -- Working with children and adolescents after a disaster / John D. Kinsel -- The work and role of the college chaplain following a disaster or traumatic event / Rev. Dr. Frederick J. Streets -- Working with the elderly after a disaster / Cheryl Guidry Tyiska -- Working with police, fire, and other uniformed personnel / Rev. Dr. Charles R. Lorrain -- Resources in a disaster : accessing them for the congregation and congregants' suggestions on ways for a congregation to get involved that strengthen it, not destroy it / Rev. Thomas H. Davis, Jr. and Rev. Lloyd George Abrams.