SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, July 21 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Official College of Psychology of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has attended, through its Emergency and Catastrophe Intervention Group (GIPEC), more than a hundred people affected by the Puntagorda forest fire, which started in the early hours of last Saturday.
A team of 15 psychologists, organized by the provincial coordinator of GIPEC, Cristina García, and the dean of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official College of Psychology, Carmen Linares, have been working since the weekend in key points on the island, such as Tazacorte, Tijarafe and the Severo Rodríguez Municipal Pavilion in Los Llanos de Aridane, to offer free psychological support to all those displaced by the fire.
The dean of the College, Carmen Linares, highlighted that at this time “our role is more important than ever. We are faced with people who, still disoriented and stunned by the flames, are in a state of uncertainty that in most cases they do not know how to manage.” In addition, the dean highlighted, “it is important to take into account that many of these neighbors still have the tragedy of the volcano very much in their minds.”
The care provided has focused on active listening and psychological assistance so that the people treated can deal with anxiety crises, negative anticipatory thoughts or even conflict resolution, among other aspects.
