EYE OF THE STORM (EOTS) offers practical training programs and problem-solving solutions for today's workers who find themselves practicing their professions or trades in the midst of an increasingly chaotic world.  We specialize in offering disaster mental health and crisis intervention programs and services.

Logo

Our logo features our initials on a red and black storm warning flag with a hurricane symbol as the "O" in EOTS. Think of us a a calm center in the midst of chaos.

WebSite

First posted in 1995, these pages (plus the bibliography and selected links to other websites) provide lots of information about DMH concepts including: typical victim reactions to traumatic events; psychological first aid; disaster preparedness; self-care for relief workers; spirituality; and tips on working with sudden loss of loved ones, including a handout for the survivors.  Much of the original information offered in the site was summarized from John Weaver's 1995 book, Disasters: Mental Health Interventions.  Along with the factual information, there is a pitch to help recruit more volunteer relief workers for ARC and some tips on how to do it.

In addition to the DMH and disaster preparedness content, this website contains material on a few non-disaster topics including:e

• encouraging volunteer opportunities for mental health consumers (an interest that led to my first book, The Untapped Resource);

• counselor education (the subject of my third book (Days in the Lives of Counselors);

• social work careers and licensure: and

• clinical practice documentation and supervision (with downloadable documents and forms we discuss in some of our courses).