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Negative Experiences of Flood Victims and the Roles of Librarians and Mental Health Counselors: A Qualitative Case Study of Flood Victims in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Abstract

Flood is one of the unwanted disasters human beings experienced on this earth. In order to propose for post-traumatic therapies for flood victims, this study was set up to find out the negative experiences of flood victims in Kaduna state Nigeria during and after flood disasters that occurred in 24th August, 2018. Specifically, the role of Librarians and mental health Counselors can play to cope with the undesirable experience. In order to achieve these unique objectives, qualitative research methodology was adopted and interviewed ten (10) participants. Findings of this study revealed that shocked and confused, Stranded, Loss of valuable materials and mocking from neighborhood were the negative experiences of flood victims in Kaduna state Nigeria during and after flood disasters that occurred in 24th August, 2018. Finally, the researchers proposed some recommendations for practical intervention.

Keywords: Experiences; Flood; Flood Victims; Librarians; Counselors; Qualitative Case Study; Thematic analysis.

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Print ISSN: 2059-9056
Online ISSN: 2059-9064
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37745/ijliss.15

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