When disaster strikes, the arrival of ``trained counselors'' is as much a part of the theater of disaster as the arrival of the emergency services. What do these counselors actually do? Usually, they perform some form of what is called ``debriefing'' or ``critical incident stress debriefing.'' But do these sessions do any good?
When disaster strikes, the arrival of ``trained counselors'' is as much a part of the theater of disaster as the arrival of the emergency services. What do these counselors actually do? Usually, they perform some form of what is called ``debriefing'' or ``critical incident stress debriefing.'' But do these sessions do any good?