THE INTEGRATION OF MOBILE PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
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answers during the interview provided data that was cross-referenced with similar information found in the review of literature for validation. During cross-referencing, insights to possible design solutions occurred. The ‘place-making’ game involved open-ended questions and qualitative data, resulting from a scaled rating system modified from Project for Public Spaces’s original place-making game. The analysis of the data collected from this activity was formulated based on previously published research findings that indicated a children’s sense of place existed through specific elements of design. The game’s symbolic survey, aiming to identify children’s connections of feelings and emotions with place, allowed for a more in-depth evaluation of a child’s sense of place. The game was facilitated by a staff director of the mental treatment center and the information was compiled into a table, indicating the average ratings for each category of ‘Rate the Place’ as well as the answers that were given in relationship to the quest Limitations -The data collected from the photo analysis contains images that can only be found through FEMA’s database. -The ‘place-making’ game was administered by staff instead of the researcher, resulting in a breach of all patients’ privacy according to the HIPPA law that protects against the sharing of a patient’s personal information. Due to the mistake, staff collected the patient’s surveys, drawings, and questionnaires and presented the results to the researcher. Results, such as the patient’s drawings, were not fully reported to the researcher. -The expert interviewee, who is a counselor and previous psychologist, has not had experience with children who suffer from mental disorder symptoms due to natural disasters.