Oak Parker Offers Advice to Trapped Chilean Miners
Dominican professor Daniel Beach talks with WGN and BBC World News about the mental health of the trapped miners.
The basic needs of the 33 miners facing up to four months trapped in a collapsed Chilean mine are being met, but what advice could possibly be offered to boost their spirits? Daniel Beach, chair of Dominican University's psychology department, took to the airwaves recently and offered his take on the unique psychological challenges faced by the group, stuck nearly a half mile below the earth's surface. "They've been able to sustain them physically," Beach said. "But psychological sustenance is the real issue." Beach spoke with WGN-AM's Greg Jarrett, participated in a panel discussion on the BBC's World Have Your Say television program and was interviewed for a BBC radio program. Beach, an Oak Park resident, has worked with prisoners or …
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