Families Under Fire

Families Under Fire
Author: R. Blaine Everson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2011-01-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1136925678

As provider networks on military bases are overwhelmed with new cases, civilian clinicians are increasingly likely to treat military families. However, these clinicians do not receive the same military mental-healthcare training as providers on military installations, adding strain to clinicians’ workloads and creating gaps in levels of treatment. Families Under Fire fills these gaps with real-world examples, clear, concise prose, and nuts-and-bolts approaches for working with military families utilizing a systems-based practice that is effective regardless of branch of service or the practitioner’s therapeutic preference. Any civilian mental-health practitioner who wants to understand the diverse needs of military personnel, their spouses, and their families will rely on this indispensable guidebook for years to come.

Handbook of Military Social Work

Handbook of Military Social Work
Author: Allen Rubin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 631
Release: 2012-11-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1118330226

The need has never been more crucial for community health providers, programs, and organizations to have access to training in addressing the unique behavioral health challenges facing our veterans, active duty military, and their families. Handbook of Military Social Work is edited by renowned leaders in the field, with contributions from social work professionals drawing from their wealth of experience working with veterans, active duty military, and their families. Handbook of Military Social Work considers: Military culture and diversity Women in the military Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans Traumatic brain injury in the military Suicide in the military Homelessness among veterans Cycles of deployment and family well-being Grief, loss, and bereavement in military families Interventions for military children and youth Offering thoughtful advice covering the spectrum of issues encountered by mental health professionals working with individuals and families, Handbook of Military Social Work will contribute to the improvement of efforts to help our military personnel, veterans, and their families deal with the challenges they face.

Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military

Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military
Author: Joan Beder
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2012-05-23
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1136789189

With the United States’ involvement in numerous combat operations overseas, the need for civilian social workers with the clinical skills necessary to work with members of the military returning from combat, as well as their families, has never been more critical. In this practical and important book, each chapter is written by specialists in a particular area devoted to the care of service members and includes case material to demonstrate assessment and intervention approaches. The reader is introduced to the world of the military and the subsequent development of mental health services for returning men and women. Chapters look at special populations of service members with specific needs based directly on their experience in the military, discussing post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, sexual harassment and assault during their service, and the physiology of the war zone experience. The challenges faced by reintegrating service men and women are explored in detail and include family issues, suicide, and substance use disorders. A section on services available to returning service members looks at those offered by the Veterans Administration and at the use of animal-assisted interventions. The book concludes with a section devoted to unique concerns for the practitioner and explores ethical concerns they may face and their own needs as clinicians working with this population.

Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society

Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309489539

The U.S. military has been continuously engaged in foreign conflicts for over two decades. The strains that these deployments, the associated increases in operational tempo, and the general challenges of military life affect not only service members but also the people who depend on them and who support them as they support the nation â€" their families. Family members provide support to service members while they serve or when they have difficulties; family problems can interfere with the ability of service members to deploy or remain in theater; and family members are central influences on whether members continue to serve. In addition, rising family diversity and complexity will likely increase the difficulty of creating military policies, programs and practices that adequately support families in the performance of military duties. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society examines the challenges and opportunities facing military families and what is known about effective strategies for supporting and protecting military children and families, as well as lessons to be learned from these experiences. This report offers recommendations regarding what is needed to strengthen the support system for military families.

Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations

Handbook of Social Work Practice with Vulnerable and Resilient Populations
Author: Alex Gitterman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0231163622

Every day, social workers deal with individuals, families, and groups struggling with problems that are often chronic, persistent, acute, and/or unexpected. When community and family support systems are weak or unavailable, and when internal resources fail, these populations become vulnerable to physical, cognitive, emotional, and social deterioration. Yet despite numerous risk factors, a large number of vulnerable people do live happy and productive lives. This best-selling handbook examines not only risk and vulnerability factors in disadvantaged populations but also resilience and protective strategies for managing and overcoming adversity. This third edition reflects new demographic data, research findings, and theoretical developments and accounts for changing economic and political realities and immigration and health care policy reforms. Contributors have expanded their essays to include practice with individuals, families, and groups, and new chapters consider working with military members and their families, victims and survivors of terrorism and torture, bullied children, and young men of color.

Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan

Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2010-03-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309152852

Nearly 1.9 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001. Many service members and veterans face serious challenges in readjusting to normal life after returning home. This initial book presents findings on the most critical challenges, and lays out the blueprint for the second phase of the study to determine how best to meet the needs of returning troops and their families.

Combat Social Work

Combat Social Work
Author: Charles R. Figley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-03-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0190059451

Social workers have a long, proud history of service in most branches of the United States military. The experiences of social workers and other human service professionals of all military ranks have an important, often profound, and lasting impact that informs not only their practice within the military but throughout their career long after they have left the combat zone. In exploring the experiences of 13 American combat social workers (CSWs)--whose role is, among other things, providing military mental health services to members in their unit--this book shares lessons from military service through the lens of social work practitioners. The text includes strategies learned about social work practice in a war zone that are highly applicable to other highly stressful contexts (e.g., crisis intervention, stress reduction procedures, suicide prevention, brief psychotherapy, and consultation on family issues). Combat Social Work is uniquely positioned to serve as a valuable resource for social workers and other mental health providers interested in the assessment and treatment of trauma with active members of the military and military veterans.

The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy

The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy
Author: Karen S. Wampler
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9781119645757

V.1. The profession of systemic family therapy / volume editors Richard B. Miller, Ryan B. Seedall -- v. 2. Systemic family therapy with children and adolescents / volume editor Lenore M. McWey -- v. 3. Systemic family therapy with couples / volume editor Adrian J. Blow -- v. 4. Systemic family therapy and global health issues / volume editors Mudita Rastogi, Renee Singh.

Military Social Work Practice

Military Social Work Practice
Author: Susan Barnes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-05-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781947459816

Since the dawn of time humans have engaged in conflict and battle. Over the past decades we have witnessed the challenges faced by military members, veterans, and their families. Professional and community organizations are calling for education and training, programs, and effective interventions that focus on the needs of the military community. This book is a response to that call for action. Military life and its trials are fluid and ever changing, so producing a current and relevant manuscript of military social work issues can be challenging as well. The character of Military Social Work Practice: Starting the Conversation is different. It serves as a primer and a catalyst for thought and individual exploration into the military culture and the practice of mental health service delivery to military members, veterans, and their families. The presentation of material is conversational in nature and strives to point the reader toward topics for further research. This book provides the reader with a general introduction to military culture, the challenges of everyday life, consequences of deployment and battle for the service member and family, the most common battle injuries, and various support programs offered through the Department of Defense, the Veterans Administration, and community organizations. It is only through the collaborative efforts of professionals and military, government, and community organizations that we can grow our community capacity to adequately respond to the needs of military members, veterans, and their families and help them thrive and heal mind, body, and spirit. Although the primary audience is the social work student and professional, anyone helping the military community can benefit from these initial conversations.