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Counseling Military Families: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know |  | Author: Lynn K. Hall Publisher: Routledge Category: Book
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Media: Paperback Edition: 1 Pages: 328 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9 Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0415956889 Dewey Decimal Number: 355.12 EAN: 9780415956888 ASIN: 0415956889
Publication Date: June 3, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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According to the United States Department of Defense, by the end of 1993 there were 2,036,646 reservists and family members and 3,343,235 active duty and family members for a total of 5,379,781 people affected by the military. Since then, because of the conflict in Iraq, the numbers have dramatically increased. While we have always had military families in our midst, not since the Vietnam War have their struggles been so vivid, particularly with alarming rates of increase of both suicide and divorce among military personnel. The face of the military has changed; for the first time a volunteer army is serving in a major combat zone, the level of reservists serving is unprecedented, the percentage of women soldiers in virtually all positions is unprecedented and most of the soldiers have left spouses and/or families behind. The objectives of Counseling Military Families are to help the practicing counselor understand how the military works, what issues are constants for the military family, and what stressors are faced by the military member and the family. The book will begin with an overview of military life, including demographic information and examples of military family issues, before delving into specific chapters focused on the unique circumstances of reservists, career service personnel, spouses, and children. The final section of the book will present treatment models and targeted interventions tailored for use with military families. This book will help counselors tailor their interventions to work well with families who are in transition, who may have an ingrained resistance to asking for help and who will, more than likely, be available for counseling for a relatively short period of time.
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| Customer Reviews: Counseling Military Families May 2, 2010 Sonja B. Montgomery (San Antonio, TX) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book written by a therapist for therapists. It gives a great explanation about military life, to include customs and courtesies, rank structure, mission focus, and the role of families and combat buddies. I would recommend this to former military members and civilian counselors to help fill in some of the questions about the different services and definitely for a good understanding of how we can be helpful to our military service members, whether they have seen combat, have been deployed repeatedly, or belong to the active or inactive services. There is so much to learn and understand, beyond what most people learn in graduate school. This book makes for a great introduction. :)
Highly Recommended for civilian providers June 26, 2009 Catherine Ohrin-Greipp (Arizona) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lynn has done a great job in pulling together all of the interviews/information she gathered from counselors and therapists who treat active duty and their family members, as well as, described her own professional experience. This should be required for students in the field who have the desire to work with military personnel. I was honored to have been able to contribute to this work.
Totally recomended November 17, 2008 Liani Colon 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found this book to be interesting and very helpful to every mental health professionals and the military chaplains. It has everything you need to know about this life; so you can start working with this families in a concious and helpful way. Excellent!
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