Counseling military families : what mental health professionals need to know / Lynn K. Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Lynn K. (Lynn Karen), 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families of military personnel--Services for--United States.

Families of military personnel.

Soldiers--United States--Psychology.

Soldiers.

Family psychotherapy.

Families of military personnel--Services for.

Soldiers--Psychology.

Psychology.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 308 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Contents:

Part 1 Setting the Stage 1

1 Introduction: Rationale and Purpose 3

The Continued Need for Civilian Mental Health Professionals 3

Continuum of Care 6

Culturally Competent Counselors 11

2 Military Service Members 22

Active Duty: Who they Are and Where they Come From 22

Citizen Soldiers: Guard and Reserves 25

How the All-Volunteer Service has Changed the Military 26

Titles, Rank, and Hierarchy 28

Why they Join and the Reasons they Stay 31

Part 2 The Military Family 39

3 The Unique Culture of the Military 41

The Fortress and Elements of Military Culture 41

Dynamics of the Military Family 55

Gender Considerations in the Military 57

4 The Military Family 69

Challenges and Risks 69

Divorce, and Remarriage in the Military 74

Strengths and Protective Factors 78

Military Spouses 80

5 The Children 92

Military Brars: Who Are They? 92

Unique Characteristics 93

Strengths 97

Major Challenges 100

Parenting in the Military 106

Department of Defense Schools 109

6 Other Military Families to Consider 115

Reserves and Guard Members, and their Families 115

Stepfamilies and Remarried Couples 122

Single Service Members and their Families 131

Same Sex Military Couples 134

Veterans 136

Part 3 Working with Military Families 145

7 Major Challenges of Military Families 147

Mental Health Status of the Military 147

Deployment 152

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 164

Family Violence 171

Addiction Issues in the Military 177

Infidelity 182

Sexual Harassment and Assault 183

Suicide 185

Finances 187

8 The Transition Journey 190

Change, Grief, and Loss 190

A Framework for Healing: The Transition Journey 191

Children and Grief 208

9 Effective Interventions 211

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) 212

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) 216

Family Systems Therapy 218

Working with Military Stepfamilies 233

Working with Military Men 240

10 Military Family Case Studies 244

Case Study 1: Multiple Deployments-The Rest of the Story 244

Case Study 2: A Military Step/amity-Not Quite the Brady Bunch 248

Questions for Discussion 252.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415704519

0415704510

9780415704526

0415704529

OCLC:

927438922