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An evaluation of U.S. military non-medical counseling programs / Thomas E. Trail [and 7 others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trail, Thomas, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Counseling--United States--Evaluation.
- Counseling.
- Soldiers--Services for--United States.
- Soldiers.
- Families of military personnel--Services for--United States.
- Families of military personnel.
- Brief psychotherapy.
- Psychotherapy, Brief.
- Military Personnel.
- Military Family.
- Program Evaluation.
- counseling.
- Counseling--Evaluation.
- Families of military personnel--Services for.
- Soldiers--Services for.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Counseling.
- Psychotherapy, Brief.
- Military Personnel.
- Military Family.
- Program Evaluation.
- United States.
- Summary:
- "This report evaluates two programs offered by the U.S. Department of Defense [DoD] that provide short-term, solution-focused counseling for common personal and family issues to members of the U.S. military and their families. These counseling services are collectively called non-medical counseling within the DoD and are offered through the Military and Family Life Counseling [MFLC] and Military OneSource programs. RAND's National Defense Research Institute was asked to evaluate these programs to determine whether they are effective in improving outcomes and whether effectiveness varies by problem type and/or population. Two online surveys were provided to program participants--the first two to three weeks after their initial session and the second three months later. Surveys were designed to gain information on 1] problem severity and overall problem resolution, 2] resolution of stress and anxiety, 3] problem interference with work and daily life, 4] connection to other services and referrals, 5] experiences with MFLC and Military OneSource programs, and 6] perceptions of non-medical counselors. The majority of participants experienced a decrease in problem severity and a reduction in reported frequency of feeling stressed or anxious as a result of their problem following counseling. These improvements were sustained or continued to improve in the three months after initiation of counseling. Non-medical counseling was not universally successful, however, and a small minority expressed dissatisfaction with the program or their counselor. Collectively these findings suggest a number of policy implications and programmatic improvements of interest to program leadership in the Office of the Secretary of Defense"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Evaluation Design, Methodology, and Analytic Approach
- Severity and Overall Problem Resolution
- Resolution of Stress and Anxiety
- Interference with Work and Daily Life
- Connection to Services and Referrals
- Experiences with MFLC and Military OneSource Programs
- Perceptions of Non-Medical Counselors
- Summary and Conclusions.
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