Returning Wars Wounded Injured And Ill

Author : Nathan D. Ainspan Ph.D.,Walter E. Penk
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313347306

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Returning Wars' Wounded, Injured, and Ill by Nathan D. Ainspan Ph.D.,Walter E. Penk Pdf

Thousands of American service members are returning from their tours of duty with physical and/or psychological disabilities. Many—if not most—of these service members will need at least some assistance to adapt to their disabilities and learn how to reintegrate back into civilian life. Also impacted will be the spouse, friends, employers, family members, counselors, and community members of each veteran with a disability. The veterans may not be aware of the ways in which their disabilities are impacting them, nor knowledgeable about the resources available to help them cope. In addition, many such individuals feel isolated and reluctant to acknowledge their difficulties or ask for assistance. The volume compiles and summarizes the information disabled veterans and those with whom they interact will be interested in knowing and using. It describes how disabilities can impact an individual physically, psychologically, and spiritually. It also provides a context of these disabilities to reassure the readers that they are not alone in the thoughts, feelings, and pain, and that others have experienced the same problems and found solutions. The work provides guidance on different forms of treatment that may help the veteran and includes a list of contact information for local VA centers, peer-to-peer counseling services, and other programs, services, and individuals available (frequently for free) for veterans and their families. Brief biographies of disabled veterans and case studies of the ways they reintegrated back into civilian society provide support and perspective. In addition to aiding veterans, the book will serve as a useful reference source for librarians and other information providers.

Author : Bret A. Moore,Walter E. Penk
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781609186371

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Treating PTSD in Military Personnel by Bret A. Moore,Walter E. Penk Pdf

This book has been replaced by Treating PTSD in Military Personnel, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-3844-7.

Author : Bret A. Moore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780415887304

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Handbook of Counseling Military Couples by Bret A. Moore Pdf

Handbook of Counseling Military Couples provides expert analyses of the special issues that come up for military couples and guides clinicians through the process of addressing them productively.

Author : Nathan Ainspan,Walter E. Penk
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612510910

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When the Warrior Returns by Nathan Ainspan,Walter E. Penk Pdf

Nearly two million soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen have been deployed in recent conflicts. When the Warrior Returns addresses the practical and psychological needs of the families of these transitioning service members and provides a convenient list of key resources. Combining the knowledge of fifty experts, the book provides answers to questions about the post-deployment transition process, how it affects families, and how family members can help their service members and themselves navigate the transition successfully as a family. These experts provide straightforward answers to questions about the transition process and how it impacts the warrior and their children. A one-stop source of information filled with useful advice, this book is unequalled. The book features a foreword by Patty Shinseki and is published in cooperation with the Association of the United States Army.

Author : Nathan David Ainspan,Craig J. Bryan,Walter Penk
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199353996

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Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans and Service Members by Nathan David Ainspan,Craig J. Bryan,Walter Penk Pdf

The United States is in the midst of the largest military demobilization in its history. This is leading to an increase in the demand for mental health clinicians who can provide services to hundreds of thousands of military veterans and members of the military. Nearly two million Americans have been deployed to the wars in the Middle East, and thousands of them have been deeply affected, either psychologically, physically, or both. Projections suggest that 300,000 are returning with symptoms of PTSD or major Depression; 320,000 have been exposed to probable Traumatic Brain Injuries; and hundreds of thousands are dealing with psychological effects of physical injuries. Other veterans and members of the military without injuries will seek treatment to help them with the psychological impact of serving in the military, being deployed, or transitioning and reintegrating back into the civilian world. As an example, hundreds of thousands of service members are also leaving the armed forces earlier than they anticipated and will need to quickly adjust to life as civilians after assuming that they would have many more years in the military. Many will be leaving the military because of demobilizations and downsizing due to budget cuts. Current proposed cuts will shrink the military force to the same size it was in 1940. The Pew Center reports that 44% of veterans from the current wars are describing their readjustment to civilian life as difficult, and many of them are and will be turning to civilian mental health and primary care clinicians for assistance. The Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans and Service Members is a one stop handbook for non-military clinicians working with service members, veterans, and their families. It brings together experts from the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, veteran service organizations, and academia to create the first comprehensive guidebook for civilian clinicians. In addition to covering psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD, this book also offers information about psychosocial topics that impact military personnel and their loved ones and can become part of treatment (e.g., employment or education options, financial matters, and parenting concerns), providing the most recent and cutting-edge research on the topics. Chapters are concise and practical, delivering the key information necessary to orient clinicians to the special needs of veterans and their families. The Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans and Service Members is an essential resource for private practice mental health clinicians and primary care physicians, as well as a useful adjunct for VA and DOD psychologists and staff.

Author : Janice H. Laurence,Michael D. Matthews
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780195399325

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The Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology by Janice H. Laurence,Michael D. Matthews Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology describes the critical link between psychology and military activity. The extensive coverage includes topics in of clinical, industrial/organizational, experimental, engineering, and social psychology. The contributors are leading international experts in military psychology.

Author : Nathan D. Ainspan,Kristin N. Saboe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190642983

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Military Veteran Employment by Nathan D. Ainspan,Kristin N. Saboe Pdf

"Setting the historical context for this book, this chapter describes the recent history of civilian veteran employment, relaying how the high military veteran unemployment rate in 2010 generated concern and reactions from the government and the public and the private sectors. It then provides examples of how government and companies worked together to improve the employment situation of military veterans through legislation, corporate hiring programs, and corporate partnerships but faced limited success because too few companies were involved. The current situation of veteran employment and retention is outlined, with examples provided of why military veterans may choose to leave civilian employment and suggestions offered to address the issues veteran employees may have in their jobs so that employers can do a better job of retaining them in their workforces"--

Author : Kevin R. Bush,Christine A. Price
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781544371191

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Families & Change by Kevin R. Bush,Christine A. Price Pdf

Families & Change: Coping With Stressful Events and Transitions presents current literature detailing families’ responses to varied transitions and stressful life events over the life span. Integrating research, theory, and application, this bestselling text implements interdisciplinary content to address a multitude of both predictable and unpredictable problems and stressors as they relate to family sciences. Editors Kevin R. Bush and Christine A. Price bring together cutting-edge research and scholarship to examine issues across the life span and how these factors can be applied across diverse family situations. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.

Author : Bert Chapman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313352348

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Military Doctrine by Bert Chapman Pdf

This comprehensive volume provides a thorough overview of 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines worldwide. Military Doctrine: A Reference Handbook takes a thorough look at 20th- and 21st-century military doctrines around the world. It excerpts relevant English-language scholarly and governmental literature to paint a picture of how military doctrine has developed in recent history, what military doctrines are currently operating on the world stage, and where military doctrine is heading in the near future. The book casts a wide net, scanning the relevant government documents, international agreements, monographs, journals, conference papers, and Internet resources to present a thorough overview of the importance of military doctrine in today's highly unstable world. Because military institutions are important formulators of national military doctrine and not merely implementers, this book examines the roles played by military organizations around the world. With the proliferation of independent military scholars and the widespread influence of their work in the Internet age, the book also scans the "gray" literature and describes its effects on military doctrine.

Author : Gal Luft,Anne Korin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798216079736

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Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century by Gal Luft,Anne Korin Pdf

The impact of energy on global security and economy is clear and profound, and this is why in recent years energy security has become a source of concern to most countries. However, energy security means different things to different countries based on their geographic location, their endowment of resources their strategic and economic conditions. In this book, Gal Luft and Anne Korin with the help of twenty leading experts provide an overview of the world's energy system and its vulnerabilities that underlay growing concern over energy security. It hosts a debate about the feasibility of resource conflicts and covers issues such as the threat of terrorism to the global energy system, maritime security, the role of multinationals and non-state actors in energy security, the pathways to energy security through diversification of sources and the development of alternative energy sources. It delves into the various approaches selected producers, consumers and transit states have toward energy security and examines the domestic and foreign policy tradeoffs required to ensure safe and affordable energy supply. The explains the various pathways to energy security and the tradeoffs among them and demonstrates how all these factors can be integrated in a larger foreign and domestic policy framework. It also explores the future of nuclear power, the complex relations between energy security and environmental concerns and the role for decentralized energy as a way to enhance energy security.

Author : Donald Vandergriff
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313345630

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Manning the Future Legions of the United States by Donald Vandergriff Pdf

An Industrial Age model continues to shape the way the Army approaches its recruiting, personnel management, training, and education. This outdated personnel management paradigm—designed for an earlier era—has been so intimately tied to the maintenance of Army culture that a self-perpetuating cycle has formed, diminishing the Army's attempts to develop adaptive leaders and institutions. This cycle can be broken only if the Army accepts rapid evolutionary change as the norm of the new era. Recruiting the right people, then having them step into an antiquated organization, means that many of them will not stay as they find their ability to contribute and develop limited by a centralized, hierarchical organization. Recruiting and retention data bear this out. Several factors have combined to force the Army to think about the way it develops and nurtures its leaders. Yet, Vandergriff maintains, mere modifications to today's paradigm may not be enough. Today's Army has to do more than post rhetoric about adaptability on briefing slides and in literature. One cannot divorce the way the Army accesses, promotes, and selects its leaders from its leadership-development model. The Army cannot expect to maintain leaders who grasp and practice adaptability if these officers encounter an organization that is neither adaptive nor innovative. Instead, Army culture must become adaptive, and the personnel system must evolve into one that nurtures adaptability in its policies, practices, and beliefs. Only a detailed, comprehensive plan where nothing is sacred will pave the way to cultural evolution.

Author : Bill Rhodes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216104438

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An Introduction to Military Ethics by Bill Rhodes Pdf

This comprehensive overview examines the many facets of military ethics as they are applied during times of armed conflict and times of peace. An Introduction to Military Ethics: A Reference Handbook presents the philosophical and conceptual foundations of military ethics, offering an excellent foundation for exploration and discussion of these issues. It focuses first on the 2,500-year legacy of the "just war theory" and its application through history. It then moves to the application of that tradition in the modern era, showing how acts of terrorism by nonstate participants require a new theory and way of thinking about when and how armed force can be justifiably employed. Further, the author analyzes how new theories might alter the fundamental identity of traditional defensive military forces. The book also addresses peacetime ethical issues, such as gender integration and the role of religion in the military. The book is essential reading for military officers and students, as well as those policymakers who confront decisions about how to deploy military force during the War on Terror.

Author : Juan Carlos Ortiz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313355936

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Private Armed Forces and Global Security by Juan Carlos Ortiz Pdf

Through an array of theoretical approaches and empirical material, this comprehensive and accessible volume surveys private armed forces and directly challenges conventional stereotypes of security contractors. Private Armed Forces and Global Security: A Guide to the Issues is the first book to provide a comprehensive yet accessible survey of the private military groups involved in conflicts worldwide. Organized around four themes, it covers the history of private military forces since 1600, the main contemporary actors and their defining characteristics, the environments in which private armed forces operate, and provides an analysis of the logic behind privatizing security. This book goes beyond conventional knowledge, offering both a theoretical approach and a new, practical perspective to advance the understanding of the ongoing climate of global instability and relevant players within it. Numerous examples help the reader grasp the full range of real-world challenges and conceptual facets surrounding this fascinating, yet highly polarizing topic.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : PURD:32754075500847

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Findings of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs Pdf

Author : Bob Filner
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781437908961

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Findings of the President's Commission on Care for America¿s Returning Wounded Warriors by Bob Filner Pdf

Witnesses: Donna Shalala (former Sec. of Health and Human Services), and Bob Dole (former U.S. Senator from Kansas), Co-Chairs, President¿s Commission on Care for America¿s Returning Wounded Warriors; and Joseph Violante, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans. Statements by: Rep. Bob Filner of CA, Steve Buyer of IN, Harry Mitchell of AZ, Jerry Moran of KS, Ginny Brown-Waite of FL and Jeff Miller of FL. Material Submitted for the Record: (1) Post-Hearing Questions and Responses for the Record; (2) Reports (July 2007): ¿Serve, Support, Simplify: Report of the President¿s Commission on Care for America¿s Returning Wounded Warriors,¿; and Subcommittee Report and Survey Findings. Illustrations.