Caring for the Military

<p>With overseas deployment scaling down in recent years, helping professionals need practical tools for working with servicemen and women returning from deployment. <em>Caring for the Military</em>, with its case studies and clinical discussions, is indispensable for social workers and other helping professionals working with these populations. Leading experts contribute chapters on the challenges faced by reintegrating members of the military, including returning to a family, entering the workforce, and caring for those with PTSD, TBI, and moral injury. This text also features unique chapters on telemental health, multidisciplinary settings, and caregiver resiliency. </p> <p>Preface About the editor About the contributors <strong>Part I: The World of the Military: Culture and Transitions</strong> 1. Military Cultural Competence <em>Yvette Branson</em> 2. Military Culture and Veteran Transition <em>Jose E. Coll </em>and <em>Eugenia L. Weiss</em><strong>Part II: Special Populations</strong> 3.Homeless Veterans <em>Carissa van den Berk-Clark</em> and <em>David L. Albright</em> 4. Women Service Members and Veterans <em>Anne G. Sadler, Michelle A. Mengeling, Sarah S. Fraley</em>, <em>and Brittany D. Martin</em> 5. Older Veterans <em>Kari L. Fletcher, David L. Albright, Kimberley A. Rorie</em>, and <em>Alexandra M. Lewis</em> 6. Military Families: Strengths and Concerns Reintegration and Beyond <em>Eugenia L. Weiss, Deborah Hino, Julie Canfield</em>, and <em>David L. Albright</em> 7. The Impact of War and Deployments on Young Military-Connected Children <em>Eugenia L. Weiss, Don Moncrief,</em>and <em>Tara DeBraber</em> 8. Caring for Caregivers: Understanding and Helping Those Who Support the Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan <em>Ilysa R. Michelson</em> and <em>Cory Chen </em>9. Understanding Our Military Survivors of Sexual Assault <em>Kristi L. Mueller</em> 10. Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans <em>Sandra Laski</em> and <em>David L. Albright</em><strong>Part III: Clinical Challenges and Perspectives</strong> 11. Veterans and Suicide: Risk Factors, Assessment, and Treatment Appendix <strong>11.A Appendix 11.B Appendix 11.C</strong><em>Christie Jackson</em> 12. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from Blast Explosions: Applications for Non-DoD/VA Mental Health Clinicians <em>George M. Cuesta</em> 13. Working with Military Nurses and their Family System <em>Pauline A. Swiger, Eric Graybill</em>, and <em>Diane L. Vaccarell</em> 14. Treating Co-Occurring Conditions in the Returning Warrior <em>Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Gabrielle N. Bryen</em>, and <em>Hannah Stryker Thomas</em> 15. Occupational Therapy for our Military; Challenges and Roles <em>Kristen Maisano</em> and <em>Joan Beder</em> 16. Moral Injury <em>Joan Beder</em> 17. Tele-behavioral Health <em>Julie M. Landry Poole, Lynette Pujol,</em> and <em>Bret Moore</em> 18. Traditional and Whole Health and Patient-Centered Care at the Veterans Health Administration: An Overview <em>Grace W. Yan 19</em>. The Cost of Caring <em>Charles R. Figley</em> and <em>Joan Beder </em></p>