Families Under Fire

<p>As provider networks on military bases are overwhelmed with new cases, civilian clinicians are increasingly likely to treat military families. However, these clinicians do not receive the same military mental-healthcare training as providers on military installations, adding strain to clinicians’ workloads and creating gaps in levels of treatment. <em>Families Under Fire</em> fills these gaps with real-world examples, clear, concise prose, and nuts-and-bolts approaches for working with military families utilizing a systems-based practice that is effective regardless of branch of service or the practitioner’s therapeutic preference. Any civilian mental-health practitioner who wants to understand the diverse needs of military personnel, their spouses, and their families will rely on this indispensable guidebook for years to come.</p> <p>Introduction. <strong>Part I: An Overview of Family Systems in the Military. </strong><em>Everson, Camp, </em>Seeing Systems: Introduction to Systemic Approaches with Military Families. <em>Hall, </em>The Military Culture, Language, and Lifestyle. <strong>Part II: Systemic Therapy Interventions for Various Military Contexts. </strong><em>Everson, Herzog, </em>Structural Strategic Approaches with Army Couples. <em>Everson, Herzog, Haigler, </em>Systemic Therapy with Adolescents in Army Families. <em>Catherall, </em>Systemic Therapy with Families of U.S. Marines. <em>Herzog, Boydston, Whitworth, </em>Systems Approaches with Air Force Members and Their Families. <em>Sneath, Rheem, </em>Emotionally Focused Therapy with Army Couples Coping with PTSD. <em>Smith, </em>Attachment as a Consideration in Family Play Therapy with Military Families. <em>Baroody, </em>Spirituality and Trauma in a Time of War: A Systemic Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling. <em>Herzog, Everson, </em>Secondary Traumatic Stress, Deployment Phase, and Military Families: Systemic Approaches to Treatment. <strong>Part III: Systemic Solutions to the Interpersonal Challenges of Modern Military Families. </strong><em>Matthewson, </em>In Support of Military Women and Families: Challenges Facing Community Therapists. <em>Springle, Wilmer, </em>Painting a Moving Train: Preparing Community Providers to Serve Returning Warriors and Their Families. <em>Lyons, Elkovitch, </em>Post Deployment: Practical Guidelines for Warrior Loved Ones. <em>Everson, Figley, </em>The Long Way Home: The Aftermath of War for Service Members and their Families. <strong>Appendix.</strong> <em>Everson, Camp, </em>Developmental Overview and Brief History of Systemic Family Therapy.</p>