Families Under Fire: Systemic Therapy with Military Families

ISBN-13: 9780415998475 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 330 str.

R. Blaine Everson;Charles R. Figley

Opis

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. Families Under Fire 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.

Familes Under Fire provides guidelines for systems-based practice for a broad spectrum of civilian mental health practitioners who provide professional services to military personnel, their spouses, and family members. Civilian practitioners may not be as familiar with the military system and do not receive the same military mental healthcare training as providers on military installations, yet they are increasingly likely to provide  services to these families as the provider networks on military bases are overwhelmed by the volume of new cases.

Working therapeutically with military couples requires an understanding of the dynamic nature of the lives they lead. It also requires the understanding that some therapeutic models developed for couples and families in one branch of the armed services may have only limited applicability to other branches. The editors provide a "nuts and bolts" approach to military families utilizing a systems-based practice that is effective with families in the military, regardless of branch of service or the practitioner’s therapeutic preference.

Spis treści

Introduction. Part I: An Overview of Family Systems in the Military. Everson, Camp, Seeing Systems: Introduction to Systemic Approaches with Military Families. Hall, The Military Culture, Language, and Lifestyle. Part II: Systemic Therapy Interventions for Various Military Contexts. Everson, Herzog, Structural Strategic Approaches with Army Couples. Everson, Herzog, Haigler, Systemic Therapy with Adolescents in Army Families. Catherall, Systemic Therapy with Families of U.S. Marines. Herzog, Boydston, Whitworth, Systems Approaches with Air Force Members and Their Families. Sneath, Rheem, Emotionally Focused Therapy with Army Couples Coping with PTSD. Smith, Attachment as a Consideration in Family Play Therapy with Military Families. Baroody, Spirituality and Trauma in a Time of War: A Systemic Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling. Herzog, Everson, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Deployment Phase, and Military Families: Systemic Approaches to Treatment. Part III: Systemic Solutions to the Interpersonal Challenges of Modern Military Families. Matthewson, In Support of Military Women and Families: Challenges Facing Community Therapists. Springle, Wilmer, Painting a Moving Train: Preparing Community Providers to Serve Returning Warriors and Their Families. Lyons, Elkovitch, Post Deployment: Practical Guidelines for Warrior Loved Ones. Everson, Figley, The Long Way Home: The Aftermath of War for Service Members and their Families. Appendix. Everson, Camp, Developmental Overview and Brief History of Systemic Family Therapy.

O autorze

R. Blaine Everson, Charles R. Figley