Military Veteran Reintegration: Approach, Management, and Assessment of Military Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life

ISBN-13: 9780128153123 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 270 str.

Carl Castro; Sanela Dursun

Spis treści

1. Introduction to military-to-civilian life transition 2. Definition of a veteran: the military viewed as a culture 3.  Military-to-civilian transition theories and frameworks 4. Military-to-civilian transition policies, processes, and program efforts 5. Self-assessment of need for assistance with military-to-civilian  transition 6. Challenging missions: vulnerable veterans leaving the armed forces and promising avenues to support them 7. Development of a Medical Release Transition Framework 8.  Disability and compensation principles in military-to-civilian transition support 9.  The transition of military veterans from active service to civilian life: impact of transition on families and the role of the family, support, and recognition 10. Public support for veterans leaving the Armed Forces 11. Essential components for a successful military-to-civilian transition

O autorze

Assistant professor, USC School of Social Work. Director of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families. 33 years in the US Army, having obtained the rank of colonel. Chair of a NATO research group on military veteran transitions, a Fulbright Scholar, and editor of Military Behavioral Health. Author of Military Life: The Psychology of Serving in Peace and Combat and Deployment Psychology Research psychologist and director of the Personnel and Family Support Research section at Defense Research and Development Canada