Handbook of Military Social Work

Allen Rubin, Ph.D. is the Kantambu Latting College Professorship for Leadership and Change at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. He is the author of a number of bestselling titles in social work research and the past president of the Society for Social Work and Research.Eugenia Weiss is a Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed psychologist. Weiss assisted in developing the USC's military social work sub-concentration and teaches a course on military families. Her research interests include diversity and multicultural training in social work education and family attachment issues through the phases of military deployment. Jose E. Coll is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Saint Leo University and Director of Veteran Student Services, where he has been a faculty member since 2011. Prior to joining St. Leo, he was a Clinical Associate Professor and Chair of the Mlitary Social Work & Veterans Services at USC's School of Social Work. Coll is a Marine Corps veteran who served with 1st Force Reconnaissance Company. His research focuses on counseling practices with veterans, cognitive development and cognitive complexities, and underage college substance abuse.

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• Foreword xiiiPreface xviiAcknowledgments xxiIntroduction: Understanding and Intervening With Military Personnel and Their Families: An Overview xxiiiAllen RubinAbout the Editors xxxiiiAbout the Contributors xxxvPart I: Foundations of Social Work With Service Members and Veterans1 A Brief History of Social Work With the Military and Veterans 3Allen Rubin and Helena Harvie2 Military Culture and Diversity 21Jose E. Coll, Eugenia L. Weiss, and Michael Metal3 Women in the Military 37Eugenia L. Weiss and Tara DeBraber4 Ethical Decision Making in Military Social Work 51James G. Daley5 Secondary Trauma in Military Social Work 67Allen Rubin and Eugenia L. WeissPart II: Interventions for the Behavioral Health Problems of Service Members and Veterans 6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Veterans 81Jeffrey S. Yarvis7 The Neurobiology of PTSD and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) 99Jimmy Stehberg, David L. Albright, and Eugenia L. Weiss8 Treating Combat-Related PTSD With Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy 113Suzanne Leaman, Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, JoAnn Difede, Judith Cukor, Maryrose Gerardi, and Albert “Skip” Rizzo9 Psychopharmacology for PTSD and Co-Occurring Disorders 141Bruce Capehart and Matt Jeffreys10 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the Military 163Cynthia Boyd and Sarah Asmussen11 TBI and Social Work Practice 179Margaret A. Struchen, Allison N. Clark, and Allen Rubin12 Assessing, Preventing, and Treating Substance Use Disorders in Active Duty Military Settings 191Allen Rubin and Willie G. Barnes13 Preventing and Intervening With Substance Use Disorders in Veterans 209Rachel Burda-Chmielewski and Aaron Nowlin14 Suicide in the Military 225Colanda CatoPart III: Veterans and Systems of Care15 Homelessness Among Veterans 247Edward V. Carrillo, Joseph J. Costello, and Caleb Yoon Ra16 Navigating Systems of Care 271Jennifer Roberts17 Transitioning Veterans Into Civilian Life 281Jose E. Coll and Eugenia L. WeissPart IV: Families Impacted by Military Service18 A Brief History of U.S. Military Families and the Role of Social Workers 301Jesse Harris19 Cycle of Deployment and Family Well-Being 313Keita Franklin20 Supporting National Guard and Reserve Members, and Their Families 335Christina Harnett21 The Exceptional Family Member Program: Helping Special Needs Children in Military Families 359Barbara Yoshioka Wheeler, Deborah McGough, and Fran Goldfarb22 Grief, Loss, and Bereavement in Military Families 383Jill Harrington-LaMorie23 The Stress Process Model for Supporting Long-Term Family Caregiving 409Monica M. Matthieu and Angela B. Swensen24 Family-Centered Programs and Interventions for Military Children and Youth 427Gregory A. Leskin, Ediza Garcia, Julie D’Amico, Catherine E. Mogil, and Patricia E. Lester25 Couple Therapy for Redeployed Military and Veteran Couples 443Kathryn Basham26 Theory and Practice With Military Couples and Families 467Eugenia L. Weiss, Tara DeBraber, Allison Santoyo, and Todd CreagerAppendix: Veteran Organizations and Military Family Resources 493Prepared by James A. Martin, Keita Franklin, Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Jose E. Coll, and Eugenia L. WeissGlossary of Military Terms 517Jose E. CollAuthor Index 531Subject Index 551