Military Veteran Reintegration

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

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Carl Castro, Sanela Dursun, Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families) Castro, Carl (Assistant Professor, USC School of Social Work and Director, Canada) Dursun, Sanela (Research Psychologist and Director, Personnel and Family Support Research section, Defence Research and Development

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Military Veteran Reintegration: Approach, Management, and Assessment of Military Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life offers a toolkit for researchers and practitioners on best practices for easing the reintegration of military veterans returning to civilian society. It lays out how transition occurs, identifies factors that promote or impede transition, and operationalizes outcomes associated with transition success. Bringing together experts from around the world to address the most important aspects of military transition, the book looks at what has been shown to work and what has not, while also offering a roadmap for best-results moving forward.

Contains evidence-based interventions for military veteran-to-civilian transition
Features international experts from North America, Europe and Asia
Includes how to measure transition outcomes
Outlines recovery programs for the injured and sick
Identifies factors that promote or impede successful transition

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-08-20
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt390 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor270
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780128153123

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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

1. Introduction to military-to-civilian life transition2. Definition of a veteran: the military viewed as a culture3. Military-to-civilian transition theories and frameworks4. Military-to-civilian transition policies, processes, and program efforts5. Self-assessment of need for assistance with military-to-civilian transition6. Challenging missions: vulnerable veterans leaving the armed forces and promising avenues to support them7. Development of a Medical Release Transition Framework8. Disability and compensation principles in military-to-civilian transition support9. The transition of military veterans from active service to civilian life: impact of transition on families and the role of the family, support, and recognition10. Public support for veterans leaving the Armed Forces11. Essential components for a successful military-to-civilian transition