Military Families
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Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military
With the United States’ involvement in numerous combat operations overseas, the need for civilian social workers with the clinical skills necessary to work with members of the military returning from combat, as well as their families, has never been more critical. In this practical and important...
Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge
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Serving Military Families in the 21st Century
Series: Textbooks in Family Studies
This text introduces readers to military families, their resilience, and the challenges of military life. Personal stories from active duty, National Guard, reservists, veterans, and their families, from all branches and ranks of the military, and those who work with military personnel, bring their...
Published April 1st 2012 by Routledge
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Handbook of Counseling Military Couples
Series: Family Therapy and Counseling
The military imposes unique and often severe challenges to couples, which clinicians – particularly the growing numbers of civilian clinicians who see military couples – often struggle to address. These problems are only compounded by misunderstandings and misconceptions about what it means to be...
Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
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Families Under Fire
Systemic Therapy With Military Families
Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series
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’...
Published September 9th 2010 by Routledge
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Counseling Military Families
What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know
According to the United States Department of Defense, by the end of 1993 there were 2,036,646 reservists and family members and 3,343,235 active duty and family members for a total of 5,379,781 people affected by the military. Since then, because of the conflict in Iraq, the numbers have...
Published June 2nd 2008 by Routledge




