Handbook of Military Social Work
Allen Rubin editor Eugenia L Weiss editor Jose E Coll editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published:15th Feb '13
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The need has never been more crucial for community health providers, programs, and organizations to have access to training in addressing the unique behavioral health challenges facing our veterans, active duty military, and their families.
Handbook of Military Social Work is edited by renowned leaders in the field, with contributions from social work professionals drawing from their wealth of experience working with veterans, active duty military, and their families.
Handbook of Military Social Work considers:
- Military culture and diversity
- Women in the military
- Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans
- Traumatic brain injury in the military
- Suicide in the military
- Homelessness among veterans
- Cycles of deployment and family well-being
- Grief, loss, and bereavement in military families
- Interventions for military children and youth
Offering thoughtful advice covering the spectrum of issues encountered by mental health professionals working with individuals and families, Handbook of Military Social Work will contribute to the improvement of efforts to help our military personnel, veterans, and their families deal with the challenges they face.
"This is a desktop resource that students, educators, clinicians, clients, and those not in the field of social work can immediately use. This text scores high in readability, is easy to understand, and has applicability to almost any circumstance confronting social workers today…. The Handbook of Military Social Work is an awesome tool!" (The New Social Worker)
ISBN: 9781118067833
Dimensions: 259mm x 185mm x 46mm
Weight: 1157g
608 pages