[PDF] Military Transition Theory eBook

Author : Carl Andrew Castro
Publisher : Springer
Page : pages
File Size : 16,11 MB
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319438436

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This book explores the process through which service members transition from military to civilian life, and the implications of that transition on their mental and physical well-being and functioning. The authors present a theoretical framework that helps conceptualize the process of military transition. The theory is broken into three overlapping components: approaching military transition, which outlines the personal, cultural and transitional factors that create the base of the transition trajectory; managing the transition, which explores the factors impacting the transition's trajectory; and assessing the transition, which describes the outcome of the transition in the realms of work, family, health, and general well-being. The authors then demonstrate how this framework can be applied to practice, providing an opportunity to redefine how we help veterans.

Author : Carl Castro
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,8 MB
Release : 2019-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 012815313X

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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

Author : Kevin M Wilson-Smith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 19,1 MB
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 3030123383

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This book outlines the relationship between social identity theory and military to civilian transition, examining the mass movement of soldiers back into the civilian occupational world by considering literature specifically on role exit and in relation to the process of full-time military exit. The authors document a range of biographical and experientially-focussed case studies to highlight the range of transitions experienced by individuals leaving the armed forces. This book highlights the challenges faced by those transitioning between military and civilian roles through retirement, redundancy, medical discharge or in constant transition as a Reservist. It addresses themes of significant public interest in the light of the recent restructure of the UK full-time and reserve services and following the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Author : Steve Chan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 2007-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134069839

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This volume analyzes the extent of ongoing power shifts among the leading powers, exploring the portents for their future growth, and seeking indicators of their relative commitment to the existing international order.

Author : Shawn Ryan
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,96 MB
Release : 2010
Category :
ISBN :

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Attending college or university immediately after serving on active duty in the U.S. military can be a challenging transition because the daily roles and responsibilities of active duty service members greatly differ from that of college students. Therefore, the purpose of this report is to provide an accurate portrayal of the experiences and challenges veterans encounter when they leave the armed forces and become students at a college or university. The report is a resource that academic advisors and other student affairs professionals can use to increase their awareness and understanding of veterans' transition experiences from military life to college life. To achieve this goal, the following are included in the report: (a) a theory driven description of veterans' needs and concerns as they transition from military to college, and available resources that can facilitate veterans' transitions; (b) questions advisors should ask themselves and their respective institution regarding how they can better serve this population of students; and (c) three case studies of student-veterans who served at least two, but no more than four, years of active duty in the United States Armed Forces, and who chose to enroll in an institution of higher education shortly after their discharge from the military. The four coping mechanisms, or four S's (Situation, Self, Support, Strategies), of Schlossberg's Transition Theory (Schlossberg, Waters, & Goodman, 1995) serve as the organizing framework of the report. Although some articles have touched upon Schlossberg's transition model to the student-veteran transition (DiRamio, Ackerman, & Mitchell, 2008; Livingston, 2009), none used the model as a framework to organize the relevant literature.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 2019-10-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309489539

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The U.S. military has been continuously engaged in foreign conflicts for over two decades. The strains that these deployments, the associated increases in operational tempo, and the general challenges of military life affect not only service members but also the people who depend on them and who support them as they support the nation â€" their families. Family members provide support to service members while they serve or when they have difficulties; family problems can interfere with the ability of service members to deploy or remain in theater; and family members are central influences on whether members continue to serve. In addition, rising family diversity and complexity will likely increase the difficulty of creating military policies, programs and practices that adequately support families in the performance of military duties. Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society examines the challenges and opportunities facing military families and what is known about effective strategies for supporting and protecting military children and families, as well as lessons to be learned from these experiences. This report offers recommendations regarding what is needed to strengthen the support system for military families.

Author : Michael Lawrence Faulkner
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,97 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business networks
ISBN : 9781256888871

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Teaches transitioning service-members how to properly network and build relationships with the people in their community who are most willing and able to help them launch new careers of their choosing.

Author : Daniel E. Valdez
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 24,37 MB
Release : 2018-05-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 148086093X

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Many veterans come home from service excited and ready to conquer the world. They return to their families with a drive to move their lives forward. It feels good for a while. Everyone is happy to see them, and theyre proud of their service. Then something odd happens. Everything they thought would materialize doesnt quite take shape. They go from hero to zero. In PSAD Post Service Adjustment Disorder, author and former Marine Daniel E. Valdez addresses and identifies specific adjustment issues all military personnel and their families experience upon release from active duty. He offers a basic, step-by-step map showing how an individual can serve their country, succeed in the military, and then have their life fall apart when they come home, a component of veteran transition often overlooked by professionals. He also identifies ways both veterans and civilians view each other that often leads to divide and miscommunication. Formulated from more than fifteen years of collecting and recording various forms of testimonies, interviews, therapy, counseling, group discussions, rehabilitation, recovery, ministry work, and Faith-based retreats, Valdez gives meaning to the phenomenon of Post Service Adjustment Disorder and offers solutions. Insightful and practical, PSAD Post Service Adjustment Disorder is filled with sober wisdom regarding issues military veterans have upon reentering civilian life.

Author : Kris Shea (Psy.D. candidate at the University of Hartford)
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 2024
Category : Group psychotherapy
ISBN :

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The United States Armed Forces was recently engaged in the longest sustained military operations since the Vietnam War. Because these conflicts have only recently ended, experts across various disciplines are focusing on what can be done to heal returning veterans’ psychological wounds and ease their transition to civilian life. The military transition process can be conceptualized through the lens of Schlossberg’s (1981) transition theory as characterized by the 4-S model: (a) situation, (b) self, (c) support, and (d) strategies. Understanding the military transition process will lend itself to recognizing the unique challenges veterans face, including difficulties with interpersonal relationships, processing traumatic experiences, and reestablishing a sense of self. Research shows that such difficulties with the transition process increase risk of suicidality. The Department of Defense (DoD), in conjunction with Veterans Affairs (VA), requires transitioning veterans to participate in a Transition Assistance Program. While quite helpful, this program nevertheless fails to address potential mental health issues veterans may experience upon reintegration. The treatment model presented here is designed to rectify this and provide combat veterans with early mental health intervention and meaning-making opportunities through group-based narrative therapy.

Author : Peter D. Harms
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 25,28 MB
Release : 2018-08-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1787561836

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This volume examines the causes and consequences of stress in the military, focussing on how stress and well-being shape the experiences of military personnel both in and out of the combat zone.