The Importance Of A Military Sub Concentration Student

INTRODUCTION: How many people have a Veteran in their family or know one? If yes do you help them or is it someone else’s problem. Well many people think it’s someone else problem, but the truth is it’s our problem.

The main problem discovered is military members are experiencing psychological problems from stressors due to deployments and not seeking help for their discomforts. Many of the military members returning

When I first started to research about how the American society helps discharged soldiers, I first wanted to know what type of help society offer to them. The article “10 Organizations that Help Veterans Transition to Civilian Life” published by Vista College helped me view a plethora of organizations that offer help to veterans. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) organization helps “connect veterans to one another and educate them on,” issues and benefits they could get when transitioning

The stigma that the military culture practice may be a barrier that will have an impact in the veteran receiving services or treatment in the future. This stigma has not only been seen in the military environment, but as cultural stigma as well among civilians. What is also a factor of not seeking treatment would include the type of ranking that was obtained in the military, the type of combat exposure experienced, the duration of their deployments, and any psychosocial environmental contexts that happened near them during their

Kalynn Blassingame Cleary is a twenty-two-year-old Army combat medic stationed at West Point, NY. She currently is taking online classes to obtain her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology/Social Work at Collin College. Her current profession as a combat medic has permitted her to follow her lifelong dream and passion to help people when they are in need. During her enlistment process with the Army, she took a test that listed her aptitudes and it was determined that she would be a good fit as a combat medic. To be qualified as a combat medic, you have to go through 12 weeks of medical training and pass a 5-day final exam. Her current job as a combat medic is at the Cadet Health clinic, which is located at the United States Military Academy at West Point. “Every morning I run a sick call in the clinic, never knowing how many patients I am going to treat, the number normally ranges from five patients to fifty patients.” Kalynn said, “Every individual I treat has a unique set of qualities.” During her interview, Kalynn talked about how

Often times, we try to show our support for one another in various ways such as donations, marches, and social media, but are we truly doing enough as a society? In the book Tribe on Homecoming and Belonging the author, Sebastian Junger, discusses the benefits of small, closely-knit communities that share difficult experiences with one another. One specific community under discussion is U.S. combat veterans who experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While deployed, this group is often split into tight-knit platoons, which creates a strong bond between the members. Strengthening this bond is the dangerous and difficult situations that this ‘tribe’ faces together. When the soldiers return home, they lose this bond and begin relying

Throughout my academic career, I have gained clinical experience, developed strong research skills, and have been recognized for passion for the field of psychology. Specifically, I am determined to treat adolescents and veterans that are suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an evidence-based trauma specialist. FIT’s Psy.D program is strongly aligned with my career goals as its robust offerings, such as the Family Learning Program and Center for Combat Veteran Resiliency which can provide me with the tools that I need to be a successful practitioner.

Dr. Hain is an extremely qualified and highly skilled psychiatrist with over 10 years of clinical experience. At KACH, he is the primary psychiatrist in the department, as out other full time psychiatrist recently took a job in the civilian sector. Dr. Hain is board certified as a child and adolescent psychiatrist and sees a mix of child, adolescent, and adult patients. A key aspect of his position is following cadets who require psychiatric services and making fitness determinations as cadets prepare for commissioning: accession to standards waivers, consultant to the USMA Surgeon, CoC, and with Psychiatric Consultant to the Surgeon General. In addition, as an experienced healthcare provider, his duties include writing profiles, sometimes, unique to military, review NARSUMS, and interact with Command.

Lastly, Ms. Davis is faced with a geographical and professional isolation dilemma. The reserve unit she is working for is located in Germany. The main hospital, including the mental health clinic, is required by regulation to provide services to active duty members and their dependents. Reservists and their families, by nature of their limited active duty status, only have access to the military hospital and their services when they are on orders. Geographical separation and limited services in overseas locations often create high levels of stress for reservists and their families if they are not otherwise adequately insured. Ms. Davis’ colleagues in the hospital are already working long days to meet the needs of the active duty population and their dependents, yet there are still countless members and families on the waiting list.

Mental and emotional health can have interpersonal, and social impacts; I want to provide evidenced-based mental, emotional and behavioral health interventions within the context of families, communities and larger systems, to children and adolescents. My goal as a licensed counselor will be to develop a collaborative relationship where each client feels empowered to act as an expert in developing effective coping skills, manage anxiety, depression, navigate difficult life transitions, and enhance communication skills and relationships. Reflective practice and self-evaluation will be an integral part of my practice. This also means being able to set my experiences, values, privilege, beliefs and biases aside during counseling sessions and allowing the clients goals and needs to take precedence. In order to be well-rounded in my profession, my day-to-day functions will include, assessments, psychological testing, counseling, personality testing, teaching, treatment plans, referrals, coordinate services, case-management, client-family- community education, documentation,

As the small group grew larger, I achieved great satisfaction in the effects that it had on the participating soldiers. This confirmed my thoughts that I had found my true calling. The second event that affected my decision was when I returned from my second combat deployment in Bagram, Afghanistan. Upon returning there were hundreds of soldiers who requested to seek mental health treatment for a variety of reasons, including loss of a loved one, night terrors, and suicidal thoughts. Although every soldier that requested mental health treatment was able to meet with a mental health professional, such as a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC), a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), and a licensed professional counselor (LPC), there were still dozens of soldiers that weren’t diagnosed for months because of the lack of clinical psychologists who was required for specific testing. Understanding that there was a need for something that I was passionate about ultimately made me decide to pursue a doctorate because I plan to conduct research during the program and after licensure. A Ph.D. is a research degree that requires conceptual and theoretical knowledge; it is not enough to regurgitate

Similarly, veteran’s personal pride of being strong and reliable was one of the focal arguments of feeling reluctant to seek psychological care in a qualitative study of veterans with PTSD (Sayer et al., 2009). In like manner, Britt, Greene, Castro, and Hoge (2006) highlighted the similar issue based on their survey outcome that receiving help from a medical doctor or a chaplain had no differences from receiving help from psychologist. These findings indicate that the military culture inevitably holds a distinctive impact on service members that there is little to no tolerance for being “weak” and “deviant.” Particularly since these service members’ attitude and belief seemed to be exceptionally dutiful, one study found that military personnel believed that an adverse label would be stuck on them if they asked for treatment (Stecker, Fortney, Hamilton, & Ajzen, 2007).

The clinical problem I am most interested in addressing during the course of my program is the effective application of therapeutic treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on the military population. When you look at this issue from a military perspective, it becomes clear that our understanding and treatment of the issue is still in its infancy.

George’s father was a Vietnam Vet that was abusive to him and his mother. My dad was also a Vietnam Vet in the 70’s and his dad was also abusive to my mother and me. I have been diagnosed with chronic depression, anxiety, panic attacks, negative self-esteem, mood swings, thoughts of ending my life, sleep deprived, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and my symptoms are regular. The article included very good techniques to assist in the coaching process, therefore I am taking these Coaching, Counseling and Human Services courses to improve myself and to help others like George and

It is imperative that social workers become knowledgeable about their clients’ cultures and are culturally sensitive. In learning about their clients’ cultures, social workers need to be aware of how powerful and significant culture is in relating to clients’ behavior, values, and beliefs. Becoming culturally competent requires the ability to integrate awareness, knowledge, and skills while maintaining a positive working relationship with the client (Sue and Zane, 1987). Today, the concerns regarding cultural competency continue to accentuate the importance of preparing social workers for a diversified society.