The Thompson Family

What are returning veterans really experiencing?Did their stress get released or may they still suffer. Many of our returning veterans faces a lot of problems from problems ranging from PTSD to no jobs.These problems are important because some veterans commit suicide because they can’t get help.Homelessness is among the most urgent problems facing our veterans and simply the easiest problem to fix.Upon returning home, they may struggle to find employment, obtain felicitous health care or secure treatment for war-related mental illness and this is the problem when the government failed to help the returning veterans

Mama Mia Capapasosa Sockscalp was born on July 12, 1242 in Furrington, Furria to Mabel and Maurice Sockscalp. She had no siblings. Mabel Sockscalp (née Tiffany) was the daughter of a wealthy business owner, and Maurice came from an honorable line of royal advisers to the King. Mia had a comfortable childhood in the upper-crust of Furrington society, but her parents were often absent due to their extravagant and high-paying careers. This resulted in Mia's distant and off-putting deposition.

With the withdrawal of U.S. military troops from Iraq and the reduction in force due to federal budget constraints, thousands of military members are returning to civilian life. For some military service member the adjustment to civilian life is challenging. During the reintegration period, veterans face a variety of issues from relating to friends and family, moving to find work, entering the work force and creating a new structure within their daily lives. Not all problems can be solved, but as a step forward every veteran should be assigned a social worker and provided with better job preference within federal, state and county sections. Reintegration process has come a long way from previous years, but there are still visible issue that

Upon learning from a Connecticut National Guard recruiter that I was ineligible to enlist in any branch of the United States Armed Forces due to a chronic illness that will require medication indefinitely, I was devastated. However, despite this devastation, it was my desire to serve and to be a part of the military culture that became the driving force behind the decision to become a certified Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families – Advanced Social Worker (MVF-ASW). Even though this career does not involve being on the front lines, I can still provide direct services to the children of active duty service members as they navigate the extended deployments, frequent moves and strained familial relationships. Even though this particular credential is not mandatory to work as a youth services coordinator on a military base, it is recommended because it will provide me with the specialized knowledge and understanding of military culture that can help me to be a more effective social worker in this particular field.

The framework expresses helping children deal with ambiguous losses including children whose family member has been deployed (Konrad, pg. 243). One of the ways to deal with loss is to find meaning in what has happened.

In conclusion, this podcast shined light on a lot of issues service members and veterans experience while risking their lives for our country. Most importantly, it shined light on how social workers can help this populations. Dr. Figley stated that social workers can assist veterans with adjustment issues after deployment by understanding what happened to them; what they lived through; and it will take time for them to adjust to a new environment. Understanding those key concepts will allow us as social workers to work more effectively with the military

As we look at the over, arching aspect of family implications, the most common aspect associated to this is the number of service member deaths. By the numbers alone, those killed in conjunction to the operations of the past 14 years do not hold a candle to the sheer numbers of World Wars I and II, Korea, or Vietnam. We must look past these numbers and look at all injuries, which will then significantly increase the casualty numbers. Many of the millions of wounded warriors resulting of their service, both the physical and emotional trauma, will affect them for the rest of their lives. (Morin, 2011) With casualty rates today we can no longer only look at the service members themselves, the burdens and joys of life continue even in their absence. Now, in today’s families, the decision to serve, or the continuation of service affect everyone within the household.

Denouement ? Marvin knows his children will be one of the first to step foot on Earth again.

I relocated from California to Virginia as the spouse of a military servicemember, to further my education after obtaining an Associate’s Degree in Nursing and to join my husband who recently returned from an eleven-month deployment. As a young, Puerto Rican and African-American couple, we committed ourselves to ensuring our future children would be afforded the opportunities our communities are not privileged and often discouraged from attempting to access by individuals within and outside of their immediate environments. We decided to exercise self-discipline in areas generally contradictory to the behaviors in our communities by postponing offspring, living a healthy lifestyle, saving and investing our finances, satisfying student loan and credit card debt, and obtaining the highest marks in academia. What we found was not what we thought we would achieve: practicing nearly seamless interrelationship communication, debt free, maintaining 4.0 grade point averages, collectively obtaining four academic degrees, and becoming property

Michael Smith is a 51-year-old African American male Veteran, who served in the army during the Persian Gulf War. Currently, Mr. Smith has been employed within North Carolina’s Highway Patrol for 19 years. Mr. Smith specified his religion as Baptist. Mr. Smith married his current wife three months ago, after having a relationship with her for the duration of two years. Mr. Smith stated he has two biological children, ages 21 and 17, and two stepchildren ages 23 and 27. Mr. Smith stated he has safe and secure housing. Currently, Mr. Smith has two children living in the household with he and his wife. Mr. Smith stated one of his children is relocating from Maryland to Fayetteville, North Carolina and he is excited about them moving home, because that child has his only two grandchildren. Mr. Smith stated both of his parents are deceased. He stated the relationships that he has with his wife, siblings, and co-workers is good. He stated he has one deceased sister and two living brothers. He stated currently the relationship he has with his friends is strained and he has refrained from communicating with them.

The James family consists of Mr. Robert James, the beta of the pack. Then Mrs. Hallie James, the female beta and sometimes stay at home mom to two kids. Mr. and Mrs. James have a daughter and a son. Their oldest is a little boy named Caleb, maybe a little over four years old. Finally, the youngest is their daughter Ali, who is maybe a little over two years old.

William Stafford was born on January 17, 1914 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was the oldest of the three children in the family. “Stafford grew up with an appreciation for nature and books” (Poem Hunter). The Stafford family moved around a lot during the Great Depression, and William’s father Earl had a hard time finding a job due to the events going on at the time. As a teenager in high school, William had made the decision that he would help out his family by getting a job as well. “William helped his family by delivering papers, working in the sugar beet fields, raising vegetables, and as an electrician's mate” (Poem Hunter). He graduated at his high school in 1933 and had gone to two different junior colleges in Liberal Kansas.

The memo that was constructed for the Smithson family will provide an in-depth summary regarding the direction the family should go into starting their business. Within this memo a detailed analysis will provide a layout to expand their company globally and continue to grow at a steadfast pace. The seriousness of the widget invention that was constructed is revolutionary to say the least. The primary concern that Gloria Smithson has expressed is in regards to the personal liabilities for the members of her family. Therefore with that being said, personal liabilities will be part of the main vision of this memo as well. The most efficient way to get to this resolution is by selecting the best business formation for the invention, identify them, identify the pros and cons and lastly, select the formation that best suits the Smithson’s family.

Growing up in a single-parent household, there was no breadwinner system. The only source of income for the family came from one person, my mother. She worked long hours away from home to provide for us. However, when I married and became a mother the breadwinner system was hard at work. I was a stay at home mom, while my husband went to work every day and was the sole provider for our family. We did indeed have a clear distinction of roles, he provided for the family and I took care of it. We made sacrifices that allowed the situation to work, but they were just that, sacrifices. While it was a far cry from the Clever household, our choice was that of many in our community.

Another aspect I noticed is that the Meyer family is very complex in its make up and that they do not fit the definition of a typical nuclear family (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2016). This is because a nuclear family is made up of biological or adopted children (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2016), whereas the Meyer’s have one adopted child, three biological, and four fostered. Further, after learning more about the family and its construction, I felt amazed by its diversity and elated that I was able to work with a family that is composed of multiple members from a variety of