Synopses & Reviews
Today, there are more military family members than there are total uniformed service members. Sixty percent of the military are married, including more than eighty percent of all career-status personnel, and many have small children. They come from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and they represent a wide variety of family types, including single parents, dual career military couples, and families with eldercare responsibilities. In an effort to cut costs, many of the services utilized by military families are being privatized or outsourced to civilian service providers. This guide is designed to benefit anyone who provides services to these families, particularly those who may have little or no prior knowledge of the unique nature of military families and military family life.
This book contains research-based information about the unique needs of military families across various duty-related conditions, as well as within the context of military career demands. Its multi-service focus addresses the provision of human services in both peace and wartime. Topics include military spouse employment, retirement issues, family support during deployments, the New Parent Support Program, and the experiences of adult children of military parents. The authors encourage an understanding of military community-based programs and services, and they offer the reader numerous resources for collaboration with the military community.
Synopsis
A primer for civilian human service providers who, due to outsourcing and privatization of many services, increasingly find themselves responsible for issues involving the care and support of members of the military and their families.
Synopsis
Today, there are more military family members than there are total uniformed service members. Sixty percent of the military are married, including more than eighty percent of all career-status personnel, and many have small children. They come from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and they represent a wide variety of family types, including single parents, dual career military couples, and families with eldercare responsibilities. In an effort to cut costs, many of the services utilized by military families are being privatized or outsourced to civilian service providers. This guide is designed to benefit anyone who provides services to these families, particularly those who may have little or no prior knowledge of the unique nature of military families and military family life.
Synopsis
Today, there are more military family members than there are total uniformed service members. Sixty percent of the military are married, including more than eighty percent of all career-status personnel, and many have small children. They come from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and they represent a wide variety of family types, including single parents, dual career military couples, and families with eldercare responsibilities. In an effort to cut costs, many of the services utilized by military families are being privatized or outsourced to civilian service providers. This guide is designed to benefit anyone who provides services to these families, particularly those who may have little or no prior knowledge of the unique nature of military families and military family life. This book contains research-based information about the unique needs of military families across various duty-related conditions, as well as within the context of military career demands. Its multi-service focus addresses the provision of human services in both peace and wartime. Topics include military spouse employment, retirement issues, family support during deployments, the New Parent Support Program, and the experiences of adult children of military parents. The authors encourage an understanding of military community-based programs and services, and they offer the reader numerous resources for collaboration with the military community.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Gary Bowen
Introduction by James A. Martin, Leora N. Rosen, and Linette R. Sparacio
The Culture and Conditions of Military Family Life
Today's Active Duty Military Family: The Evolving Challenges of Military Family Life by James A. Martin and Peggy McClure
The "Citizen-Soldier" and Reserve Component Families by Josephine G. Pryce, Dorothy Ogilvy-Lee, and David H. Pryce
The Special Case of the Young Enlisted Family by David S. Wolpert et al.
Coping with the Unique Demands of Military Family Life by Leora N. Rosen and Doris B. Durand
The Role of the Senior Army Wife by Doris B. Durand
Military Spouse Employment: Challenges and Opportunities by Theresa Russo, Lea M. Dougherty, and James A. Martin
Military Retirement and the Transition to Civilian Life by David S. Wolpert
Some Unique Aspects of Military Family Life
Wartime Stress and Family Adaptation by Leora N. Rosen, Doris B. Durand, and James A. Martin
Providing Family Support During Military Deployments by D. Bruce Bell and Walter R. Schumm
Marital Adjustment During Deployment by Leora N. Rosen and Doris B. Durand
Family Advocacy Issues
Understanding Spouse Abuse in Military Families by Stephen J. Brannen and Elwood R. Hamlin II
Responding to Child Maltreatment Involving Military Families by Albert L. Brewster
Transition into Parenthood for High-Risk Families: The New Parent Support Program by Martha Salas and Leasley Besetsny
Children and Adolescents in the Military
Young Children's Adaptation to a Military Lifestyle by Henry K. Watanabe and Peter S. Jensen
The Strengths and Vulnerabilities of Adolescents in Military Families by Dorothy J. Jeffreys and Jeffrey D. Leitzel
Beyond Adolescence: The Experiences of Adult Children of Military Parents by Morten G. Ender
Afterword: The Changing Nature of Military Service and Family Life by James A. Martin
Index