Assignment: Programs for Military Families
There are many programs for military families, but more services are necessary to truly meet the needs of military personnel, veterans, or their families. As you have learned about military culture and the needs of military personnel and their families, you may have gained insight into the types of programs that could support them. This week, you apply what you have learned about the needs of military families to your profession by designing a program relevant to those needs.
There are many programs for military families, but more services are necessary to truly meet the needs of military personnel, veterans, or their families. As you have learned about military culture and the needs of military personnel and their families, you may have gained insight into the types of programs that could support them. You apply what you have learned about the needs of military families to your profession by designing a program relevant to those needs.
Submit a 4 to 5 pages paper in which you design a resource program to support the needs of military families, including the needs of the identified clients in the case study you chose. Be sure to include the following in relation to your design:
A. Provide a brief background of the case study you selected
B. Describe any issues presented in the case study, including common challenges and stressors associated with PTSD or domestic violence
C. Identify any other information you need and why this would be critical in forming a program
D. Describe the social work skills and sensitivities you need to develop the program
E. Explain the military culture elements that are shown in the case study
F. Explain your design and how it would support military families
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference
Blaisure, K. R., Saathoff-Wells, T., Pereira, A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., & Dombro, A. L. (2016). Serving military families (2nd ed.). New York: NY: Routledge.
Chapter 6, "Individual and Family Development in the Military" (pp. 129-159)
Chapter 11, "Policies and Programs that Support Military Families" (pp. 259-285)
Cozza, S. J., Holmes, A. K., & VanOst, S. L. (2013). Family-centered care for military and veteran families affected by combat injury. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 16(3), 311-321.
DeVoe, E. R., & Ross, A. (2012). The parenting cycle of deployment. Military Medicine, 177(2), 184-190.
Lara-Cinisomo, S., Chandra A., Burns, R. M., Jaycox, L. H., Tanielian, T., Ruder, T., & Han, B. (2012). A mixed-method approach to understanding the experiences of non-deployed military caregivers. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(2), 374-384.
Military One Source. (2013). Parenting: Family resilience protective factors.
Case Study: Working With Domestic Violence in the Military: The Case of Mark and Sofia.