Discussion Post: Reflection
As you reflect on all you have learned about military culture in this course, you should have gained a clearer understanding of ways individuals in your profession interact with and support military personnel and their families. If you decide to follow a career path that involves working with military personnel, what might your job expectations be? What challenges and opportunities might you encounter in such a career? How might your career effect social change?
• Post a summary of how your understanding of military culture expanded. Describe the career path or professional role you might choose in working with military personnel and their families.
• Explain how you can contribute to social change in that career path or role.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
Required Readings
• Blaisure, K. R., Saathoff-Wells, T., Pereira, A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., & Dombro, A. L. (2016). Serving military families (2nd ed.). New York: NY: Routledge.
o Chapter 11, "Policies and Programs that Support Military Families" (pp. 259-285)
o Chapter 12, "Civilian Organizations that Support Military Families" (pp. 287-306)
o Chapter 14, "Serving Military Families" (pp. 335-348)
• Lunasco, T. K., Goodwin, E. A., Ozanian, A. J., & Loflin, E. M. (2010). One Shot-One Kill: A culturally sensitive program for the warrior culture. Military Medicine, 175(7), 509-513.
• McFaling, L., D'Angelo, M., Drain, M., Gibbs, D. A., & Rae Olmsted, K. L. (2011). Stigma as a barrier to substance abuse and mental health treatment. Military Psychology, 23(1), 1-5.