Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: Apr. 14, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 14.04.2016 1:02 pm

The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:

● Predictors of Positive Illicit Drug Tests After OEF/OIF Deployment Among Army Enlisted Service Members.
● Self-Directed Violence Aboard U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers: An Examination of General and Shipboard-Specific Risk and Protective Factors.

Staff Perspective: Celebrating & Caring for the Military Child: Honoring our Youngest Heroes Year-Round

By Kimberly Copeland  on 13.04.2016 1:20 pm

Thirty years ago, then Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger declared April the “Month of the Military Child.” This sentiment was later formalized with the passing of Senate Resolution 107 on April 23, 2013, which, in part, stated that “in honoring the children of members of the Armed Forces” we, the people, “recognize that those children also share in the burden of protecting the United States.”

Guest Perspective: Employment - Another Tool to Help Your Veteran Clients

By Nathan D. Ainspan  on 12.04.2016 12:08 pm

It should not surprise you to hear that employment is critical for good mental health and can even be part of the treatment for your clients who may have mental health issues. Even though you are not a career counselor, you can still have an enormous impact on your Veteran clients by helping them in their search for post-military employment. This blog will outline the mental health benefits of employment and explain why you should consider integrating the issue of employment into your repertoire of tools for helping your clients. It then suggests how you can help your Veteran clients with their search for employment and lists resources that you can use with them.

CDP News: Apr. 8, 2016

By Christopher Adams  on 08.04.2016 11:43 am

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. The first full week of April was another busy one and there’s plenty more on the horizon.

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