Military Veteran Reintegration
Approach, Management, and Assessment of Military Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life

Evidence-based management, intervention and assessment best practices for mental health professionals working with military veterans transitioning back to civilian life

Carl Castro (Edited by), Sanela Dursun (Edited by)

9780128153123, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 20 August 2019

270 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.39 kg

Military Veteran Reintegration: Approach, Management, and Assessment of Military Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life offers a toolkit for researchers and practitioners on best practices for easing the reintegration of military veterans returning to civilian society. It lays out how transition occurs, identifies factors that promote or impede transition, and operationalizes outcomes associated with transition success. Bringing together experts from around the world to address the most important aspects of military transition, the book looks at what has been shown to work and what has not, while also offering a roadmap for best-results moving forward.

1. Introduction to military-to-civilian life transition 2. Definition of a veteran: the military viewed as a culture 3.  Military-to-civilian transition theories and frameworks 4. Military-to-civilian transition policies, processes, and program efforts 5. Self-assessment of need for assistance with military-to-civilian  transition 6. Challenging missions: vulnerable veterans leaving the armed forces and promising avenues to support them 7. Development of a Medical Release Transition Framework 8.  Disability and compensation principles in military-to-civilian transition support 9.  The transition of military veterans from active service to civilian life: impact of transition on families and the role of the family, support, and recognition 10. Public support for veterans leaving the Armed Forces 11. Essential components for a successful military-to-civilian transition

Subject Areas: Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Psychology [JM]