This resource list contains 24 categories with references specific to military culture, the military community, deployment & reintegration, military families, children, interventions, relationships, and trauma, The list was complied in support of educators, counselors, social workers, the military and civilian communities who support our armed forces.
Military families...research, historical overviews, practice and programs. Introduction by Shelly MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D. CFLE, Purdue University.
Special access: Since the well-being of military families has re-emerged as an important topic for our nation during the last decade, this issue of NCFR Report is available to all readers.
You are invited to participate in the 60-minute web conference Secure Attachments: Building Caring Relationships with Parents and Children on Wednesday, February 29 at 2 p.m. EST.
The Alliance seeks to optimize the preparedness of behavioral health providers working to enhance the resilience, recovery and reintegration of Service members, Veterans, and their Family members and communities throughout the military, post-military, and family life cycles.
The Family Development concentration of eXtension's Military Families Learning Community invites you to participate in an important 60-minute web conference focused on working with military families to improve Social Support Systems.
The Alliance of Military and Veteran Family Behavioral Health Providers - "Alliance" is a network of more than 600 providers and advocates from DoD agencies, the Services, the Department of Veteran Affairs, other federal agencies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and community advocates. This resource guide provides information on Department of Defense Policies, topic specific information related to domestic violence issues and prevention, and International and National Organizations and Resources (including NCFR).
Presider: Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Ph.D., Purdue University
The workshop includes (1) a research update with Dr. Karney for practitioners about marriage and divorce in military families and (2) breakout sessions on marital education, family therapy, community capacity building, and military family therapy policies and practice. These sessions will be led by experienced providers and researchers, including our own NCFR members who study or create programs for military families. No cost for this extra session, and lunch is included; pre-registration is required however.
The NCFR Fellows designation is the highest honor afforded NCFR members. Fellows will present these roundtables. All attendees are invited to come and learn from the Fellows expertise. Choose one roundtable to attend.
