Resources for Social Workers Working with the Military Community by Melissa Estevez

Military Culture and Terminology: Enhancing Clinical Competence

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 20:19:35 UTC

Military Culture and Terminology: Enhancing Clinical Competence (PowerPoint Presentation)

Free Resource to Build Resilience in Military Families

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 20:24:15 UTC

"Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society examines the challenges and opportunities facing military families and what is known about effective strategies for supporting and protecting military children and families, as well as lessons to be learned from these experiences. This report offers recommendations regarding what is needed to strengthen the support system for military families."

Cohen Veterans Network Training for Mental Health Providers

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 20:27:13 UTC

This self-paced, interactive training is available to mental health providers at no-cost. Participants can receive four continuing education credits (CEs) upon completion of the course.

7 Modules covering:

Military History
Military Culture
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Race & Ethnicity
Disparities, Minority Stress & Trauma
Clinical Considerations*
Conclusions

*Clinical Considerartions is an key module for addressing cultural humility in the clinical setting:
- Setting Therapeutic Stage
- Inclusive Assessment Strategies
- Providing Culturally Responsive Treatment
- Managing Microaggressions and Repairing the Therapeutic Alliance

Mental Health Services For Military Families

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 20:36:32 UTC

FREE-CVN Suicide Risk Stratification Training Package for Clinicians

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 20:39:06 UTC

CVN has launched the CVN Suicide Risk Stratification Training Package for Clinicians, available to the field at no cost, to help mental health providers enhance their clinical skills around understanding and managing suicide risk.

Psych/Armor-Military Culture Basics

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 20:50:52 UTC

This site also provides courses and CEU's for professionals to serve veteran and military-connected communities.

Cultural Humility Working with Military-Connected Youth

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 20:52:53 UTC

This short, on-demand video brings the voices of military-connected youth to life, and allows us to take important steps toward cultural humility when interacting with these resilient and amazing kids.

No Cost-3 CEU's

Psych/Armor Training: Firearms & Suicide in the Military Community

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 21:11:15 UTC

Firearms & Suicide in the Military-Connected Community: 5 Things Medical Professionals Need to Know, powered by PsychArmor, is narrated by two clinical psychologists. In this short, engaging course, Dr. Ted Bonar and Dr. Heidi Kraft discuss the importance of including conversations about lethal means accessibility – specifically firearms – during safety planning in all types of clinical encounters. They define the scope of the problem, dispel some widely held misconceptions, and explain why military and Veterans gun owners have unique beliefs about weapons, crisis and safe storage. Clinicians will understand the importance of the intersection between military culture and the culture of firearm owners, and approach their Veteran patients with confidence around these critically important conversations.

Psych/Armor Training: Columbia Scale for Caregivers and Spouses

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 21:14:54 UTC

"To create an open, honest discussion about mental health, and to actively prevent more Veterans,and your loved ones, from dying by suicide, caregivers and spouses should use the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, or C-SSRS."

Psych/Armor Training: Supporting Youth Who Support Veteran

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 22:24:41 UTC

"Caregiving youth often make sacrifices to provide care for family members who are ill, injured, elderly, or disabled. This course acknowledges the contributions of these youth caregivers, goes into the scope of the problem, and offers some solutions."

Veteran Resources

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-06 22:51:27 UTC

The veteran resources here included topics such as :

Parenting
Caregivers
Suicide Prevention
Networking
Employment
Transition Support
Spouse and Caregivers
Entrepreneurship
Helpful Apps
Education
General

VA Mobile-Mental Health & Behavioral Health Apps

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-07 17:07:03 UTC

Here you will find apps for Veterans to support their mental health and behavioral therapy needs. From helping you manage trauma symptoms to coping with anger, these mental health apps can provide you with the support you’re looking for.

Trevor Project: LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health 2021

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-07 17:11:38 UTC

"Our third annual survey provides brand new data on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health care disparities, discrimination, food insecurity, conversion therapy, and suicide — in addition to the benefits of LGBTQ-affirming spaces and respecting the pronouns of transgender and nonbinary youth." -Trevor Project

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1-866-488-7386 | Text | Chat

Psych/Armor Training: Women Veterans Series ( Free)

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-07 20:03:44 UTC

This series explores the history, triumphs, and unique challenges of women in uniform throughout history while highlighting the valuable service of the fastest-growing group of Veterans.

Center for Parent & Teen Communication: Supporting Military Families

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-07 20:10:09 UTC

Month of the Military Child Toolkit

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-07 20:11:21 UTC

CALM Training

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-08 02:12:01 UTC

Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. This course is about how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide—and their families—to reduce access.

HOPE for the Warriors

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-08 22:10:01 UTC

Mission:

"We believe those touched by military service can succeed at home by restoring their sense of self, family, and hope. Nationally, Hope For The Warriors provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources."

Military Birth Talk Podcast

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-13 13:31:01 UTC

Podcast: The Education and Training of Military Social Workers: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan Part 1

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-13 13:35:24 UTC

"Military social work, as a field of practice and research, is critical to our relevance as social workers, to the advancement of new career options, and in our leadership among the helping professions. This does not mean that we endorse war or aggression, but rather that we extend meaningful help to those who have been affected. This is a moment in history when we can reassert our central influence as a pivotal healing profession in the midst of wartime and in the aftermath by promoting a vigorous social work research agenda and appropriate training to effectively prepare military social workers" (CSWE, 2010, p. 2).

Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan Part 2

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-13 13:36:17 UTC

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-19 04:19:36 UTC

Developed in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, this course presents a general understanding of suicide within the military and Veteran community in the United States. It addresses how to identify a Veteran who may be at risk and teaches viewers what to do to help. Using the simple steps of S.A.V.E., we can all make a difference.

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-19 04:21:21 UTC

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-19 04:27:20 UTC

The Seven C’s Model of Resilience: Parent Version & Professional Version

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-19 04:47:19 UTC

The Seven C’s Model of Resilience

The seven C’s model of resilience was first published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2006. It draws from a framework originally presented by some of the great leaders of the positive youth development movement. It adds to their model by emphasizing “coping” which prepares one to recover, and “control” which gives one the sense that choices make a real difference.

Each “C” is a critical element that parents, schools, communities, youth programs, and professionals can support in youth. The C’s are all interrelated — forming almost a net of resilience-building strategies. To learn more about each “C”, follow the links provided.

Short Articles on Teens and Depression for Parents

Melissa_Estevez_BaylorU_GSSW — 2024-04-19 05:01:34 UTC