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Book SynopsisThis book presents the latest in neuroscience and resiliency research alongside the personal stories of military veterans to advocate for an empirically validated training protocol.In
Bulletproofing the Psyche: Preventing Mental Health Problems in Our Military and Veterans editors Kate Hendricks Thomas and David L. Albright lead an interdisciplinary team of researchers, practitioners, and military veterans in calling for a new kind of training with a focus on bulletproofing the psyche: psychological resiliency skills training. They combine research and storytelling to argue that somatic protocols, a training method long used in the treatment sector to rewire the brain after trauma and a proven, valid alternative to drug and talk therapy, should be applied to the prevention and training sectors. Contributors include leaders in the fields of trauma research, military social work, and veterans'' health.Students and scholars in the fields of social work, military psychology, social
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Table of ContentsForeword Charles R. Figley Acknowledgments and Editors' Note Part One Framing the Issues Chapter 1 Introduction to Military-Connected Well-Being Issues
Jennifer E. C. Lee and Sanela Dursun Point of View—The Small Bible
Matthew J. M. Hendricks Chapter 2 Warrior Culture: Ancient Roots, New Meaning
Kyleanne Hunter Point of View—Armor Down: The Power of Mindfulness
Ben King Chapter 3 Mindfulness: The Neurobehavioral Basis of Resilience
Deborah Norris and Aurora Hutchinson Point of View—A Shift on the Mat
Laura Westley Chapter 4 The Theory and Practice of Training for Resilience
Kate Hendricks Thomas and David L. Albright Chapter 5 Moral Injury and Resilience in the Military
Joseph M. Currier, Jacob K. Farnsworth, Kent D. Drescher, and Wesley H. McCormick Part Two Current Mental Fitness Programming for Military- and Veteran-Connected Populations Chapter 6 Department of Defense Resilience Programming
Cate Florenz and Margaret M. Shields Point of View—Fostering Veteran-Student Health through Stress Management: Creating Belonging and Success in a College Setting through the Veterans at Ease Program
Robin Carnes and Stephen Kaplan Chapter 7 Mental Fitness and Military Veteran Women
Kelli Godfrey, Justin T. McDaniel, Lydia Davey, Sarah Plummer Taylor, and Christine Isana Garcia Point of View—Fitting In and Finding Me
Jessica Wilkes Chapter 8 Learning from Example: Resilience of Service Members Who Identify as LGBT
Katharine Bloeser and Heliana Ramirez Chapter 9 Resilient Military Families
Charles R. McAdams III Chapter 10 The Promotion of Well-Being in Older Veterans
Kari L. Fletcher, Mariah Rooney O'Brien, and Kamilah A. Jones Part Three Collaborating to Provide Mental Fitness Programming for Military-Connected Populations Chapter 11 Faith-Based Programming for Spiritual Fitness
Rev. Sarah A. Shirley, Rev. Elizabeth A. Alders, Howard A. Crosby Jr., Kathleen G. Charters, and Rev. John Edgar Caterson Chapter 12 The Role of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in Military Mental Fitness
Lori L. Davis and Richard Toscano Chapter 13 Adapting the Collective Impact Model to Veteran Services: The Case of AmericaServes
Nicholas J. Armstrong, Gillian S. Cantor, Bonnie Chapman, and James D. McDonough Jr. Point of View—Setting the Bar: Mental Fitness and Performance
Kate Germano Chapter 14 The Way Forward
Kelsey L. Larsen and Elizabeth A. Stanley About the Editors and Contributors Index
