Supporting Our Troops’ Families: The Impact of Family Violence on Military Families
Title: Supporting Our Troops’ Families: The Impact of Family Violence on Military Families
Date Recorded: January 21, 2014
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Description: An increasing number of families face the unique challenges of deployment of a family member. This webinar will explore the intersection of military service and family violence, and provide guidance for health care providers in both military and civilian settings who care for military families.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of the stress of military service on psychological health
- Review the research on interpersonal violence and child maltreatment in military families
- Discuss risk assessment and strategies for prevention and management of risk of family violence in military families
- Review practice and policies on the development and promotion of resilience in military families
Speakers:
- Barbara Craig, MD, FAAP Director, Armed Forces Center for Child Protection, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda
- April A. Gerlock, PhD, ARNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Washington
- Katherine Robertson, LCSW Family Advocacy Program Manager, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Military Community and Family Policy, Department of Defense
- Cara J. Krulewitch, CNM, PhD, FACNM Director, Women’s Health, Medical Ethics and Patient Advocacy Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
