The military imposes unique and often severe challenges to couples, which clinicians – particularly the growing numbers of civilian clinicians who see military couples – often struggle to address. Handbook of Counseling Military Couples includes a clear, thorough introduction to military culture and to couple relationships in the military. It provides readers with expert analyses of the special types of issues that come up for military couples and shows clinicians how to address them productively.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Overview: A detailed introduction to military culture.
- Expert Analyses: Insightful discussions on the unique issues faced by military couples.
- Practical Guidance: Strategies for clinicians to effectively support military couples.
- In-depth Questions: Addresses key questions about rights, attitudes, and treatment modalities for military members.
Additional Information
These problems are only compounded by misunderstandings and misconceptions about what it means to be part of a specific branch of the military and part of the military as a whole. In the chapters, readers will find the answers to questions such as how are military couples’ rights different from those of civilians? What attitudes and beliefs about relationships might military members bring to a session, and how are those different from those of civilians? What is the state of marriage and divorce in each of the branches and within the military in general? For a particular treatment modality, how does research with military members compare to that of civilians? When should particular treatment strategies be used, and why – and how?
