Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Pathways to Military Psychology, Part 2

By Regina Shillinglaw  on 02.01.2019 9:56 am
Regina Shillinglaw, Ph.D.

In my previous entry, I wrote about the top ten things to remember when considering a military internship or a military psychology career. In this post, I think it makes sense to write a bit more about the officer training experience required of all Air Force psychologists. More importantly, I have some “most helpful points” to share from recent graduates.

CDP News: 22 December 2018

By Christopher Adams  on 21.12.2018 1:47 pm

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. We're down to the last few days of the year, but there's plenty coming up in 2019. 

Research Update: 20 December 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 20.12.2018 11:17 am
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Peritraumatic and Posttraumatic Emotions Questionnaires Among Active Duty Military Personnel With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Psychological Comorbidities Among U.S. Active Duty Service Members, 2006–2013.
● Understanding Gender Differences in Resilience Among Veterans: Trauma History and Social Ecology.
Please note: This will be the final Research Update of the year. It will return on 3 January 2019.

Staff Perspective: Pathways to Military Psychology

By Regina Shillinglaw  on 19.12.2018 9:11 am
Regina Shillinglaw, Ph.D.

This is one of our busiest times of year in the internship program. We are in the middle of our APA re-accreditation process AND it is application time! What do prospective interns need to know about what military psychology entails? It would be impossible to include all answers to this question in a blog, but I was able to boil down some of the highlights from my perspective into these ten points.

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