Blog posts with the tag "Staff Perspective"

Staff Perspective: Should I be Teaching Veterans to Meditate? (Part Two)

By Andrew Santanello  on 11.05.2016 12:07 pm
Andrew Santanello, Psy.D.

Welcome back to part two of our discussion about mindfulness-based interventions. Last time, I shared some of my experiences of leading mindfulness groups for Veterans. I also introduced the concept of a Zen koan as a way of approaching the question, “should I be teaching Veterans to meditate?” In the second part of this blog, I will discuss some additional considerations you might want to make when deciding if you should offer mindfulness to your clients. Before we launch into that, did you do your homework? Have you spent some time sitting with your koan since the last blog? If so, feel free to write any questions or considerations that came up during your practice in the comments section.

Staff Perspective: A Military Family’s Dilemma About Moving

By April Thompson  on 04.05.2016 12:37 pm

I want to expand upon an issue raised by Dr. Jennifer Philips in her blog on military children’s resilience.  Dr. Phillips explored some of the positive outcomes of military children who experience frequent relocations.   Moving is a universal experience of military families, but it becomes even more complicated when the children in the family are in high school.

Staff Perspective: Confessions of a Military Brat

By Diana Dolan  on 27.04.2016 9:30 am

While at officer training at beautiful Maxwell AFB, Alabama, a fellow trainee remarked at how unattractive the base was.  I defended the base quickly, “Don’t you know this is actually a nice base?  The color scheme includes other colors besides brown.”  If you hear some righteous indignation coming through the text on this page, you would not be mistaken.  For me, the familiarity of the typical brown monotone of Air Force bases, and not a particular city, was my hometown.  For me, military culture was not just something I was voluntarily taking on as all Service members do in training, but something I was born into. 

Staff Perspective: Challenge Breeds Resilience: Recognizing the Benefits of Growing Up as a Military Child

By Jennifer Phillips  on 20.04.2016 11:39 am

In last week’s blog, Caitlin Cook and Kimberly Copeland provided a thoughtful and comprehensive introduction to the military child. The authors chose to examine military children from a cultural (strengths-based) perspective rather than a clinical or pathological view. In keeping with this strengths-based theme, and in continuing our recognition of April as the “Month of the Military Child”, this week’s entry highlights some of the often-overlooked benefits of growing up as a military child.

Staff Perspective: Celebrating & Caring for the Military Child: Honoring our Youngest Heroes Year-Round

By Kimberly Copeland  on 13.04.2016 1:20 pm

Thirty years ago, then Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger declared April the “Month of the Military Child.” This sentiment was later formalized with the passing of Senate Resolution 107 on April 23, 2013, which, in part, stated that “in honoring the children of members of the Armed Forces” we, the people, “recognize that those children also share in the burden of protecting the United States.”

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