Blog posts with the tag "Military Culture"

Guest Perspective: My Experience with The Summer Institute

By  on 13.05.2026 12:59 pm

From a young age, I’ve felt a deep calling to serve others. Whether through volunteering at my church, school, or in the community, I consistently sought opportunities to help where I could. I believe that service is a core aspect of our humanity—and for some of us, that drive is especially strong, leading us to careers in the helping professions. For me, that path is in behavioral health.

Staff Perspective: Beyond the Checklist - The Hidden Work of Preparing for Deployment

By Jennifer Nevers  on 08.04.2026 11:07 am

Preparing for deployment involves more than checklists—it’s a deeply personal process that impacts both service members and their families. This blog shares a firsthand perspective on the challenges of balancing professional readiness with the emotional and practical realities at home. It offers insight into how support and preparation can ease this transition.

Staff Perspective: Chasing the High - Hedonic Dysregulation as a Pathway to Alcohol Abuse

By Kathryn Monsey  on 24.12.2025 2:32 pm

When we think about alcohol or substance abuse in the military, most of us jump to familiar explanations: PTSD, deployment trauma, combat stress. These are the headline drivers we expect to see on intake forms and clinical assessments. But lurking quietly, often unnoticed and unspoken, is another powerful risk factor, one that rarely makes it onto the paperwork or into clinical interviews: boredom.

Guest Perspective: Exploring Psychological Pathways in Education, Military, and Justice Systems

By  on 05.09.2025 10:23 am
Harmony Hill

This summer I had the incredible opportunity to step into three different professional roles to gain insight into what it means to be a psychologist for the military. My name is Harmony and I am a high school senior from Oklahoma with a deep interest in Psychology. I hope to earn a Ph.D. in psychology, and after that, I want to focus on forensic psychology. Over the summer, I worked closely with the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), served as a junior teaching assistant (TA) for Dr. Patrick DeLeon’s public policy class, and volunteered at the Verizon Youth summer program, all while touring colleges in preparation for fall applications.

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