Enhancing Resilience in Military Families and Children
Hours: 1.25 - 1.50
Military service members and their families regularly experience challenges and stressors that differ from those experienced by civilian families. Disruptions in family life from deployments, concern for the safety and well-being of a parent who has experienced combat, and frequent relocations are among the challenges confronted by military service members and their families. Despite the significance of these stressors, many military families demonstrate remarkable adaptability, positive coping, and resilience.
This course will examine how service members and their families can respond to the challenges of military life with resilience. You will learn what resilience means in the context of military life and family life and what factors strengthen resilience. You will also learn about interventions you can use to support resilience in military families, as well as information on established programs for fostering resilience.
Military service members and their families regularly experience challenges and stressors that differ from those experienced by civilian families. Disruptions in family life from deployments, concern for the safety and well-being of a parent who has experienced combat, and frequent relocations are among the challenges confronted by military service members and their families. Despite the significance of these stressors, many military families demonstrate remarkable adaptability, positive coping, and resilience. This course will examine how service members and their families can respond to the challenges of military life with resilience. You will learn what resilience means in the context of military life and family life and what factors strengthen resilience. You will also learn about interventions you can use to support resilience in military families, as well as information on established programs for fostering resilience.
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Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
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Illinois Professional Counselor/Clinical Counselor
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Ohio Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RTX050401 (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
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Ohio Professional Counselor Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RCX100502 (CEBroker Provider: 50-290)
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Ohio Social Worker Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
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Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselors
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Oklahoma Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
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Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is Reading-Based.
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Social workers will receive 1.5000 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.5000 contact hours.
Florida Board of Psychology
Florida Board Of Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Psychologists will receive 1.50 hours.
Georgia Board of Nursing
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Education Sponsor
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This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
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As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Relias LLC designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
South Carolina Board of Nursing
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Medicine
Florida Board of Medicine (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Physicians will receive 1.50 AMA PRA category 1 Credits™.
Florida Physician Assistants
Florida Physician Assistants (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
New Mexico Board of Nursing
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Ohio State Medical Board
State Medical Board of Ohio (CEBroker Provider #: 50-290)
Physicians will receive 1.50 AMA PRA category 1 Credits™.
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (CEBroker Provider #: 50-290)
Physicians will receive 1.50 AMA PRA category 1 Credits™.
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure (CEBroker Provider #: 50-290)
Physicians will receive 1.50 AMA PRA category 1 Credits™.
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board of Psychology
Commission for Case Manager Certification
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide 1.2500 hours of continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
North Dakota Board of Nursing
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Define what resilience means for military families and children.
Describe the factors commonly associated with resilient military families and children.
Identify interventions and programs that are designed to support and enhance the resilience of military service members and their families.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Resilience
Overview
What is Resilience?
Staff Sergeant Bates
Challenges that Military Families Face
Resilience Versus Readiness
Family Resilience
Child Resilience
The 7 C’s of Resilience
Review
Summary
Section 3: Five Common Family Resilience Factors
Factors Related to Family Resilience
Family Belief System
Family Organization Patterns
Family Support System
Family Communication/Problem-Sharing
Physical and Psychological Health of Family Members
Review
Summary
Section 4: Resilience Enhancing Programs & Interventions
Resilience Enhancing Programs
Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS)
Spouse Battlemind Training
Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists (SOFAR)
Sesame Street for Military Families
Mary and Brian
Interventions by Community Clinicians
Family-Based Play Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Expressive Therapies
Considerations for Community Practice
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
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Staff Writer: Stephanie L. Furness-Kraft, LCSW, CCTPDr. Scottie Smith is a former active duty Navy psychologist and a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) where she served with the United States Marine Corps 2nd Medical Battalion. She is a 2009 graduate of the Florida School of Professional Psychology, where she earned her Doctor of Psychology degree (Psy.D.) after completing a competitive Internship program at the Dallas VA Medical Center. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology (2007). Dr. Smith's primary clinical focus is on treating adults with a history of trauma, anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders from a cognitive behavioral framework. Dr. Smith is a passionate and outspoken advocate for veterans in her community and is a member of the Military Officers Association of America.
Disclosure: Scottie Smith, Psy.D. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Professional Writing from The College of New Jersey and a Master of Social Work degree from Rutgers University. She is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and has particular interest in resilience and secondary traumatic stress among behavioral health providers. The majority of Stephanie’s work has included behavioral health counseling and medical case management. Stephanie served as part of the National Health Service Corps from 2016-2018, providing outpatient counseling to underserved populations including military service members and their families. Stephanie has designed and delivered training on many topics such as LGBTQIA+ sensitivity, youth suicide prevention, and how to provide in-community services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Disclosure: Stephanie L. Furness-Kraft, LCSW, CCTP has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Intermediate level Marriage and Family Therapists; Intermediate level Professional Counselors; Intermediate level Social Workers; Introductory level Psychologists; Nurses; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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