Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Military Behavioral Health Providers
This book provides an in-depth look at the complex clinical, individual, and organizational challenges that our clinicians face in treating our returning soldiers struggling with the aftermath of more than a decade of war. The authors explore the co
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Charles C. Benight
Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Military Behavioral Health Providers
Charles C. Benight
Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Military Behavioral Health Providers Beyond the Battlefield
Charles C. Benight University Of Colorado - Colorado Spring Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
ISBN 978-1-349-95102-4 ISBN 978-1-349-95103-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-349-95103-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962100 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: © Kuligssen / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.
This book is dedicated to the thousands of mental and behavioral health providers who work each and every day to help heal the wounds of war
Acknowledgements
I would like to express my gratitude to many people who contributed to the completion of this book. First, I would like to thank my wife Carol who has always supported my efforts to make a difference, albeit small, in this world. Second, the contributors to this book, Dr. Judith Bock, Dr. Kotaro Shoji, Dr. Shaun Stearns, and Ms. Carolyn Yeager, were all instrumental from the beginning to the end of this book process; it would not have happened without them. Third, Ms. Pamela Weisman and Ms. Andrea Yetzer were extremely helpful in editing this book and getting it into shape for the final submission. Clinical graduate students Ms. Emily Luther, Ms. Gina Boesdorfer, Ms. Crystal Nichols, Ms. Erin Melville, and Ms. Alli Douglas were extremely helpful during the SupportNet project including writing summaries of articles for the resource room and recruiting participants. I also want to thank Alan Peterson, Ph.D., Bret Moore, Psy.D., Col Bruce E. Crow, and Col Jay E. Earles who were extremely helpful in helping
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