Reintegration: The Role of Spouse Telephone Battlemind
Abstract
The goal of this study is to help spouses serve as a support system and ease the transition for military service members returning from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). The program will provide telephone support group sessions to spouses designed to educate, build coping skills, improve access to services for veteran and family, and serve as a source of shared support. The study will enroll 60 OEF/OIF spouses. Over the period of one year, each group of 5 to 6 participants and a trained Group Leader will have 12 hour-long structured telephone sessions, focusing on education, coping skills, and support. The content includes ways the returning service member, spouse and family may have changed during deployment; an emphasis on compromise and negotiation in personal relationships; strategies to reduce or eliminate reunion and reintegration difficulties; strategies to support the returning soldier; and cues to alert spouses when to seek mental health services for their soldier, children, or themselves. Recruitment began June 1, 2009. Eleven participants have been enrolled. Two support groups are meeting monthly.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA551937
Entities
People
- Jennifer Martindale-adams
- Linda Nichols