Interview with Dr. Roberts about Moral Injury and MISNS’ Support to Servicewomen
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What is the Tubman Chaplain Network About and Who Can Benefit from It
During my 20+ years in the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, I provided emotional and spiritual support to many military women, recruited chaplains into the service, and conducted two research projects aimed at exploring chaplain support to servicewomen, both from the female and male chaplains’ perspectives. In the process, I learned a few things: Nine outContinue reading “What is the Tubman Chaplain Network About and Who Can Benefit from It”
BOOK REVIEW: THE SOLDIER’S GUIDE TO PTSD, A NO-SH!T GUIDE TO RECLAIMING YOUR LIFE by Virginia Cruse
What I Loved About This Book In this book, Virginia Cruse, a licensed professional counselor and combat veteran, covers a very serious subject – PTSD – in a way that is easy to read and understand. You don’t have to be a professional counselor to get it. In fact, this book was written for veterans,Continue reading “BOOK REVIEW: THE SOLDIER’S GUIDE TO PTSD, A NO-SH!T GUIDE TO RECLAIMING YOUR LIFE by Virginia Cruse”
A Very Important Book
In the spring of 2019, I was conducting some phone interviews as part of a ground-breaking research project. The study focused on the moral injurious experiences of women veterans, and the data was very disturbing. As someone who has worked in the U.S. military chaplain corps for many years, I realized that many chaplains didContinue reading “A Very Important Book”
Why We Need a Conference for Women Veterans and Clergy Men
As a man myself, and someone who served in the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps for 18 years, I can honestly say that I had no idea how difficult it was to serve as a woman in the military. Four years ago I began to get a clue and it was very disturbing. In 20I6, IContinue reading “Why We Need a Conference for Women Veterans and Clergy Men”
For Veteran Women, Military Sexual Trauma and Moral Injury are not the Same
Military sexual trauma (MST) comprises a range of harmful experiences, including rape, sexual coercion, attempts at forcible sexual contact, and sexual harassment (Conrad et al., 2014). Estimates vary across studies and the definitions that the Veterans Administration (VA) has used over the years have changed, as well as the Department of Defense’s reporting requirements. ConservativeContinue reading “For Veteran Women, Military Sexual Trauma and Moral Injury are not the Same”
Old Memories, Fresh Wounds
Dr. Daniel Roberts has been working with a partner to conduct a moral injury study for women veterans. (We are still looking for participants. If you are a female veteran and experienced something while serving that caused inner conflict or went against your moral values, consider signing up: https://chaplainconsultants.com/projects/). Although military sexual trauma is notContinue reading “Old Memories, Fresh Wounds”
