Book/Printed Material Charting progress : U.S. military non-medical counseling programs

Title

• Charting progress : U.S. military non-medical counseling programs

Summary

• "Chartbook summarizing findings from evaluation of two programs offered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that provide short-term, solution-focused counseling for common personal and family issues to members of the U.S. military and their families. These counseling services are collectively called non-medical counseling within the DoD and are offered through the Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) and Military OneSource programs. RAND's National Defense Research Institute was asked to evaluate these programs to determine whether they are effective in improving outcomes and whether effectiveness varies by problem type and/or population. Two online surveys were provided to program participants--the first two to three weeks after their initial session and the second three months later. Surveys were designed to gain information on 1. problem severity and overall problem resolution, 2. resolution of stress and anxiety, 3. problem interference with work and daily life, 4. connection to other services and referrals, 5. experiences with MFLC and Military OneSource programs, and 6. perceptions of non-medical counselors. The majority of participants experienced a decrease in problem severity and a reduction in reported frequency of feeling stressed or anxious as a result of their problem following counseling. These improvements were sustained or continued to improve in the three months after initiation of counseling. Non-medical counseling was not universally successful, however, and a small minority expressed dissatisfaction with the program or their counselor."--Publisher's description.

Names

• Trail, Thomas, 1967- author
• National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Forces and Resources Policy Center, researcher
• Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, researcher
• United States. Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, sponsor

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2018]

Contents

• Reasons to Seek Non-Medical Counseling -- Short-Term Changes in Problem Severity -- Long-Term Changes in Problem Severity -- Short-Term Changes in Stress and Anxiety -- Long-Term Changes in Stress and Anxiety -- Interference with Work -- Interference with Daily Routines -- Speed of Connecting to Services -- Confidentiality of Personal and Family Information -- Necessary Services Were Provided by Counselor -- Likelihood of Future Program Use.

Headings

• -  Soldiers--Services for--United States
• -  Families of military personnel--Services for--United States
• -  Counseling--United States
• -  Mental health services--United States

Notes

• -  "Prepared for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy"--Title page.
• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (20 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• UB403

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024738793

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024738793

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024738793

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