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Total Credits: 1.5 American Psychological Association (APA)
In this 90 minute webinar, participants will learn about the population of children of current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the implications of military deployments for those children. Specific content to be presented will focus on the characteristics of children of members of the Active and Reserve components, the nature of military deployments, and recent evidence about short- and long-term correlates for children’s well-being and functioning of exposure to a parental military deployment. Strengths and limitations of recent evidence will be presented. Finally, consideration will be given to factors that may mediate or moderate the effects of deployments on children and possible strategies for boosting the resilience of military families.
Target Audience: For behavioral health/healthcare providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.
Instructional Level: Introductory
Attendees will be able to:
Differentiate key characteristics of the population of military children, and aspects of parental military service that may promote vs. protect against risks for children.
Evaluate mediators of the impact of parental deployments on children.
Analyze strengths and limitations of recent evidence related to assessing the impact of parental deployments on children.
Construct a perspective regarding strategies that may fruitfully be used to promote strength and resilience in military families.
This activity is approved for 1.5 continuing education credits (CEs)
The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Purdue University, where she directs the Center for Families and the Military Family Research Institute. Dr. MacDermid Wadsworth holds an M.B.A. in Management and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Development and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania State University. Her primary research interest is the relationship between work conditions and family life, with special focus on military families. Dr. MacDermid Wadsworth is a fellow of the National Council on Family Relations. She has served on federal advisory committees for the National Academies of Science and the Department of Defense, and has testified in Congress on multiple occasions regarding military and veteran families.
