Military & Veterans Publications

In times of crisis, service members answer the call of duty, making the ultimate sacrifice for their country. When our military service members are called to defend our nation, the entire family system is affected. The families of deployed service members are also called on to serve and sacrifice for their country as they continually accept, adapt, and adjust to the changes that accompany the various stages of the deployment cycle.

Often burdened with the financial, psychological, and logistic challenges of their child who served, military parents experience stress related to deployment and readjustment that may be overlooked or minimized.

The NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families is a resource for social workers serving this population, including clinical social workers providing mental and behavioral health services, direct practitioners in social service agencies.

For nearly 70 years, the VA loan program has helped U.S. service members and their families achieve the dream of home ownership. This publication takes service members and their families on an insider's journey into VA loans, from credit scores and interest rates to the unique opportunities and challenges of this program.

This publication introduces social workers and other helping professionals to the dynamic warrior culture of the U.S. military, and provides practitioners with the cultural competence necessary to successfully interact with members of this culture.

We've written Courage After Fire to acknowledge the many challenges faced by Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, and to support our troops and military families in their transition home. This self-help guide provides information on combat stress, war related grief, anger, and sleep problems, and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), as well as the effects of PTSD on couples and children. In addition, we offer specific strategies and assistance for the post-war adjustment and combat stress treatment of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, Active Duty service members, National Guard, and Reservists.