I live in a community with strong ties to the military -- Tacoma with Joint Base Lewis McChord on its outskirts. Many of us who participate in the PECMH consultation group, including me, work in a county, that is home to the oldest and largest Armed Forces Day parade in the country, and to the Bremerton Naval Shipyard, with submarine base Bangor on the other side of the Kitsap Peninsula. Programs offered to address the special needs of military communities anywhere is of special interest to us here. -gw
"What makes us different from other PCIT programs is that this is the first time this (treatment) has been looked at with military families," Fernandez explained. "The research shows that there is an increase in disruptive behaviors in kids, more marital problems and more child mistreatments (due to the increase in deployments.)" This intervention therapy has been shown to effectively reduce behavior problems in young children, improve the parent-child relationship, and reduce parenting stress and depression.
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