What Makes Military Life Unique

Why Conflict Resolution Skills are so Important

Relationships are Complicated!

Griffin, 2009, p.162

Balancing Act

Griffin, 2009, p.157

More Groups = More Complicated!

Tajfel & Turner, 1979

Military life vs. Home Life

Scott, 2009

Mission Readiness

Gaskin, 2010

One in 300 Million

US Department of Defense, 2011 & US Census Bureau, 2009

A Note about Mental Health

Isovaara, S., Arman, M., & Rehnsfeldt, A., 2006

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Drummet, A., Coleman, M., & Cable, S. (2003). Military families under stress: Implications for family life education. Family Relations, 52(3), 279.

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Griffin, E. (2009). A first look at communication theory (7 ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Isovaara, S., Arman, M., & Rehnsfeldt, A. (2006). Family suffering related to war experiences: An interepretative synopsis review of the literature from a caring science perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 20(3), 241-250. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00432.x

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