Divine Inspiration and the Rocky Path Whenever we set out to accomplish a goal, we encounter tons of problems, usually a lot more problems than we bargained for or predicted. The challenges often surprise us and it seems that the easier we think something should be, the more likely we are to experience obstacles. As …
Old Memories, Fresh Wounds Dr. Daniel Roberts, along with a partner, conducts a moral injury study for women veterans. (We are still looking for participants. If you are a female veteran and experienced something while serving that caused inner conflict or went against your moral values, consider contacting us: Contact Us Page). Although military sexual …
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Why Male Clergy Need to Understand Moral Injury in Women In the United States, most clergy are male. Approximately 95% of U.S. Army chaplains are men (U.S. Army, 2014) and only 12% of churches have a woman in the senior leadership role (Hartford Institute for Religion Research, 2006). There are many women in institutional ministry …
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Caring Deeply about the Underserved By Dr. Daniel Roberts Sixteen years ago, I began a journey that would transform the rest of my life. In February of 2002, I entered the military chaplaincy as a member of the dominant group – a White, male, conservative Christian. In my prior service as an infantryman, I had …
Military Sexual Trauma and Moral Injury: Understanding the Difference Military sexual trauma (MST) comprises a range of harmful experiences, including rape, sexual coercion, attempts at forcible sexual contact, and sexual harassment (Conrad et al., 2014). Estimates vary across studies, and the definitions that the Veterans Administration (VA) has used over the years have changed, as …
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The Many Tentacles of Moral Injury While the term moral injury (MI) was originally envisioned to address the gap between PTSD and what Vietnam veterans were experiencing after returning from the war, our understanding of the phenomenon has grown (Shay, 2014). Due to recent scholarly work in various fields, such as servicewomen, healthcare, social work, …
“The Soldier’s Guide To PTSD, a No-Sh!t Guide to Reclaiming Your Life” by Virginia Cruse What We Loved About This Book In this book, Virginia Cruse, a licensed professional counselor and combat veteran, covers a very serious subject – PTSD – in a way that is easy to read and understand. You don’t have to …
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What is Moral Injury? Moral Injury(MI) is the inner conflict or loss a person feels when they are a witness to, a participant in, or the target of any event that violates their moral values. Events can include: Killing in combat Sexual assault Hazing and Harassment Witnessing abuse and not being able to stop it, …