Dr. Daniel Roberts, along with Dr. Kirby Wycoff, traveled to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa in Ontario, Canada on March 23-24, 2023, providing over 50 chaplains, psychologists, social workers, and clinicians development training that gave them the knowledge to recognize the possibility of moral injury in patients and discuss interventions and resources. Moral injury occurs when a traumatic event or situation shakes a person to their core and profoundly violates their sense of right and wrong. Originally this term was coined to explain what happens to a soldier’s soul because of killing in combat or other violations of military rules of engagement. More recently it has been extended to the results of military sexual trauma in female veterans, as well as to first responders and healthcare workers.
The specific training topics included Positionality, Diversity, and Inclusion; Moral Injury Definitions and Concepts; Potential Sources and Effects of Moral Injury; Instruments and Spiritually Based Restoration Programs; Immediate Spiritual Aid to the Morally Injured; Trauma Care for the Morally Injured; Professional Self-Care; Sanctuary Trauma; and Moral Injury in Military Families.
Dr. Roberts is the founder of Moral Injury Support Network for Servicewomen, or MISNS. The Tubman Chaplain Network component of MISNS offers free confidential counseling to female veterans and spouses of veterans. For information, please contact Dr. Daniel Roberts at droberts@chaplainconsultants.com, or call Dr. Roberts at 910- 690-5964.
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