MILT 475 Military Mental Health and Behavioral Health

This class is an undergraduate-level presentation of the prominent mental health issues faced by military personnel, including TBI, PTSD and other stress-related problems, together with “best practices” in assessment and treatment. MILT 475, Military Mental & Behavioral Health, covers the primary issues that trouble so many of our returning veterans and provides information on types of intervention.

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (5)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will complete 5 Discussions in this course. The student will post 1 thread of at least 250 words. The student must then post 2 replies of at least 150 words each. Each thread must address the topic in a clear and concise fashion, using outside sources (quotes from course texts, other books, and/or journal articles cited in current APA format) as needed to support the main point. Each thread and each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly or biblical citation in current APA format. (CLO:  A, B, C )

AI-Generated Map and Video Presentation Assignment

Drawing from their course work and other independent research, the student will use AI to develop a 1-page map depicting the main differences between a Christ-centered biblical counseling theory and a secular clinical counseling theory. The student will submit the map along with a 10 – 12-minute video explaining the map, why the theory is most compelling to them, and how they would use it to help someone grow and/or overcome a life challenge. The assignment should include at least 3 additional scholarly references published in the last 10 years, not including the Bible or the course textbooks, cited in current APA format. (CLO: C, D, E)

Movie with a Purpose and 12-14 Slide PowerPoint Assignment

The student will choose to watch a movie from the list of war movies provided. The student will study 1 character from the film and suggest a possible diagnosis (what’s wrong with the character) and a treatment plan with 5 – 7 actionable steps to help the character heal and/or grow. The student will do this by answering several prompts (provided) with attention given to using an integrated psycho-clinical and biblical-spiritual perspective. The student will prepare and submit a 12 – 14 slide PowerPoint, not including the title slide and reference slide, outlining their treatment plan based upon their responses to the prompts. The student will cite at least 3 scholarly sources, in addition to the Bible and the course textbooks, in current APA format. (CLO: A, B)

Clinical-Pastoral Interview and 3-5 Page Response Paper Assignment

The student will identify and interview a church pastor, military chaplain, or professional counselor/clinician who has experience working with a military population (active duty or reserve component) and/or their family members. The student will develop their own questions to explain how the interviewee (pastor, chaplain, or clinician) has helped the military person or family member from a clinical and/or biblical/pastoral perspective by answering 7 prompts. The goal of this assignment is for the student to interact with the pastor, military chaplain, or professional counselor/clinician to better understand how they saw the person in their time of distress and what steps they specifically suggested to help this person grow and/or heal from a life experience involving pain, loss, suffering, and/or trauma. The student will write and submit a 3 – 5-page response paper in current APA format outlining their experience in the interview and summarizing their responses to each of the prompts provided by the Professor. (CLO: C, E, F)

Quizzes (4)

The student will complete 4 quizzes in this course. Each quiz is a combination of 25 multiple-choice and true/false questions based on the assigned course reading. All quizzes are open-book/open-notes, allow for 1 attempt, and have a 45-minute time limit.