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050 00 $aUG638$b.G66 2014
100 1 $aGonzalez, Gabriella.
245 13 $aAn evaluation of the implementation and perceived utility of the Airman Resilience Training Program /$cGabriella C. Gonzalez, Reema Singh, Terry L. Schell, Robin M. Weinick.
264 1 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRAND Corporation,$c[2014]
300 $axix, 83 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c28 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aResearch report
500 $a"National Defense Research Institute
536 $a"The research was conducted within the RAND National Defense Research Institute ... under Contract$bW74V8H-06-C-0002."--Verso of title page.
500 $a"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."--Title page.
500 $a"RR-655-OSD"--Page 4 of cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 81-83).
520 3 $a"Since 2001, the U.S. military has been functioning at an operational tempo that is historically high for the all-volunteer force in which service members are deploying for extended periods on a repeated basis. Even with the drawdown of troops from Iraq in 2011, some service members are returning from deployment experiencing difficulties handling stress, mental health problems, or deficits caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). In response to these challenges, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented numerous programs to support service members and their families in these areas. In 2009, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs asked the RAND National Defense Research Institute to develop a comprehensive catalog of existing programs sponsored or funded by DoD to support psychological health and care for TBI, to create tools to support ongoing assessment and evaluation of the DoD portfolio of programs, and to conduct evaluations of a subset of these programs. This report describes RAND's assessment of an Air Force program, Airman Resilience Training (ART), a psychoeducational program designed to improve airmen's reactions to stress during and after deployment and to increase the use of mental health services when needed. ART was initiated in November 2010, replacing a previous program named Landing Gear, which had been in place since April 2008. The RAND study took place from August 2011 through November 2011. This report will be of particular interest to officials within the Air Force who are responsible for the psychological health and well-being of airmen, as well as to others within the military who are developing programs for service members to help them cope with stress while in combat situations and after returning from deployment."--"Abstract" on web page.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Methodological approach -- Findings from the site visits: delivery of ART -- Findings from the site visits: perceived usefulness of ART's content -- Key findings and suggestions for improvement -- Appendix A: Airmen resilience training PowerPoint slides and manual -- Appendix B: Structured observation tool -- Appendix C: Protocol for discussion sessions with deploying and reintegrating airmen -- Appendix D: Protocol for interviews with chief mental health officers and their staff.
650 0 $aMilitary education$zUnited States$xEvaluation.
650 0 $aResilience (Personality trait)$xStudy and teaching$xEvaluation.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bAir Force$xAirmen$xTraining of$xEvaluation.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bAir Force$xAirmen$xHealth and hygiene.
700 1 $aSingh, Reema.
700 1 $aSchell, Terry L.,$d1967-
700 1 $aWeinick, Robin M.
710 2 $aRand Corporation,$eissuing body.
710 2 $aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.),$eresearcher.
830 0 $aResearch report (Rand Corporation)
856 41 $zLink to electronic resource$uhttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR600/RR655/RAND_RR655.pdf