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Impact of Moral Injury on Veteran Family Dynamics

On-Demand Workshop, CE: 3 Hours

Presenters:  Daniel L. Roberts, DM/IST;  Kirby Wycoff, PsyD; Gareth Bohn, B.S.; Felicia Foleno, M.S.

Military families experience many stressors, including frequent moves, the fear and worry that families feel when service members are deployed, frequent school changes for children, and the lack of attention that families sometimes get when it comes to medical and mental health care. Some service members comeback from deployments with PTSD. This PTSD is often undiagnosed and untreated. Military spouses and families face a whole other range of traumas when the service member has PTSD. The results of these disturbances can result in moral injury for some family members. This presentation will help clinicians and counselors understand the family dynamics associated with moral injury, and how they can provide care to family members.

(Introductory)

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the definition and key concepts of moral injury.
2. Describe how moral injury might affect individuals and family members.
3. Explain how support providers can offer effective care to family members with moral injury.
   
   

Dr. Daniel Roberts is the President and CEO of the Moral Injury Support Network for Servicewomen, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that conducts world-class, women-centered education and research in spiritual leadership and spiritual support. Daniel has over 20 years of experience in providing emotional and spiritual support to men and women in the armed forces. He also provides training and mentorship to thousands of military, VA, and civilian chaplains through conferences, classroom instruction, and one-on-one coaching.

Dr. Roberts created the Comprehensive Female Soldier Support Model, a framework of spiritual care for women service members. Daniel currently leads two multi-organizational research projects on moral
injury. One study is developing a general theory of moral injury in women veterans, and the other project is
investigating moral injury in partners of military service members.

Dr. Roberts’ recent publications include Providing Chaplain Support to Morally Injured Servicewomen (Allons-y: Journal of Children, Peace, and Security), Male Chaplains and Female Soldiers: Are There Gender and Denominational Differences in Military Pastoral Care? (Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling), Providing Spiritual Leadership to Survivors of Violence Against Women (SAGE Business Cases), Combating Religiously Influenced Racism in Organizations (SAGE Business Cases), Modifying the Qualitative Delphi Technique to Develop the Female Soldier Support Model (The Qualitative Report), Women and Leadership: Using the Delphi Technique to Effect Organizational Change (SAGE Business Cases), and The Comprehensive Female Soldier Support Model: A Delphi Study (Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy).

Dr. Roberts holds a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix, a M.S. in information systems from Strayer University, and a B.A. in management and ethics from John Wesley College.

Dr. Kirby L. Wycoff is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist who serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health and Director of the Community and Trauma Counseling Program at Thomas Jefferson University . She is a leader in the mental health field and her work focuses on trauma, adversity, and policy within a public health framework. Dr. Wycoff authored the book, Trauma Informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings and she regularly publishes on psychology, public health and trauma in peer-reviewed academic journals.

Dr. Wycoff holds a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree from the American Psychological Association
accredited Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. She earned her
Master of Education (MEd) in School Psychology from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in
Psychology from Lehigh University. Dr. Wycoff earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from
Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine. During her public health training, she was awarded a LEAH
Fellowship (Leadership Education in Adolescent and Young Adult Health) through the United States Health
Resources and Services Administration. Dr. Wycoff served as a two year LEAH fellow at the Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia and Policy Lab, where she obtained advanced training in public health and health
policy. Dr. Wycoff frequently serves as an invited member on community service, legislative and policy
initiatives. She is co-chair of the National Association of School Psychology’s Trauma and Child
Maltreatment Interest Group and she serves as the Co-chair of the Policy Committee for the Association
of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania. She is currently an Emerging Leader Fellow at the Pennsylvania
Psychological Association.

Dr. Wycoff's recent authored or co-authored publications include Consultation with a Community-Based
Organization Serving Urban Youth: A Case Study (Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research),
Applying a MTSS Framework to Address Racism and Promote Mental Health for Racially and Ethnically
Minoritized Youth (Psychology in the Schools), and Early Childhood Mental Health: The Role of the School-
Based Mental Health Provider in Building Consultative Alliances across Diverse Populations ([Manuscript Under Revision] Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Thomas Jefferson University).

Workshop References

Disclosures:

This presenter has no financial, professional or personal relationship that might potentially bias and/or impact content of the educational activity/session.
 

Cancellation Policy:

All cancellations must be submitted in writing to Sylvia Cardona via email (operations@gapsychology.org). A $35 cancellation fee will be retained for any cancellations prior to one week before the event.

No refunds will be given within one week of the event.

The Georgia Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Georgia Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Workshop recorded 04/27/2025.