Abstract

Military families face unique challenges, especially during times of deployment. Children and youth face particular stressors during deployment and benefit from formal and informal resources as they adapt to resilience. Reaching families of service members in the National Guard and Reserve, the Reserve Component, is more challenging since they are more often geographically dispersed and often less connected to military support systems. Project Youth Extension Service (YES) has provided educational programming and social support for children and youth of RC families during deployment events nationwide for the past 8 years through teams of college interns. The program also provides intensive training and practical experience to college interns in 21st-century workforce skills. We review the context, challenges, program design, and effects, then discuss implications of Project YES using the family life education framework. We close with recommendations for improving practice and training, evaluation and research, and policy.

摘要

军人家庭面临独特的挑战，尤其是在部署期间。儿童和青年在部署过程中会面临特别的压力，他们会因适应应变能力而从正式和非正式资源中受益。在国民警卫队和预备役中，即预备役组成部分，要达到现役军人的家庭难度更大，因为他们在地理上分散得多，与军事支持系统的联系也较少。在过去的8年中，青年推广服务（YES）项目通过全国性的大学实习生团队，在全国范围的部署活动中为RC家庭的儿童和青少年提供了教育计划和社会支持。该计划还向大学实习生提供有关21世纪员工技能的强化培训和实践经验。我们会审查背景，挑战，计划设计和效果，然后使用家庭生活教育框架讨论“是”计划的含义。我们以改善实践和培训，评估与研究以及政策的建议为结尾。