Elisa Escalante

Unseen (eBook, ePUB)

Uncovering the Invisible Wounds of Military Trauma

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Unseen is centered around military trauma from the perspective of a mental health technician, Elisa Escalante, that deployed to Afghanistan and continued to dedicate herself to clinical work with veterans post military service. Unseen is an informative, critical, and empathetic look into the mental health side of military and veteran affairs. It highlights how both trauma and military adjustment stressors impact individuals on a social, spiritual, emotional, occupational, and psychological level. Elisa Escalante expresses views on resiliency and what it means to readjust post deployment. She also expresses views on the complexity of getting help in an organization that stigmatizes mental health treatment, viewing it as a form of weakness. In addition, Elisa writes on topics involving marginalized populations in the military and the uniqueness of clinical treatment toward veterans with suicidal/ homicidal ideation. Unseen enhances education and insight for all veterans, veteran family members, mental health clinicians, and students looking to help veterans in the social and mental realm. It also includes military trauma stories as well as a self-help segment with Q&A, self-interventions, and resources.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aitia Press
• Seitenzahl: 175
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781631953545
• Artikelnr.: 62155908

Autorenporträt

Elisa Escalante grew up in Texas and California throughout most of her childhood. Twelve days after her high school graduation in June of 2008, she enlisted in the United States Air Force and was selected to be a mental health technician. Elisa served six years active duty on Dyess Air Force base working in the mental health clinic at the medical group, serving Air Force troops and their dependents with mental health needs. In 2012, she deployed to Afghanistan to work at the combat stress clinic and support deployed soldiers on a forward operating base. After her active-duty career ended in 2014, Elisa moved to New York City after being accepted to NYU Silver School of Social Work. During her studies, she also served in the Air Force reserves at Westover Air Reserve Base Massachusetts as the mental health Noncommissioned officer in charge. In 2017, she became a licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) and began her first civilian career as a Readjustment counselor, providing services to combat veterans and veterans who suffered from military sexual trauma. In June of 2020, Elisa earned an Advanced certification in veteran services. In February of 2021, Elisa earned her LCSW (Licensed clinical social worker) in the state of New York. As of present, she is resigned from federal service, and now resides in California.