Reid and Dashiel, our boys, thank you for spending so much time with me so that I could research and write. Jeremy Pierre, my doctoral advisor and friend, thank you for giving me so many opportunities. Joseph Harrod, thank you for serving on the dissertation committee and for your encouragement with this project and for your love and support for the military community.
To the Biblical Counseling Coalition, especially the Board of Directors, thank you for your patience and giving me time to continue and finish this. Cornerstone Community Church, thank you for giving me the chance to begin this study while serving with all of you. Mike Borland, thank you for all the time and energy you put into designing and maintaining the website and database.
Nathan MacFarlane, thank you for the work you have done in creating such an aesthetically pleasing and functional website for BCRI. Branden, Luis, Jamie, Bill, Robert, and Reed, thank you for all you have done to serve and make my time at Legacy memorable.
RESEARCH CONCERN
Inability to remember an important aspect of the traumatic event(s) (typically due to dissociative amnesia and not to other factors such as head injury, alcohol or drugs). Crandall, "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: What's Happening in the Brain?" Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 93, no. Another extension of the Mighty Oaks Foundation came in the form of resilience training.
A non-random convenience sample was achieved by inviting all program participants to participate in the study. Community members are invited to the farm to observe the ceremony and support the participants in the program. It was updated to align with the latest description of PTSD found in the latest edition of the DSM.
CONCLUSIONS
A retrospective alumni survey clearly showed the importance of relationships between participants, as well as the important role of relationships with instructors. Additionally, many things in a person's environment, including relationships, home, schedule, employment, or lack thereof, all become or are sources of stress. One danger would be the creation of organizations that would want to adopt some aspects of the program but discard the religious component.
One of the goals of the research was to identify elements of the program that could be used by others to help individuals struggling with PTS. All content taught in the Legacy program may be adopted by other organizations or individual advisors. They should seek to integrate the alumnus into the life of the church and offer follow-up biblical counseling.
Mighty Oaks Foundation founder Chad Robichaux overcame his battle with PTS through the ministry of Steve Toth, who had never served in the military.5 Emphasizing this. These comments are not indicative of the majority of responses to the program, but for the minority of veterans who have this experience, it is quite difficult and. The Ministry's hope and vision is not to be the source of continued primary care for the alumni.
This allocation of time and energy limited the ministry's capacity to care for graduates of the Legacy Program. This is especially important since many of the instructors serve as needed and live/work in the communities where these graduates live. The MES study was a great starting place for investigating the MoF Heritage Program, but there is still much to learn about the program.
Multiple studies can be done on the Legacy Program as well as other aspects of the MOWP to gather more information as well as provide further validation of the ministries. Conducting RCT studies of the Heritage Program would strengthen the claims made in this research, especially if the results found are similar to the data. Ultimately, this study has demonstrated the complexity of the issue known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
PCL-5 QUESTIONS
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3 You suddenly feel or act as if the stressful experience were happening again (as if you were back there reliving it). 4 You suddenly feel or act as if the stressful experience were happening again (as if you were back there reliving it). 5 Having strong physical reactions when something reminds you of the stressful experience (for example, heart palpitations, trouble breathing, sweating).
7 Avoid external reminders of the stressful experience (eg people, places, conversations, activities, objects or situations). 9 Having strong negative beliefs about yourself, other people or the world (for example, having thoughts like: I am bad, there is something seriously wrong with me, no one can be trusted, the world is completely dangerous).
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WELCOME LETTER
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However, it may be appropriate to exclude the assistance animal from operating rooms or burn units where the presence of the animal may compromise the sterile environment. Owners/keepers must keep the animal away from the kitchen or dining room; preferably outside or in yurts. Service animals cannot be surrendered to another participant because they or the ranch cannot accept or be responsible for the risk of the dog's actions in the owner's absence during that time period.
The animal obeys your basic commands, such as sit, heel, wait, down, call, both on the leash or (if the leash is accidentally dropped) off the leash. The animal is comfortable in public spaces and environments and is relaxed in such places 6. The animal stays under the table or lies on a seat while in restaurants or sitting in commercial buildings.
The farm and its staff will not be responsible for the feeding/care of the animal. If the service animal does not meet the above criteria, we will request that it be removed from the premises and the owner/user will be more than welcome to return without the animal. The farm/staff will not be responsible for boarding or caring for the animal if it has to be removed.
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ALUMNI SURVEY
