Questions for Reflection
For our final episode of Season 2, we asked two of our guests from the past year to share one of their favorite year-end reflection questions and their response to that question with all of us.
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Helping Gen Z Service Members Navigate Their Finances
As the youngest generation of Service members, those who are part of Generation Z (born after 1996) have unique life experiences and financial understanding that may present challenges for Personal Financial Managers (PFMs). In this webinar, Dr. Michael Gutter discusses differences between Gen Z and previous generations, with special emphasis on technology use and financial management. Join to discover tips and tools for working with Gen Z Service members in a financial counseling setting.
Intuitive Eating & Diabetes Management
Diabetes management has historically been weight-focused. However, weight is not a behavior, and positive behavior changes are often a better goal! This webinar explores and introduces the topics of intuitive eating and a weight-neutral approach to diabetes management.
Social Justice and Family Well-being with Shawn Trenell O’Neal
For this episode, we talked to Shawn Trenell O'Neal, author of the upcoming MFRA course, "Introduction to Social Justice Lenses for Family Well-Being." Shawn is DJ, musician, and sound engineer, whose PhD research at the University of Colorado - Boulder examines the "processes of colonization and settler colonialism and its effects on cultural components such as visual art and music." His current work is the progression of his own social science theory deemed "Audio Intersectionality."
Millennium Cohort Family Study: The Impact of Military Life
This webinar will share the findings of the Millennium Cohort Family Study which provides an understanding of the military experience and its impact on the health and well-being of Service members and their families.
End Stage Renal Disease: Balancing Labs and Food for Quality of Life
This webinar provides an update on the nutrition care of clients on dialysis and discusses practical tips to assist clients in meeting their nutrition goals. Additionally, the presenter will review client-centered partnering to help prevent malnutrition, achieve weight goals, optimize laboratory values and improve symptom management.
The Changing World of Medicaid: Updates & Developments
This webinar provides an overview of the Medicaid program, new program developments and possibilities for the future.
Preventing the Onset of Youth Problem Sexual Behaviors
One of the many troubling aspects of child sexual victimization is the high proportion of teens who engage younger children in sexual behaviors or peers in coerced sexual behaviors. Juvenile justice records indicate that 14 years of age is the modal age of children exhibiting problematic sexual behaviors (PSB) toward prepubescent children (Finkelhor et al., 2009; Snyder, 2000). These statistics may seem surprising until we consider that early adolescence is when most children begin engaging in sexual behaviors with others and begin navigating sexual relationships.
Recognizing and Responding to Inequity with Allison DeMarco
For this episode, we talked to Allison DeMarco, author of the upcoming MFRA course, "What Can Family Service Providers Do to Recognize and Respond to Inequities?" Allison is an advanced research scientist at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and adjunct faculty at the School of Social Work at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on racial equity, poverty, neighborhood effects, work and family, and well-being for residents of rural communities.
Brain Health: Understanding Military-Related TBIs
This webinar examines the VA and Military Health System (MHS) TBI pathway of care, current DoD understanding of concussion and symptom clusters, and provides resources for the management of concussion.
Understanding Buy Now, Pay Later Services
In this webinar, experts from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provide important information for Personal Financial Managers (PFMs) on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services. As Buy Now, Pay Later services become more common with online and in-store shopping, it is important for service members and their families to understand the product and how service member consumer protections apply.
Creating Equity During Family Visits
About This Webinar: The first session in the four-part Going Virtual series engages participants in reflective thinking around how their own beliefs and experiences shape their expectations for interactions with families and behaviors in virtual settings. Discussion includes strategies to work with families in ways that build caregivers’ capacities while...
