title: Helping the helpers: family support for social workers mobilized during Desert Storm/Shield.
abstract: This study identifies the types of social support available to the families of social work officers activated during Operation Desert Storm/Shield and determines which social supports were utilized by these families and the degree of perceived satisfaction with those social supports. This is a post-event assessment on a one-time basis. A Social Support Questionnaire was sent to the spouses of all activated Social Work Officers. Findings suggest no correlation between amount of social support and perceived effectiveness. Findings also suggest a need to assist families of military social work officers with informal and formal social support connections.
authors.affiliation: Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Pehrson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thornley
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008889:Military Personnel; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare