Gen. Petraeus, USC Judge Widney professor affiliated with the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, addresses the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative Oct. 9 about the need to work together for our veterans and military families.
by Claudia Bustamante
Mike Baker sits on a therapist’s couch—in blue jeans and a buttoned-down shirt, nervously clutching his hands.
Baker was deployed to Afghanistan with the National Guard a year ago and is now having trouble at home. His wife made him get help, but talking is the last thing on Baker’s mind.
“I know this is your job to ask me a bunch of questions, but let me ask you something,” he said. “Did you ever serve?”
Luckily, there is no wrong answer for the behavioral health therapist or social work student. Mike Baker does not exist. He is a virtual avatar […]
