Social Work In The Military

In this article, Wooten states that a military social work is a specialized practice area, which differs from generalized practice with civilians. The main difference is our military personnel and veterans receive health care and social benefits in a hierarchical environment based on the structure of the military, whereas civilians do not. She goes on to state our veterans should receive the care they deserve by professionals who can provide both military relevant and culturally responsive evidence-informed

Social workers in all branches of the military are helping families and military personnel prepare for, and cope with, the hardships of war. They do so through a range of preventive and clinical services provided by the Veteran Administration with many different types of programs, including family-support and mental-health counseling. The mission statement of the VA Social Workers is to eliminate significant barriers to clients in need and offer interventions for veterans and families. It is accomplished

The military population is a unique population with many unique needs. The military population also requires specialization that many behavioral health professionals do not specialize in. This lack of specialization creates a large need for behavioral health professionals that are educated in military culture. Thus, social work based practices are a large benefit to the military population due to its unique and broad areas of specialization. Social workers not only provide clinical services to clients

PART I: PUBLIC POSITIONS The Social Work profession adheres to the belief that there is diversity in gender expression; rather than being static, gender expression is fluid and variable among our population. Regardless of gender--including those who are transgender--everyone should be afforded the same respect and rights that all citizens are entitled to--this includes the right to serve openly in the United States military. Discrimination and prejudice aimed at anyone due to their gender identity

University’s Master of Social Work Program. Fayetteville, North Carolina’s significant military population and the academic program offered many opportunities to students interested in researching and practicing with military personnel and their families initially generating an interest for me in the program. Within the first twenty-fours of living in Fayetteville, North Carolina, I had the opportunity to experience the military culture and the pride that residents exhibited for military personnel. I observed

Challenges Faced by Military Families During the National Leadership Summit on Military Families, held in 2009, Mrs. Gail McGinn, the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, delivered the keynote address for the Summit. In Mrs. McGinn’s keynote speech, she acknowledged the progress that has been made in supporting military families since the 1980’s while emphasizing the facts surrounding the issues of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mrs. McGinn stated that

Social work is a very unique profession. The other professions that are in the same realm as social work are very specialized, however, social workers must have a broad range of knowledge in order to help their clients. This is where multiple agencies come together to make sure professionals are properly trained and knowledgeable. In the field of social work, ethics and values are the key principles that provide the basis for the mission. It is these principles that guide the decisions and actions

of the military culture that became the driving force behind the decision to become a certified Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families – Advanced Social Worker (MVF-ASW). Even though this career does not involve being on the front lines, I can still provide direct services to the children of active duty service members as they navigate the extended deployments, frequent moves and strained familial relationships. Even though this particular credential is not mandatory to work as a youth

a social worker how I engage with a client is based on the two sets of values; the NASW values, and my personal values. When working with any client, not just with military clients, circumstances may occur when two or more of these values become conflicted, where you are forced to conform to the professional standards of conduct creating an ethical dilemma. Since I am no longer in the military, I am not confined by the rules and regulations that govern military clinicians. However, a military social

counterpart-- lost the war on the battlefield. However, a failure to examine the social and cultural landscape before the bombardment of Fort Sumter and after Appomattox does a great disservice to the Civil War era. I believe that examining the war from 1846-1876--a 30 year period encapsulating the Wilmot Proviso, the Compromise of 1850, the Civil War itself and Reconstruction--places the war within the proper context. Military tactics should be discussed. One can’t talk about a war and never mention a