The Veteran Supported Education Service Treatment Manual: VetSEd

Example 1
During supervision, Sarah, a peer VetSEd provider, mentions that she has
questions about responding to Veteran ambivalence.
Sarah: ―I‘m working with several Veterans who say they want to go to school, but
seem to struggle to follow through on tasks between meetings that we have
identified as important steps to take.
Supervisor: I imagine that might make it difficult to feel like you‘re moving
forward from week to week.
Sarah: Absolutely! I just don‘t know how to help Vets who say they want to go to
school, but then don‘t follow-up on next steps.
Supervisor: It can be challenging, for sure; however, there are ways of
approaching it. Sarah, it sounds like you‘ve identified a learning opportunity in
your role as VetSEd provider. Remember in our first few supervision meetings we
discussed your list of personally meaningful goals in your VetSEd role and the fact
that the list can be updated/edited at any time. I‘m curious if learning more about
responding to Veteran ambivalence is something you‘d like to include on that list?
Sarah: Yes, that would be great!
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