The Veteran Supported Education Service Treatment Manual: VetSEd
The Veteran Supported Education Service Treatment Manual: VetSEd
The Veteran Supported Education Service Treatment Manual: VetSEd
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<strong>Veteran</strong>s with a mental health diagnosis (including depression, anxiety, bipolar<br />
disorder), co-occurring substance use disorder (alcohol/drug abuse or<br />
dependences), and/or trauma history (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)<br />
Presence of a functional impairment resulting from a mental health condition that<br />
impairs the <strong>Veteran</strong>‘s ability to succeed in the school setting (e.g., difficulties in<br />
concentration, memory, decision making, controlling impulses, or staying on<br />
task).<br />
<strong>Veteran</strong>s who have a goal to return to school<br />
<strong>VetSEd</strong> is not designed to assist <strong>Veteran</strong>s with active psychosis or those <strong>Veteran</strong>s who<br />
require hospitalization for acute symptoms or detoxification. We have narrowed our<br />
scope to Post 9/11 <strong>Veteran</strong>s at this time given the influx of returning <strong>Veteran</strong>s from the<br />
OIF/OEF/OND wars. Implementing <strong>VetSEd</strong> initially among this population will allow<br />
us to identify additional areas of programmatic concern, modify the approach and pilot<br />
test among <strong>Veteran</strong>s from other service eras who have a similar clinical profile and who<br />
also have educational goals.<br />
III.<br />
THE <strong>VetSEd</strong> PROCESS: CHOOSE, GET, KEEP (CGK), AND ENGAGING<br />
KEY PLAYERS<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>VetSEd</strong> service utilizes a rehabilitation process in which a peer <strong>VetSEd</strong> provider<br />
develops a personal connection with a <strong>Veteran</strong> and assists him/her through a sequential<br />
process of choosing, getting, and then keeping an educational goal. Assistance is<br />
provided typically in individualized sessions in which support is offered and skills are<br />
developed. CGK is the organizing framework for the process of acquiring the valued<br />
social role of student (Farkas & Anthony, 2010).<br />
<strong>The</strong>se phases are in brief:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Choose Phase<br />
During ―Choose‖ an educational goal is set (e.g., ―I want to get HVAC training and a<br />
certificate‖) and a plan is prepared with steps to achieve the goal (e.g., Step One: go online<br />
and identify all of the local schools that offer HVAC training and make a list). This<br />
phase helps the <strong>Veteran</strong> identify and make decisions about various options related to<br />
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