The Veteran Supported Education Service Treatment Manual: VetSEd

account as they are setting their educational goals. This information is also important in
getting to know the Veteran. Knowing what types of activities the Veteran enjoys can
help you suggest strategies for the future. For example, if the Veteran plays sports or
reads mystery novels for fun, engaging in these activities might be ways for the Veteran
to reduce stress while in school.
Worksheet #1d: Intake: Support Network is an initial discussion about the Veteran‘s
friends and family and these other people‘s awareness of and support of the Veteran‘s
educational goal. An essential aspect of the VetSEd process is that of Engaging Key
People which is more fully discussed in Section 5. This first worksheet is the beginning
of this process to harness the support and assistance of these individuals to assist the
Veteran to achieve educational goals.
Worksheet #1e: Intake: Background Relevant to Education is a discussion of the impact
of the veteran‘s experiences post high school including military service, any
schooling/training, employment on the Veteran‘s educational goals. It also asks
questions about the impact of a variety of other situations/conditions that have happened
since high school that might impact education, such as:
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Physical health problems
Mental health concerns
Change in family situation (getting married, separated, or divorced; moving in
with significant other, having children, etc.)
Transition from military to civilian life
The questions specifically ask how these experiences make it easier and more challenging
to pursue school at this point in their lives. The purpose of these questions is that
Veterans‘ lives have changed in large and small ways since high school, when other
individuals of their age might have decided to pursue school. By discussing the impact of
those changes on education, you and the Veteran can discuss this integration of the
Veteran‘s education goals into their current life circumstances.
Worksheet #1f: Intake: Other Goals is a review of the Veteran‘s other priorities and goals
in addition to education, such as housing, finances, employment, family, health care (for
physical or mental health needs including pain, mobility, PTSD, depression or substance
use as a few examples), etc. There are two major reasons for collecting this information.
The first is so that you can facilitate any needed referrals for services in these other
realms. After each intake, speak to your supervisor about the Veteran‘s other needs and