Title
Effective Social Work Practice with Military, Veterans, and their Families
Department
Social Work
Date of Paper/Work
2018
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
Type of Paper/Work
Clinical research paper
Advisors
Melissa Lundquist
Abstract
This study explores if licensed practicing social workers in the state of Minnesota perceive themselves as competent to work effectively with military, veterans, and their families. A qualitative survey was emailed by Minnesota Social Services Association to their members. A total of eight participants responded to the survey. Each of these participants indicated that he or she worked directly with a military-connected client the military. Content analysis was conducted and two themes were found. The majority of participants described not feeling prepared to work with this population and indicated a desire for more education. One of the limitations of this study was the lack of participants. Yet, it sheds light on the fact that social workers do not feel fully prepared to work with this population. Implications for practice include integrating military-connected knowledge into education curriculum.
Keywords
military, veterans, social work
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Boyer, Katherine, "Effective Social Work Practice with Military, Veterans, and their Families" (2018). Social Work Master’s Clinical Research Papers. 836.
https://ir.stthomas.edu/ssw_mstrp/836