Civilian social work: serving the military and veteran populations.

Full Abstract

This article discusses social work practice areas for civilian social workers who provide services to military service members,veterans, and their families. These practice areas include education, child welfare, domestic violence, mental health, health care, substance abuse, and criminal justice. The authors examine the impact of the contemporary military lifestyle and current military operations on service members and their families in the context of these practice areas, with the goal of compelling civilian social workers to acknowledge their responsibility to competently serve military and veteran clients.

Author information

Author/s: Savitsky, Laura (L); Illingworth, Maria (M); DuLaney, Megan (M);

Affiliation: School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. laurasavitsky(-atsign-)hotmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Social work (Soc Work), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 54 (issue 4) : pp 327-39

Dates: Created 2009/09/28; Completed 2009/11/03;

PMID: 19780463, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/3/2009, IMS Date: )

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