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Social Workers

Promoting Military Cultural Competence

1.00 - CE credit hours training

$6.00 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Promoting Military Cultural Competence

Follow the link below, read the material and then take the 12 question post test

Read the Course Material:
Promoting Military Cultural Competence

12 Questions

1. From "Introduction": The number of service members, veterans, and families seeking behavioral health and social support resources in civilian communities has increased in recent years. What two trends are cited as driving this increase?
2. From "Conduct a Self-Inventory": In the context of providing mental health services to servicemembers, veterans, and families conducting a self-inventory involves adjusting one's political opinions to better serve this population.
3. From "Adapt Care to Military Culture": Understanding common military values is emphasized. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this section?
4. From "Adapt Care to Military Culture": The article emphasizes that an understanding of military medical care, principles, practice, and policies is very important when treating this population. What reason(s) are cited for this emphasis?
5. From "Adapt Care to Military Culture": Family Readiness Groups:
6. From "Attend Military Activities": The article recommends a number of ways for providers to interact with service-members and their families. Which are suggested?
7. From "Increase Civilian Organizations' Involvement and Provider Social Support": Without proper training, those trying to help veterans may be injured psychologically due to secondary traumatic stress affects.
8. From "Implications for Practice": Beyond individual providers, organizations and universities can consider strategic partnerships with military installations and the Veteran's Administration. The article points out however, that there are not many funding opportunities for such partnerships at this time.
9. From "Implications for Practice": Which of the following civilian organization initiative(s) does the article suggest?
10. From "Common Term/Acronym Definitions": "Battlemind" is:
11. From "Common Term/Acronym Definitions": "Dwell Time" is:
12. From "Common Term/Acronym Definitions": "Inactive Duty" means:
This course explores the unique cultures of the military and provides civilian mental health clinicians with a better understanding of cultural factors. It provides suggestions for adapting civilian clinical services to meet the needs of military service members, veterans, and their families. It also addresses how civilian communities can better support the needs of military service members, veterans, and their families. Note: Course includes a helpful glossary of terms and acronyms (page 79).
  • Describe aspects of military culture.
  • Identify ways that civilian clinicians can make adaptations to work with military service members, veterans, and families.
  • Describe ways to build community capacity to enhance civilian-based services to service members, veterans, and families.
Christi Luby Christi Luby received her Bachelor's degree with Distinction in Psychology, Biology, and Sociology and her M asters of Public Health in Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. She is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist, Compassion Fatigue Educator, and Doctoral Candidate pursuing her PhD in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. As the spouse of a B-52 combat veteran, she experienced numerous deployments during her husband's ten-year active-duty Air Force career, including Operations Desert Shield/Storm and Southern Watch. This personal experience guides her research on how deployments and reintegration affect the well-being of military spouses.