The Importance of Military Cultural Competence

Meyer, Eric G.; Writer, Brian W.; Brim, William

doi:10.1007/s11920-016-0662-9

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“…New measures of military cultural competence [23] also show promise and may provide useful comparisons for further validation. Finally, future research could help us better understand how enhancing military cultural competence will impact service provision for the military and veteran population [31].…”

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Promoting Military Cultural Competence among Civilian Care Providers: Learning through Program Development

Nedegaard

Zwilling

2017

Social Sciences

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Abstract:Military veterans and their families belong to a unique subculture. Several studies have identified the need for helping professionals to attain military cultural competence in order to practice more effectively. In order to address this need, a Midwestern state created a military culture certificate program (MCCP). The process of developing this program is described. Eighty-two participants of the MCCP completed a pretest survey assessing their knowledge, awareness, and self-confidence in working with this population. The majority of the participants had experience working with this population already, and their survey scores indicated moderate knowledge and moderate to high levels of overall self-efficacy. Pre-test scores indicated ten areas (six in knowledge and four in self-efficacy) that may deserve increased focus for programs and trainings on military culture. While the MCCP appeared to be generally effective, findings suggest that convenient adjunctive methods of obtaining information to enhance military cultural competence would also be helpful.

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Promoting Military Cultural Competence among Civilian Care Providers: Learning through Program Development

Nedegaard

Zwilling

2017

Social Sciences

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“…The authors recommend the development of formal education programmes for psychiatrists and trainees using the knowledge, skills and attitudes structure described by Myer and others. 13,18…”

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Australian military and veteran’s mental health care part 1: an introduction to cultural essentials for clinicians

Lane

Wallace

2020

Australas Psychiatry

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Objective: This article aims to define the cultural specificity of Australian military and veterans, and introduce some of the essential clinician knowledge, skills and attitudes required for effective cultural competence in the management of mental health (MH) conditions in this population. Conclusion: Military culture has the defining characteristics of the military as an organisation with a formal structure, as a cultural group governed by norms and shared values, and as a social group that provides people with identities. Key requirements for cultural competence introduced here are basic knowledge of the military structure, norms and identity; clinical skills including basic assessment and awareness of the commonly occurring MH disorders; and an exploration of attitudes of both the clinician and the military or veteran patient. Further research is needed, particularly in terms of assessing clinician’s cultural competence.

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“…Addressing these barriers has promoted interest in enhancing the cultural competency of professionals working with AF Veterans (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, 2009;Meyer et al, 2016;Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal British Legion and Combat Stress, 2011) with training programmes developed in the UK (Greenberg et al, 2018) and USA for health (Nedegaard and Zwilling, 2017) and education settings (Cole, 2014).…”

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Adapting CBT to treat depression in Armed Forces Veterans: qualitative study

Farrand

Mullan

Rayson

et al. 2019

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Background:The principles of the Armed Forces Covenant state that Armed Forces Veterans should be at no disadvantage resulting from their service compared with a general adult population. However, despite being at increased risk of experiencing common mental health difficulties, evidence indicates that 82% of Armed Forces Veterans receive no treatment, compared with 63% of the general adult population.Aim:To gain a better appreciation of factors that inform the type of adaptations to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions for depression and mainstream service promotion materials to enhance acceptability for Armed Forces Veterans.Method:This is a qualitative study employing a focus group of 12 participants to examine the main impacts of depression on Armed Forces Veterans alongside attitudes towards terminology and visual imagery. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes and sub-themes with rigour established through two researchers independently developing thematic maps to inform a final agreed thematic map.Results:A behavioural activation intervention supporting re-engagement with activities to overcome depression had good levels of acceptability when adapted to reflect an Armed Forces culture. Preferences regarding terminology commonly used within CBT adapted for Armed Forces Veterans were identified. Concerns were expressed with respect to using imagery that emphasized physical rather than mental health difficulties.Conclusions:There is the need to consider the Armed Forces community as a specific institutional culture when developing CBT approaches with potential to enhance engagement, completion and recovery rates. Results have potential to inform the practice of CBT with Armed Forces Veterans and future research.

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The Importance of Military Cultural Competence

Cited by 55 publications

References 58 publications

Promoting Military Cultural Competence among Civilian Care Providers: Learning through Program Development

Promoting Military Cultural Competence among Civilian Care Providers: Learning through Program Development

Australian military and veteran’s mental health care part 1: an introduction to cultural essentials for clinicians

Adapting CBT to treat depression in Armed Forces Veterans: qualitative study

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