Consortium develops competencies for the care of families impacted by military service
The USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR) co-hosted a consortium with the Army Behavioral Health Division’s Marriage and Family Therapy Program to develop a competency model for training mental health professionals treating military personnel and their families.
A group of 32 senior Department of Defense and military service behavioral healthcare leaders, distinguished academics, representatives from the Veterans Administration family programs and other behavioral health care experts convened in Los Angeles on Jan. 5-6 to develop competencies for behavioral health educators and providers caring for families impacted by military service.
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