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• TITLE: Military Cultural Competency for Veteran Mental Health Counseling in Civilian Settings

  AUTHORS: Jasmine Gonzalez

  KEYWORDS: Veteran, Mental Health, Psychology, Counseling

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.14 No.3, March 22, 2023

  ABSTRACT: As a vulnerable cultural group, military veterans present unique challenges to mental healthcare providers as a result of their experiences. Since 9/11, there has been an increase in post 9/11 veterans seeking treatment across civilian mental health organizations, along with a growing demand for culturally competent care. This qualitative review and thematic analysis of the literature explores specific mental health needs of post 9/11 veterans and investigates military cultural competence best practices in mental health care for veterans in civilian and/or non-governmental outpatient mental health settings. Using purposive sampling, 33 studies were identified and analyzed in relation to approaches central to an underlying multicultural theoretical framework for emerging themes. Key findings emphasize incorporating military cultural competency in treatment implementation to address the unique mental health dynamics of the veteran community as a whole and diverse community. Recurring themes related to best practices for treating this population highlighted an interorganizational collaborative approach that encourages the importance of community collaboration among civilian and government mental health providers to work together in treating the veteran population. Findings informed the development of the action research monograph deliverable for key stakeholders. Moreover, findings present new questions related to veteran mental healthcare pertaining to clinical program staff members and how to increase their level of cultural sensitivity and professional development. These questions can lead to further research substantiating the positive changes that can occur among the administration of veteran mental health services by practitioners that are culturally component and qualified to work with this population.