SOP 730: Counseling Interventions & Strategies with Service Members, Veterans and Families

This course covers the competencies needed to develop and practice the appropriate, relevant and sensitive strategies to work with SMVF. This course employs a culturally sensitive and strengths-based framework to build relationships and effectively engage and empower SMVF to find effective solutions to the specific issues faced. Solution-focused techniques, interventions and strategies will be covered and practiced with the goal of short-term counseling and therapy. Long-term strategies will also be covered for diagnoses requiring more intense counseling interventions. An integrated healthcare approach with a focus on lifestyle-oriented interventions to promote whole person health and wellness will be emphasized when working with SMVF.