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Description/Abstract
This study found that corporate leadership, veteran-specific training, and a long-term commitment to veterans’ employment were all significant factors in diminishing barriers to veteran employment and reintegration. In practice, social workers who understand business and organizational change can be leaders in supporting veterans in the workplace, and also in advocating for positive social change for veterans and their families. For employers, increased cultural competence concerning military populations would be helpful. In policy, organizations should work on creating coalitions of corporate leaders who have the power to change policies, programs, and practices, and who will monitor the success of these policy changes in terms of supporting veterans. Suggestions for future study include having larger samples of participants and random sampling to improve the generalizability of results, as well as utilizing in-person interviews to gather more reliable and detailed data beyond that captured in this study by online surveys.
Original Citation
Beauchesne, K., & O’Hair, J. R. (2013). Investing in vets: Strategies to help returning Gulf War vets enter the civilian work force successfully. Social Work in Mental Health, 11, 434–459. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2013.804021
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Mental and Social Health | Military and Veterans Studies | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Extent
2 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Employment, Civilian reintegration, Veterans, Gulf War, Research brief
Subject
Veterans--Employment; Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
Fall 10-25-2013
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, "Research Brief: "Investing in Vets: Strategies to Help Returning Gulf War Vets Enter the Civilian Work Force Successfully"" (2013). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 339.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/339
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