Supporting Veterans in Higher Education
A Primer for Administrators, Faculty, and Academic Advisors
Published on 1. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-19-061559-8 (ISBN)
Description
The shift from active-duty military personnel back to civilian life can be severely challenging. Editors Jose E. Coll and Eugenia L. Weiss have assembled a group of dedicated experts to discuss the various concerns associated with student veterans pursuing higher education. Supporting Veterans in Higher Education is an essential text that draws attention to the unique needs of student veterans and how they can be enabled to achieve a successful transition from military to civilian life. This book explores effective ways of advising student veterans, learning the behavioral health factors that affect academic success, building supportive communities, and much more. The contributing authors understand the intersection between military culture and academic settings and devote themselves to empowering student veterans as they continue their mission to serve beyond the military.
Reviews / Votes
An absolutely superb, path-breaking work on today's student veterans, with comprehensive analysis of approaches designed to enable success in transition from life in uniform to life in a university with a particularly valuable examination of how veterans can be prepared to contribute in a variety of human service programs. * David H. Petraeus, General, U.S. Army (Ret.) *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 155 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
549 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-061559-8 (9780190615598)
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Persons
Jose E. Coll (MSW, University of Central Florida; PhD, University of South Florida) is associate professor of social work and director of the Office of Veteran Student Services at Saint Leo University, where he oversees services and resources for over 7,400 student veterans annually. Coll has developed numerous programs to enhance student veteran success, such as transition courses for veterans and the development of the Veteran Student Emergency Fund, which provides assistance to student veterans in financial crisis while attending Saint Leo University. Professor Coll is a fellow of the 2014-2015 American Council on Education.
Eugenia L. Weiss (MSW, University of Southern California; PsyD, Alliant International University) is clinical associate professor of social work at the University of Southern California, where she is also co-coordinator of the military social work sub-concentration at the university's Virtual Academic Center. Weiss maintained a private practice for eighteen years working with military personnel and their families.
Eugenia L. Weiss (MSW, University of Southern California; PsyD, Alliant International University) is clinical associate professor of social work at the University of Southern California, where she is also co-coordinator of the military social work sub-concentration at the university's Virtual Academic Center. Weiss maintained a private practice for eighteen years working with military personnel and their families.
Editor
Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Office of Veteran Student ServicesAssociate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Office of Veteran Student Services, Saint Leo University
Clinical Associate Professor of Social WorkClinical Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Southern California
Content
- Part I. Student Veterans
- Chapter 1: Examining the Roles and Responsibilities of Institutions of Higher Education after Nearly a Decade of War
- Chapter 2: Cognitive Complexity and Student Veterans
- Chapter 3: An Introduction to Veteran Educational Benefits: Challenges Experienced by Student Veterans
- Part II. Diverse and Multicultural Student Veterans
- Chapter 4: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) Student Veterans
- Chapter 5: Building Community in a Diverse College Classroom
- Part III. Supportive Innovations for Transitioning Student Veterans
- Chapter 6: A Model for Serving this Generation of Student Veterans in Universities: Blending Supportive Services and Educational Missions
- Chapter 7: Student Veteran Challenges in Field Education and Internships: Programmatic Responses
- Chapter 8: Academic Advising for Student Veterans
- Chapter 9: Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership (VITAL): A Collaborative University-Veterans Administration Outreach Program
- Part IV. Mental Health Considerations and the "New Mission"
- Chapter 10: Student Veterans Impacted by Military Sexual Trauma
- Chapter 11: Outside the Wire: A Community Based Partnership Model for Prevention and Early-Identification of Psychosocial Challenges for Student Veterans
- Chapter 12: Student Veterans and Mental Health: Posttraumatic Stress in the Classroom
- Chapter 13: Gatekeeping in Human Services Programs
- Chapter 14: Student Veterans as Agents of Change: Developing Self-Efficacy and Community Service as the New Mission
- Appendix: A Proposed Needs Assessment for Student Veterans
- Chapter 1: Examining the Roles and Responsibilities of Institutions of Higher Education after Nearly a Decade of War
- Chapter 2: Cognitive Complexity and Student Veterans
- Chapter 3: An Introduction to Veteran Educational Benefits: Challenges Experienced by Student Veterans
- Part II. Diverse and Multicultural Student Veterans
- Chapter 4: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) Student Veterans
- Chapter 5: Building Community in a Diverse College Classroom
- Part III. Supportive Innovations for Transitioning Student Veterans
- Chapter 6: A Model for Serving this Generation of Student Veterans in Universities: Blending Supportive Services and Educational Missions
- Chapter 7: Student Veteran Challenges in Field Education and Internships: Programmatic Responses
- Chapter 8: Academic Advising for Student Veterans
- Chapter 9: Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership (VITAL): A Collaborative University-Veterans Administration Outreach Program
- Part IV. Mental Health Considerations and the "New Mission"
- Chapter 10: Student Veterans Impacted by Military Sexual Trauma
- Chapter 11: Outside the Wire: A Community Based Partnership Model for Prevention and Early-Identification of Psychosocial Challenges for Student Veterans
- Chapter 12: Student Veterans and Mental Health: Posttraumatic Stress in the Classroom
- Chapter 13: Gatekeeping in Human Services Programs
- Chapter 14: Student Veterans as Agents of Change: Developing Self-Efficacy and Community Service as the New Mission
- Appendix: A Proposed Needs Assessment for Student Veterans