Wooten Nikki R
University of South Carolina/District of Columbia Army National Guard.
J Soc Work Educ. 2015;51(Suppl 1):S6-S25.
Military social work is a specialized field of practice spanning the micro-macro continuum and requiring advanced social work knowledge and skills. The complex behavioral health problems and service needs of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans highlight the need for highly trained social work professionals who can provide militarily-relevant and culturally-responsive evidence-informed services. Responding to the military behavioral health workforce and service needs of recently returned veterans presents both opportunities and challenges for military social work education. This article discusses the rationale for a military social work specialization, the need for military social work education, and opportunities and challenges for social work education. An integrated model of intellectual capital is proposed to guide strategic planning for future military social work education.
军事社会工作是一个跨越微观到宏观连续体的专业实践领域,需要先进的社会工作知识和技能。伊拉克和阿富汗退伍军人复杂的行为健康问题及服务需求凸显了对训练有素的社会工作专业人员的需求,这些专业人员能够提供与军事相关且具有文化适应性的循证服务。应对刚回国退伍军人的军事行为健康劳动力及服务需求,给军事社会工作教育带来了机遇与挑战。本文讨论了军事社会工作专业化的基本原理、军事社会工作教育的必要性以及社会工作教育面临的机遇和挑战。提出了一个智力资本综合模型,以指导未来军事社会工作教育的战略规划。