Veterans Disability Lawyer
Massachusetts
School of Professional Psychology has started a program that helps train
veterans to become therapists who can help other veterans. The “Train Vets
to Treat Vets” program has been funded for over two years by the state of
Massachusetts with $250,000. The funds help the school reach out and train
veterans to become therapists, as well as to allow veteran therapists to travel
and visit college campuses around the state to promote mental health
professions.
In the past decade, less than
a half percent of Americans were serving on active duty in the military. This
reduction in the population of active duty military personnel leads to a
reduction in the population of veterans. As such, the population of veterans
involved in the mental health field is decreasing. This has left many returning
veterans feeling isolated while working with non-veteran therapists. Research
has obviously shown that veterans feel more comfortable talking to other
veterans. If the goal is acclimating recently-discharged veterans back to
civilian culture, fellow veterans will need to be utilized. This program will
provide veterans with the skills, training, and background to counsel these
individuals.
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