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11 Protocols for Psychologists and Coaches Working with Veterans and Current Serving

October 14, 2018 By Barry Zworestine 3 Comments

Learn these essential protocols for Psychologists and Coaches:

1. You first need to take time to educate yourself about Veterans and their territory. Ignorance will not get you through their front door.

2. Demonstrate trust and respect through being informed and understanding their language.

3. Ask yourself whether you are planning to be a part of the problem or a collaborative solution.

4. Listen and learn before you try preaching and teaching.

5. Assess your modalities you use. All veterans are different. One size does not fit all. Simply using one “evidence based” modality with a one size fit all approach is not going to work.

6. Try leaving your professional ego at the door. Get real. Get human.

7. Don’t expect compliance to what you think is best practice. You haven’t earned the right to rank.

8. Degrees may equal smart, but your behaviour and presence may still be stupid. Who you are and the informed care and respect you demonstrate mean everything.

9. Who you are is more important than what you do. Sort out your people skills if necessary.

10. A veteran entering your room is entitled to sit facing wherever he wishes. Move or vacate your chair if needed.

11. Trauma is in the brain and body. Think about extending your training and skill set to include Brain, Body and Neuroscience based understanding and modalities. Veterans are flexible and adaptable and will expect the same from you.

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Filed Under: For Psychologists and Coaches, For Veterans, Military to Civilian Transition, Transition from Military to Civilian Life Tagged With: Body, Brain, Ego, For Coaches, For Psychologists, For Veterans, Neuroscience, Respect, Territory, Trust, Veteran Territory, Veterans

Comments

  1. Craig says

    October 14, 2018 at 10:35 am

    Brilliant, nay, perfect Barry. Applies to ALL therapists and clinicians. Thank you.

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    • Barry says

      January 10, 2019 at 11:51 pm

      Just seen your message. Thanks Craig

      Reply
  2. Leah Zartz says

    February 26, 2019 at 5:29 am

    A very informative and eye-opening book. Can help many people, not just veterans.

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I was born in Southern Rhodesia (in what is now Zimbabwe) in 1953. After a fairly uneventful schooling in which I focused more on sports than on academics, I went to university in South Africa, where I spent several years training in the field of education. In 1976 I returned to Rhodesia to comply with national service requirements and was involved in the Rhodesian Bush War. Read More…

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