Lecturer Richard Romaniuk was a task force member of the latest Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Military and Veteran Social Work, published by CSWE Press and released on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.
This is the first specialized curricular guide for the 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standard (EPAS) competencies. In 2018, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) published a curricular guide to reflect the 2015 EPAS and a deeper understanding as a profession and a nation, that systems were unprepared to support the complex consequences of war and reconstruction efforts. The 2022 EPAS Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Military and Veteran Social Work is the next edition, seeking to impart the knowledge built from research, practice and advocacy, to inform competencies for social work students, educators and practitioners engaging in military and veteran social work. This text details the significant contributions of social workers to the development of interventions, programs and policies that support veterans, service members, military families and those who have been affected by war.
CSWE’s vice president of education, Megan Fujita, and project lead of the guide, Stephanie Felder, traumatic brain injury special projects lead and CAPT United States Public Health Service, discuss the current state of military and social work practice, while outlining the most pivotal updates in the guide. Watch the full conversation here.
The Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Military and Veteran Social Work was developed through the generous support of the Cohen Veterans Network and the Council on Social Work Education.
Get a free digital download or purchase the print edition of the curricular guide.