ERIC Number: EJ1366992
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Applying the Social Ecological Framework to Enhance Wellness for Student Veterans
Morris, Phillip A.; Barker, Lisa; Monar, Astrid
Journal of American College Health, v70 n7 p2099-2107 2022
Objective: To increase campus-wide wellness for student service members/veterans (SSM/Vs), student services professionals, healthcare providers, and faculty collaborated to implement the Social Ecological Framework (SEF) over a three-year project. Participants: One thousand six hundred and seventy eight SSM/Vs enrolled at a medium-sized doctoral granting institution with high-research activity (R2). SSM/Vs were directly and indirectly impacted through a series of initiatives, including stigma reduction efforts, wellness promotion, faculty training, therapeutic services, and peer-advising. Methods: Data collection included student success measures such as retention, student satisfaction/feedback, peer-advising meetings, psychotherapy sessions, TBI screenings, and growth measures from a mental health stigma scale. Results: A significant increase in therapy sessions conducted at the Wellness Center, increased faculty trainings, new and strengthened partnerships, and an increase in SSM/V retention. Conclusions: Results suggest that collaborative efforts applying the SEF can create improved educational conditions and outcomes for SSM/Vs. A review of SSM/V wellness literature and suggestions for other campuses are offered.
Descriptors: Wellness, Veterans, Health Promotion, Undergraduate Students, Social Bias, College Faculty, Guidelines, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development, Screening Tests, Mental Health, Measures (Individuals), School Holding Power, Psychotherapy, Counseling Services, Academic Persistence, Peer Relationship, Outcomes of Education, Nontraditional Students, Student Personnel Workers, Student Personnel Services, Health Personnel, Health Services, Federal Legislation, Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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