VA Integrated Post-Combat Care: A Systemic Approach to Caring for Returning Combat Veterans
VA Integrated Post-Combat Care: A Systemic Approach to Caring for Returning Combat Veterans
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DOI：
10.1080/00981389.2011.554275
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Kennedy, Peggy
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作者：
Amdur, Deborah;Batres, Alfonso;Kennedy, Peggy
退伍军人事务部（VA）的使命是照顾那些谁承担了战斗。随着医疗技术的进步，越来越多的退伍军人在以前的冲突中受了致命伤后幸存下来（Gawande，2004）。但生存只是眼前的目标，我们的工作是恢复退伍军人的健康，独立和生活质量的最大水平，是医学上可能的。退伍军人事务部正在通过与国防部（DoD）密切合作来实现这一目标，以促进平稳过渡和持续的护理，确保退伍军人和服务人员得到他们应得的护理。本文介绍了退伍军人管理局的退伍军人为中心的，战后护理计划，依靠社会工作者的重要参与，以支持服务成员，退伍军人及其家人通过恢复，康复和重新融入他们的家庭社区的系统。
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) mission is to care for those who have borne the battle. As medical technology has advanced, more and more of our returning combat Veterans survive what would have been fatal wounds in previous conflicts (Gawande, 2004). But survival is only the immediate goal-our job is to restore Veterans to the greatest level of health, independence, and quality of life that is medically possible. The VA is achieving this goal through close collaboration with the Department of Defense (DoD) to facilitate a smooth transition and continuum of care that ensures Veterans and Service Members receive the care they deserve. This article describes VA's system of Veteran-centered, post-combat care programs that rely on significant involvement of social workers to support Service Members, Veterans and their families through recovery, rehabilitation, and re-integration into their home communities.