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TRAINING FEATURES

Veteran Support
Training for Managers

Veteran Support is essential to civilian employment
retention and success. 

 

Veteran Support Training is an evidence-based program that teaches managers and supervisors how to support veterans as they transition to civilian employment. 

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This training focuses on the inherent strengths that employees with military experience possess, as well as the unique challenges that veterans and service members face when transitioning to the civilian sector.

The civilian workplace can pose challenges for some Veterans and service members who are used to functioning in a military workplace.

ABOUT THE TRAINING

Helping supervisors support veterans as they transition to civilian employment. 

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The Veteran Support Training program is based on the Study for the Employment Retention of Veterans funded by the Department of Defense. Click here to learn more about the study.

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Download the documents below and share with your employer or interested organizations.

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Steps in the program

There are two steps in the Veteran Support Training program. Click on the links below for more information. 

  • 1. Getting Started
    The Safety & Health Improvement Program begins with a Start Guide. This guide introduces the program to your organization and provides step-by-step instructions on implementation. DOWNLOAD THE START GUIDE
  • 2. Online Supervisor Training
    The next step is the online supervisor training, an essential part of the program. ACCESS ONLINE TRAINING (60 min)
  • 3. Supervisor Behavior Tracking
    Supervisor behavior tracking is designed to help reinforce lessons learned in the training. Behavior tracking takes a few minutes a day and lasts for two weeks. Not only does this reinforce the training, it also helps track supportive supervisor patterns of interactions with employees. The Behavior Tracking Guide provides instructions and examples for tracking behaviors. Tracking can be done using the format in the tracking guide or your organization can use logs, journaling, or a behavior training phone app. It is up to you and your organization to choose the method that works best. DOWNLOAD BEHAVIOR TRACKING GUIDE
  • 4. Follow Up
    The final step is a group discussion where supervisors and their teams meet to brainstorm solutions to improve work practices, communication, and the work environment. This is an essential part of the program to ensure practices are embedded into everyday work. DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOW UP GUIDE

PUBLICATIONS

The evidence behind the training

CAN SUPERVISOR SUPPORT IMPROVE DAILY EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING? EVIDENCE OF SUPERVISOR TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS IN A STUDY OF VETERAN EMPLOYEE MOODS

Mohr, C.D., Hammer, L.B., Brady, J., Perry, M. & Bodner, T. (2021). Can Supervisor Support Improve Daily Employee Well-being? Evidence of Supervisor Training Effectiveness in a Study of Veteran Employee Moods. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 94, 400-426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joop.12342
 

SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISOR TRAINING IMPROVES MARITAL RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AMONG EMPLOYEE AND SPOUSE DYADS
Brady, J.M., Hammer, L.B., Mohr, C.D., & Bodner, T. (2021). Supportive Supervisor Training Improves Marital Relationship Quality among Employee and Spouse Dyads. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 26, 31-48. doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000264

 

PERCEIVED PARTNER RESPONSIVENESS, PAIN, AND SLEEP: A DYADIC STUDY OF MILITARY-CONNECTED COUPLES

O'Neill, A. S., Mohr, C. D., Bodner, T. E., & Hammer, L. B. (2020). Perceived Partner Responsiveness, Pain, and Sleep: A Dyadic Study of Military-Connected Couples. Health Psychology, 39, 1089–1099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0001035

 

MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA AMONG WOMEN VETERANS: THE BUGGERING EFFECT OF COWORKER SUPPORT

Smith, N. A., Brady, J. M., Hammer, L., Carlson, K., & Mohr, C. (2020). Military sexual trauma among women veterans: The buffering effect of coworker support. Military Psychology, 32, 441-449. doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2020.1806635

 

A DYADIC EXAMINATION OF DRINKING BEHAVIORS WITHIN MILITARY-CONNECTED COUPLES

Lee, J. D., O'Neill, A. S., Denning, E. C., Mohr, C. D., Hammer, L. B. (2020). A Dyadic Examination of Drinking Behaviors within Military-Connected Couples. Military Behavioral Health. Doi:10.1080/21635781.2020.1825241

 

TRAINING SUPERVISORS TO SUPPORT VETERANS AT WORK: EFFECTS ON SUPERVISOR ATTITUDES AND EMPLOYEE SLEEP AND STRESS

​Reference: Hammer, L. B., Brady, J. M., & Perry, M. L. (2020). Training supervisors to support veterans at work: Effects on supervisor attitudes and employee sleep and stress. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 93(2), 273-301.  ​https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12299

 

SUPERVISOR SUPPORT TRAINING EFFECTS ON VETERANS IN THE WORKPLACE:  EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND WORK OUTCOMES

Reference: Hammer, L. B., Wan, W. H., Brockwood, K., Bodner, T., & Mohr, C. D. (2019). Supervisor support training effects on veterans in the workplace: Effects on health and work outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104, 52-69. ​https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000354

 

SUPERVISOR SUPPORT TRAINING EFFECTS ON VETERANS IN THE WORKPLACE: EFFECTS ON HEALTH AND WORK OUTCOMES

Hammer, L. B., Wan, W. H., Brockwood, K., Bodner, T., & Mohr, C. D. (2019). Supervisor support training effects on veterans in the workplace: Effects on health and work outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104, 52-69. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/apl0000354

 

PTSD SYMPTOMOLOGY AND MOTIVATED ALCOHOL USE AMONG MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS: TESTING A CONDITIONAL INDIRECT EFFECT MODEL OF SOCIAL SUPPORT, SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE

McCabe, C.T., Mohr, C.D., Hammer, L.B., & Carlson, K.F. (2019). PTSD Symptomology and Motivated Alcohol Use Among Military Service Members: Testing a Conditional Indirect Effect Model of Social Support, Substance Use & Misuse, 54:2, 257-270. DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1517176

 

A WELL SPENT DAY BRINGS HAPPY SLEEP: FINDINGS FROM A DYADIC STUDY OF CAPITALIZATION SUPPORT, LONELINESS, AND SLEEP OUTCOMES

Arpin, S. N., Starkey, A., Mohr, C. D., Greenhalgh, A., & Hammer, L. (2018). A well spent day brings happy sleep: Findings from a dyadic study of capitalization support, loneliness, and sleep outcomes. Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 975–985. doi.org/10.1037/fam0000469
 

DRINKING MOTIVES AND ALCOHOL USE: THE SERVE STUDY OF U.S. CURRENT AND FORMER SERVICE MEMBERS
Mohr, C.D., McCabe, C.T., Haverly, S.N., Hammer, L.B., & Carlson, K.F. (2018). Drinking motives and alcohol use: The SERVe study of U.S. current and former service members. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 79, 79-87.
 

MILITARY, WORK, AND HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS OF VETERANS AND RESERVISTS FROM THE STUDY FOR EMPLOYMENT RETENTION OF VETERANS (SERVE) 
Hammer, L. B., Wan, W. H., Brockwood, K. J., Mohr, C. D., & Carlson, K. F. (2017). Military, work, and health characteristics of veterans and reservists from the Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe). Military Psychology, 29, 491-512. doi.org/10.1037/mil0000196

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