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Originally published:<\/strong> 2024-11-01T20:30:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n

Just as our Veterans come from a wide array of backgrounds and experiences, VA\u2019s mental health services adapt to those individual needs. With a plethora of pathways for you to pursue, VA offers unique specializations and unique opportunities to join our team.<\/p>\n

For example, at South Texas VA<\/a>, the Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) internship program is working to meet the needs of Veterans while also strengthening VA from within. That\u2019s because the program provides a pathway to employment within VA after graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I enjoyed most from the program was the support we got from the entire psychology department, so we always had someone to work with us and we were never alone,\u201d said Payton Bostick, former intern. \u201cIt just really fostered my love for working with Veterans, so I wanted to stay with VA and continue my work full-time.\u201d<\/p>\n

That love of Veterans guides all our work and empowers our mental health professionals to explore new avenues of care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we do is Veteran-centric and goal driven, so we allow the Veterans to dictate for themselves the life they want to live,\u201d said Dr. Crystall Matthews-Wells, psychology program manager for the Hope Recovery Center<\/a> in the VA Fayetteville Coastal Health Care System. \u201cWe help articulate those goals and break them down into objectives. And that is our starting point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Work at VA<\/h3>\n

Learn more about several unique efforts to support mental health professionals, and how you can find a mental health career of your own, at VA Careers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Its Veterans is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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