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[2.1] Scholar-Practitioner Role Discussion
After watching the instructor lecture and reading the assigned material and watching the TED Talk video, write and post a short essay describing where you are situated as a scholar, practitioner or broker, and where you see opportunities to improve the functioning of these roles in advocacy for military and family and veterans’ mental health and well being.
250 words minimum with references and citations
Ward, D., House, A., & Hamer. S. (2011). Knowledge Brokering: the Missing Link in the Evidence Chain (Links to an external site.). Europe PMC Funders Group. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC302454...
Penuel, B. (2013). Exploring the Brokering Model (Links to an external site.) [Video File]. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from
Ingersoll, E. (2013). Mental health in the age of violence (Links to an external site.) [Video File]. Retrieved from

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Scholar-Practitioner Role Discussion
Paragraph 1: I am situated as a practitioner
a. Where I am situated as a practitioner I see several opportunities which I see in advocating
for military and family and veterans and their families.
b. As a practitioner I play an important role in addressing the mental health of the veterans
and their families
Paragraph 2: Opportunities for advocacy
a. I can also assist decision makers interpreting facts about mental health of veterans,
translation of research evidences and their implementation
b. Raising awareness amongst the top policy and decisions
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