Nikkole Weiss works with veterans suffering from PTSD at Overton Brooks VA Hospital. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Fayetteville State University in 2011 and her master’s from the University of Southern California in 2014, with a specialization in military social work and Cognitive Processing Therapy. In this interview, she discusses PTSD and the methods by which it can be treated. She also discusses some of the major challenges facing veterans as they transition to civilian life, as well as the ways civilians and the VA can assist veterans during this process. She urges veterans to seek preventative care as early as possible and to reach out to both professionals and loved ones for support.
Project Goals
The Veterans Empathy Project is an ongoing work in oral history focused on the military experience among U.S. soldiers and marines in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Its purpose is to bridge the gap in the United States today between veterans of foreign wars and civilians who never served in the military. Designed for scholarly research, it's meant to round out public understanding of military obligation today, in the past, and near future.
