Leading as a Uniformed Military Psychologist

Uniformed military psychologists are challenged by the multiple roles they serve simultaneously, as health care professionals, organizational consultants, and commissioned military officers. As such, their leadership approach must accommodate a style consistent with their civilian counterparts as we...

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Published in:Psychology of leaders and leadership (Print) 2023-02, Vol.26 (1), p.44-66
Main Author: Staal, Mark A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commissioned Officers
Ethics
Experiences (Events)
Human
Leadership
Military Psychologists
Military Psychology
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Summary:Uniformed military psychologists are challenged by the multiple roles they serve simultaneously, as health care professionals, organizational consultants, and commissioned military officers. As such, their leadership approach must accommodate a style consistent with their civilian counterparts as well as other military officers. This additional complexity offers highly specialized leadership opportunities and requires an expanded set of leadership tools. Serving in multiple roles also adds complexity to their ethical challenges. A brief overview of military psychology, common leadership challenges facing uniformed military psychologists, and relevant ethical considerations is provided while the specific leadership experiences and challenges of uniformed military psychologists are also discussed.
ISSN:2769-6863
2769-6898
DOI:10.1037/mgr0000134