Psychological Support for Military Personnel on Operations

- to recruit and train on the spot psychologists


- to make people aware of their competence and the part they have to take in psychological support


- to profusely give away the experience accounts on both a national and individual level


- to utterly make them recognized as both officers and psychologists.

During the latest meeting on the International Army psychological symposium that was held in Vienna in May 1997, a Swedish college considered creating an International association for military psychology.

Maybe it is the line to follow in order to share our * interests and our problems +.

I think we are in a position to justify a psychological support...

My deepest thanks for your attention.

ANNEX 1


CONCEPT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT

The psychological support is a command coordinated action that enables the fulfillment of the mission given to the committed forces in a specific zone of operations by integrating all the aspects of the human factors.

That action works on the following spheres:

- combat effectiveness

- prevention, management and solution to distressing and unstable situations

- individual and collective psychological stability

- mental health care

It exerts permanently from the personnel preparation for engagement up to his accompaniment after he gets back.

Both the committed element and the reach in its global environment are involved

ANNEX 2


SUPPORT PSYCHOLOGICAL IN THE FRAMEWORK
OF PERSONNEL TRAINING

RESPONSIBLE