Eligibility: To be eligible for CHAMPVA, an individual cannot be eligible for TRICARE (the medical program for civilian dependents provided by DoD) and must be one of the following: 1  The spouse or child of a Veteran whom VA has rated permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected disability. The surviving spouse or child of a Veteran who died from a VA- rated service-connected disability, or who, at the time of death, was rated permanently and totally disabled. The surviving spouse or child of a Veteran who died on active duty service and in the line of duty, not due to misconduct.
Ethnic Validity: Definition and Model Ethnic vah'dity is the degree to which problem identification and problem solving are acceptable to the client in respect to the client's belief and value systems, as these are associated with the client's ethnic~cultural group.1985) and Tyler, Brome, and Williams (1991). While both of these models are instructive and have similarities to the model of ethnic validity proposed earlier, there are important differences in these models and the problem-solving framework of school psychology practice. Savage and Adair.
It is this reasoning that requires and enables us to construct what I call a Transcultural Ethnic Validity Model (TEVM) (Tyler, 2001). The following paragraphs show how a TEVM can be used to provide an integrated understanding of individuals, their communities, ethnicities, and cultures.he conceptual and empirical framework that I have developed and use in my work, including the organization of this article, I have named Transcultural Ethnic Validity Model (TEVM). This model provides a basis for becoming intra-culturally competent in any context ranging from a stable isolated one to one in rapid flux.