CDP News: Aug. 28, 2015
Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. Summer may be getting ready to wrap up, but we’ve still got lots on our schedule before the end of the season.
We spent this week in Atlanta, GA at Emory University for our Regional 1-Week Civilian Training event. There were lots of providers in attendance, receiving instruction on deployment-related and military-specific topics including, military culture, the deployment cycle, sleep disorders, depression and suicide, military families, ethics, as well as a two-day training in Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy. Our next scheduled 1-Week event will be held in the Albany, NY-metro area 26-30 October. We will be posting additional details and registration information within the next few weeks. If you’d like to be emailed when registration for this and other upcoming Regional 1-Week Civilian Training opportunities, please complete the form here.
This week we also presented our monthly CDP Presents webinar. CDP’s Deputy Director, Dr. Bill Brim, and Dr. Patricia Watson from the National Center for PTSD discussed the unique culture of the military and how it can impact the treatment of Service members, Veterans and their families. If you missed it, don’t worry! We’ll be posting a recording of the event on the CDP Presents page. Our next webinar is coming up on Thursday. Since September is Suicide Awareness month, we will be presenting a webinar on military suicide prevention by Dr. Sharon Birman. We invite anyone who is interested to sign up and attend these informative presentations.
If you are interested in military suicide prevention and you’d like even more instruction, we will be holding a two-day course online via Second Life 9-10 September. For additional details or to register for the course, please click here.
Another option for free CEUs is to check out the four-module Military Culture: Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals. This self-paced online course is designed to help providers gain an understanding of the importance of and breadth of military culture. Each module in the course is eligible for two CEU credits upon completion of the final exam, for a total of eight possible credits.
Finally, over in the CDP Blog, this week’s Staff Perspective entry was by Dr. Regina Shillinglaw. She reviewed an article entitled “Combined PTSD and Depressive Symptoms Interact with Post Deployment Social Support to Predict Suicidal Ideation in OEF and OIF Veterans.” Dr. Shillinglaw takes a look at the study’s finding and how they can affect treatment. Also, don’t forget to take a few minutes to read this week’s Research Update on the CDP’s Blog. It’s got all the latest news, articles and plenty of useful links related to deployment psychology.
That’s it for this time around. We hope everyone has a good weekend and can get outside to enjoy the weather while it lasts! See you next week with a new entry in our “By the Numbers” series.
Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. Summer may be getting ready to wrap up, but we’ve still got lots on our schedule before the end of the season.
We spent this week in Atlanta, GA at Emory University for our Regional 1-Week Civilian Training event. There were lots of providers in attendance, receiving instruction on deployment-related and military-specific topics including, military culture, the deployment cycle, sleep disorders, depression and suicide, military families, ethics, as well as a two-day training in Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy. Our next scheduled 1-Week event will be held in the Albany, NY-metro area 26-30 October. We will be posting additional details and registration information within the next few weeks. If you’d like to be emailed when registration for this and other upcoming Regional 1-Week Civilian Training opportunities, please complete the form here.
This week we also presented our monthly CDP Presents webinar. CDP’s Deputy Director, Dr. Bill Brim, and Dr. Patricia Watson from the National Center for PTSD discussed the unique culture of the military and how it can impact the treatment of Service members, Veterans and their families. If you missed it, don’t worry! We’ll be posting a recording of the event on the CDP Presents page. Our next webinar is coming up on Thursday. Since September is Suicide Awareness month, we will be presenting a webinar on military suicide prevention by Dr. Sharon Birman. We invite anyone who is interested to sign up and attend these informative presentations.
If you are interested in military suicide prevention and you’d like even more instruction, we will be holding a two-day course online via Second Life 9-10 September. For additional details or to register for the course, please click here.
Another option for free CEUs is to check out the four-module Military Culture: Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals. This self-paced online course is designed to help providers gain an understanding of the importance of and breadth of military culture. Each module in the course is eligible for two CEU credits upon completion of the final exam, for a total of eight possible credits.
Finally, over in the CDP Blog, this week’s Staff Perspective entry was by Dr. Regina Shillinglaw. She reviewed an article entitled “Combined PTSD and Depressive Symptoms Interact with Post Deployment Social Support to Predict Suicidal Ideation in OEF and OIF Veterans.” Dr. Shillinglaw takes a look at the study’s finding and how they can affect treatment. Also, don’t forget to take a few minutes to read this week’s Research Update on the CDP’s Blog. It’s got all the latest news, articles and plenty of useful links related to deployment psychology.
That’s it for this time around. We hope everyone has a good weekend and can get outside to enjoy the weather while it lasts! See you next week with a new entry in our “By the Numbers” series.