Popular Programs

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Course Content
Most courses are eligible for continuing education credits for psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists and licensed counselors.
Below we have included a list of popular one day trainings with a description of course content.

The Essentials: Bridging Clinical Care and Military Culture
These courses are for the civilian mental health provider who is new to treating military patients and their families and wants to gain a better understanding of military culture and how it affects treatment.

Working with Service Members: Focus on Combat-Related PTSD

A.M. – Introduction to Military Culture and the Deployment Cycle
This training module is for civilian mental health providers who want to develop a better understanding of the US military.  It provides an overview of military culture including history, organizational structure, core values, service branches, mission and operations, as well as the differences between the active and reserve components.  It explores the unique experiences that service members and their families face across the deployment cycle by examining research findings and psychosocial stressors associated with stages of the deployment cycle.

P.M. – An Overview of PTSD: Epidemiology, Assessment and Treatment
This workshop reviews rates of traumatic exposure and PTSD in service members as well as factors that can affect the normal course of recovery from trauma and contribute to PTSD. Commonly-used PTSD assessment instruments are described in addition to unique variables that can impact the evaluation process with service members.  Evidenced-based treatments for PTSD are reviewed so participants become familiar with effective interventions for military-related trauma.

Working with Service Members: Focus on Deployment-Related Insomnia

A.M. – Introduction to Military Culture and Deployment Cycle
This training module is for civilian mental health providers who want to develop a better understanding of the US military.  It provides an overview of military culture including history, organizational structure, core values, service branches, mission and operations, as well as the differences between the active and reserve components.  It explores the unique experiences that service members and their families face across the deployment cycle by examining research findings and psychosocial stressors associated with stages of the deployment cycle.

P.M. – Overview of Sleep Problems: The Basics of Assessment and Treatment
This workshop will cover the rates and types of sleep problems identified in the military population, highlighting current research findings on this topic. Clinical strategies and interventions for assessing, treating, and managing deployment-related insomnia will be provided. The emphasis is on common sleep disturbances that emerge in deployed settings; the ensuing psychological, behavioral and health implications; and educational, cognitive, and behavioral components of treatment that can be used during or after deployment.

Enhancing Clinical Care: Understanding Deployment-Related Concerns
These courses assume a basic understanding of military life and focus on enhancing knowledge in working with service members and their families.

Working with the Military: Managing Trauma Exposure and Insomnia

A.M.- An Overview of PTSD: Epidemiology, Assessment and Treatment
This workshop reviews rates of traumatic exposure and PTSD in service members as well as factors that can affect the normal course of recovery from trauma and contribute to PTSD. Commonly-used PTSD assessment instruments are described in addition to unique variables that can impact the evaluation process with service members.  Evidenced-based treatments for PTSD are reviewed so participants become familiar with effective interventions for military-related trauma.

P.M. – Overview of Sleep Problems: The Basics of Assessment and Treatment
This workshop will cover the rates and types of sleep problems identified in the military population, highlighting current research findings on this topic. Clinical strategies and interventions for assessing, treating, and managing deployment-related insomnia will be provided. The emphasis is on common sleep disturbances that emerge in deployed settings; the ensuing psychological, behavioral and health implications; and educational, cognitive, and behavioral components of treatment that can be used during or after deployment.

Working with Military Families: Managing Deployment

A.M. – Working with Military Families: Building a Framework
This workshop will provide civilian mental health providers with an overview of the demographics of military families and the impact of the deployment cycle on service members and their families.  It explores the unique experiences that service members, their spouses and their children face across the deployment cycle. Strategies for promoting family resilience during separations and reunions are discussed.

P.M. - Overview of PTSD: Epidemiology, Assessment and Treatment
This workshop reviews rates of traumatic exposure and PTSD in service members as well as factors that can affect the normal course of recovery from trauma and contribute to PTSD. Commonly-used PTSD assessment instruments are described in addition to unique variables that can impact the evaluation process with service members.  Evidenced-based treatments for PTSD are reviewed so participants become familiar with effective interventions for military-related trauma.

Working with the Military: Helping At-Risk Service Members

A.M.- An Overview of PTSD: Epidemiology, Assessment and Treatment
This workshop reviews rates of traumatic exposure and PTSD in service members as well as factors that can affect the normal course of recovery from trauma and contribute to PTSD. Commonly-used PTSD assessment instruments are described in addition to unique variables that can impact the evaluation process with service members.  Evidenced-based treatments for PTSD are reviewed so participants become familiar with effective interventions for military-related trauma.

P.M. – Overview of Suicide in Military Populations
This workshop reviews rates of suicide in the military population as well as pathways leading to suicidal behavior and military risk and protective factors.  We will cover stages and levels of suicide prevention, including military initiatives, and examine theoretical underpinnings to help explain suicidal behavior in the military community. The workshop will focus on clinical strategies for assessing and managing suicidal behavior, referencing an empirically-validated, cognitive therapy protocol.

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