200,000
The number of "children of uniformed servicemembers and DOD civilians" who are served by the Department of Defense childcare program, according to a report published last year by the Congressional Research Service -- Military Child Development Program: Background and Issues. This program employs more than 23,000 childcare workers and costs more than $800 million annually.
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. January is coming to a close, but February looks to be even busier!
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● PTSD Research Quarterly (RQ): Inflammation and PTSD
● Preconception Health Risk Factors in Women with and without a History of Military Service.
● Randomized clinical trial pilot study of prolonged exposure versus present centred affect regulation therapy for PTSD and anger problems with male military combat veterans.
In working with Psychology Interns, Psychiatry Residents, Social Workers, and all other types of mental health providers from the most experienced to least, I’ve found that people often forget the basis of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE). CPT is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and PE is a form of Exposure Therapy. They are not unique theories.
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. 2019 is off to a good start and we've got lots more coming up.