Blog posts with the tag "Staff Perspective"

Staff Perspective: The Hilliest Course I’ve Ever Run - Coping with the Suicide of a Loved One

By Carin Lefkowitz  on 23.03.2016 11:23 am

My brother, Wayne, would have celebrated his 41st birthday this month, but he died by suicide 10 years ago.  If you’ve ever doubted that stigma surrounds this topic, consider that it has taken me (a psychologist who’s spent years working with trauma and empathizing with clients’ darkest moments) a decade to acknowledge his suicide in a public, uncensored venue.  My CDP colleagues have written powerful blogs about coping in survivors of suicide (see recent posts by Dr. Lisa French here and Dr. Regina Shillinglaw here) that inspired to me to reflect both on how I’ve coped with Wayne’s death, and how it has influenced my clinical work. 

Staff Perspective: What Does it Take to Work with Veterans and Military Families?

By Timothy Rogers  on 16.03.2016 4:44 pm

Review of Leppma et al (2016) article on assessment of professional competencies working with veterans and military families.

What does it take to work with Veterans and military families?
Leppma et al. (2016) conducted a study to examine professional competencies deemed most relevant for mental health providers working with Veterans and their families.  The study makes an important contribution to military psychology by taking the initial steps to define critical professional competencies utilizing evidence-based practices.

Staff Perspective: Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month

By Christopher Adams  on 09.03.2016 2:16 pm

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) has been called the signature injury of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite the prevalence of this injury, it is still widely misunderstood by many people. To help spread information about this issue, March has been declared as Brain Injury Awareness month.

Staff Perspective: Homelessness - Why Are Female Veterans at Risk?

By Paula Domenici  on 02.03.2016 11:39 am

On a typical day driving in Washington, D.C., I spot two homeless men sleeping in tents beneath an underpass near the Kennedy Center and later see another disheveled man lying on a grate in front of a vacant storefront desperately trying to stay warm in Dupont Circle. The next day when I notice a person asking for change by the CVS near my apartment, I recognize his all too familiar face.  “He’s been there for weeks,” I think to myself.

Staff Perspective: A Look at the 2014 Department of Defense Suicide Event Report

By Lisa French  on 24.02.2016 12:03 pm

This same time last year I shared data from the calendar year 2013 (CY13) Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER). The DoD releases the most up-to-date DoDSER report annually, which summarizes fatal and nonfatal suicide events for U.S. Service members. As someone who is highly interested in suicide prevention and intervention, I anxiously await the release of the new document every year.

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