Military Culture: Enhancing Clinical Competence
2.5 CEs
This training is designed for civilian behavioral health providers who want to develop a better understanding about military culture so they can more effectively engage with Service members in their clinical work. The training presents information about who comprises the armed forces as well as basics about organizational structure, branches of service, core values, military missions and operations, as well as the differences between the active and reserve components.
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Ethical Considerations for Working with Military Members and Veterans
2.75 CEs
Civilian behavioral health providers working with military service members and veterans often face ethical challenges unique to this population. Ethical practice is contingent on effective application of personal and cultural morals, as well as on following professional regulations and expectations. Information about informed consent, boundaries of cultural and clinical competence, disposition-driven diagnoses, multiple relationships, and professional fitness are all presented in the context of work with military-connected clients. Decision-making models are included to address ethical dilemmas, with specific presentation of the role of dual relationships within a clinical framework.
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Deployment Cycle and Its Impact on Service Members and Their Families
1.75 CEs
This training is designed for civilian behavioral health providers who want to learn about the impact deployments have on all members of a military family. It explores the unique experiences that Service members, spouses, and children face by presenting research findings and reviewing psychosocial stressors associated with each stage of the deployment cycle.
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Military-Connected Couples: Evidence-based Approaches to Treatment
1.5 CEs
This training provides behavioral health providers with information about evidenced-based interventions that can be used with military and veteran couples. It begins with a review of the basic demographics of military couples and a discussion of normative stressors associated with military marriages as well as the impact of deployment on couples. Then three evidence-based couples interventions derived from Dr. John Gottman, Dr. Sue Johnson and other experts are presented with explanation of ways they can be used with military and veteran couples. The training concludes with an exploration of relationship strengths and resilience factors, with an emphasis on promoting resilience in military couples.
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Considerations for Working With Military Families
1.75 CEs
This introductory training will provide civilian behavioral health providers with an overview of considerations for working with military-connected families. It will begin by summarizing the basic demographics of military families and identifying unique experiences of military couples, spouses, and children. We will then discuss normative military family life stressors, as well as the benefits of military life. The training will conclude by highlighting a variety of strategies and resources that can be used by providers when working with military-connected families. Content focuses on the application of culturally informed intervention methods for working with military-connected families that have consistent and credible empirical support in the scientific literature.
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Assessing Military Clients for Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
3.75 CEs
This workshop will review a method for screening, assessing, and treatment outcome monitoring of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) centered on the use of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Participants will be introduced to VA/DOD best practices for diagnosing military-related PTSD including screening for trauma-related disorders, obtaining thorough military and trauma histories, conducting a semi-structured diagnostic interview, and using self-report measures to track treatment outcome. DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD as well as Other Unspecified Specified Trauma and/or Stressor-Related Disorders are reviewed. Tools for assessing PTSD and common comorbid conditions are discussed including appropriate use of the PCL-5, Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption Questions (AUDIT-C). Semi-structured clinical interviewing techniques are reviewed as they relate to screening, diagnostic assessment, and tracking treatment outcomes. Unique variables that can impact the assessment and feedback process with a military population are identified.
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An Overview of Sleep Disorders Common in Military Members
2 CEs
In this training participants will gain an understanding of common sleep disorders and sleep-related problems for military members. The presentation focuses on providing strategies to enhance the ability of mental health providers to assess, refer, and identify evidence-based treatments for the top two sleep disorders in military populations.
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Addressing Suicide with Military-Connected Patients
1.75 CEs
This training provides a general overview of suicide prevention with military-connected clients. It begins with a comparison of suicide rates for military and civilian populations. Next, it explores myths about suicide and stigma within the military that can result from those myths. Finally, crisis intervention skills are addressed including a review of the steps for safety planning and lethal means safety counseling. The training ends with a review of suggested resources and next steps for additional learning.
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The Use of Screening Tools
1.75 CEs
Early recognition and treatment for behavioral health disorders can lead to improved quality of life for service members. The training will review ways to incorporate screening into an overall comprehensive assessment. It will present limitations and benefits of various screening tools commonly utilized with military-connected clients. The training will conclude with presentation of vignettes demonstrating application of the tools in realistic scenarios.
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