CDP News: Apr. 1, 2016
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. April is shaping up to be another busy month for us!
Today and Saturday will be the second weekend for our Military and Veterans Behavioral Health Post-Master’s Certificate program. This three-weekend event is held in collaboration with Widener University. It is designed to help providers gain knowledge and skill to address the emotional struggles and psychological health needs of military personnel, Veterans and their families.
All next week we will be in Des Moines, IA for the latest iteration of our Regional Civilian One-Week Training program. We can’t wait to meet everyone out there! However, if you can’t make it, we’ve got two more instances of our One-Week program coming up. These events are great opportunities to learn about working with a military population or increase your knowledge base, if you already work with Service members or Veterans. Registration for the Boise, ID, 16-20 May, is currently live and available now. We’ll also be heading to Columbus, OH 13-17 June. If you would like to be emailed when registration for the Columbus event begins, please complete the form here.
If you can’t make it to any of our face-to-face training events, we’ve got other options for you. We’ll be holding a two-day training in Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy in Second Life on 14-15 April. Registration for this event ends next Friday, so sign up soon! We’ve also just begun registration for our newest online training, “Addressing Suicidal Behavioral in the U.S. Military: Strategies for Assessment, Crisis Intervention, and Treatment,” which will be held 17-18 May. Suicide among Service members and Veterans is an important issue and we’re very excited to be able to expand our online offerings with this one.
Speaking of online events, make sure you sign up for our next CDP Presents webinar, which will be “Deploying in Response to an Infection Disease Outbreak: The Impact on Service Member Mental Health”. On 20 April, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern, Dr. Amy Adler and Dr. Ann Dobelmeyer will talk about their experiences in deploying to West Africa to fight the recent Ebola outbreak. As usual, those who register, attend and complete a post-training evaluation will be eligible to receive one free CE credit.
Over in the CDP Blog, this week’s Staff Perspective was by Dr. Marjorie Weinstock. Her entry was entitled “Male Military Spouses – “Invisible” Family Members?” Dr. Weinstock examines many of the common misconceptions and issues faced by male military spouses. The Guest Perspective blog, “Sleep Problems in Veterans and Service Members”, was by Dr. Phillip Gehrman. Sleep issues are one of the most common complaints among Service members and Veterans. Dr. Gehrman discusses the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) as a treatment for these issues. Also, don’t forget to check out the Research Update as usual, it’s got all the latest news, articles, and useful links related to deployment psychology.
That’s all for this time around. We hope you all have a happy April Fool’s Day and enjoy the rest of your weekend as well. Come back next week for a new entry in our “By the Numbers” feature!
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. April is shaping up to be another busy month for us!
Today and Saturday will be the second weekend for our Military and Veterans Behavioral Health Post-Master’s Certificate program. This three-weekend event is held in collaboration with Widener University. It is designed to help providers gain knowledge and skill to address the emotional struggles and psychological health needs of military personnel, Veterans and their families.
All next week we will be in Des Moines, IA for the latest iteration of our Regional Civilian One-Week Training program. We can’t wait to meet everyone out there! However, if you can’t make it, we’ve got two more instances of our One-Week program coming up. These events are great opportunities to learn about working with a military population or increase your knowledge base, if you already work with Service members or Veterans. Registration for the Boise, ID, 16-20 May, is currently live and available now. We’ll also be heading to Columbus, OH 13-17 June. If you would like to be emailed when registration for the Columbus event begins, please complete the form here.
If you can’t make it to any of our face-to-face training events, we’ve got other options for you. We’ll be holding a two-day training in Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy in Second Life on 14-15 April. Registration for this event ends next Friday, so sign up soon! We’ve also just begun registration for our newest online training, “Addressing Suicidal Behavioral in the U.S. Military: Strategies for Assessment, Crisis Intervention, and Treatment,” which will be held 17-18 May. Suicide among Service members and Veterans is an important issue and we’re very excited to be able to expand our online offerings with this one.
Speaking of online events, make sure you sign up for our next CDP Presents webinar, which will be “Deploying in Response to an Infection Disease Outbreak: The Impact on Service Member Mental Health”. On 20 April, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern, Dr. Amy Adler and Dr. Ann Dobelmeyer will talk about their experiences in deploying to West Africa to fight the recent Ebola outbreak. As usual, those who register, attend and complete a post-training evaluation will be eligible to receive one free CE credit.
Over in the CDP Blog, this week’s Staff Perspective was by Dr. Marjorie Weinstock. Her entry was entitled “Male Military Spouses – “Invisible” Family Members?” Dr. Weinstock examines many of the common misconceptions and issues faced by male military spouses. The Guest Perspective blog, “Sleep Problems in Veterans and Service Members”, was by Dr. Phillip Gehrman. Sleep issues are one of the most common complaints among Service members and Veterans. Dr. Gehrman discusses the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) as a treatment for these issues. Also, don’t forget to check out the Research Update as usual, it’s got all the latest news, articles, and useful links related to deployment psychology.
That’s all for this time around. We hope you all have a happy April Fool’s Day and enjoy the rest of your weekend as well. Come back next week for a new entry in our “By the Numbers” feature!