This 90-minute teleseminar recording featuring Alison Lighthall, RN, MS, and a former Army Captain, will help equip you to meet the unique needs of vets returning home from war and help you obtain a better understanding of the impact military culture has on those seeking services. In addition, you will learn how to differentiate COSR, PTSD and TBI along with effective interventions for each. Learn to effectively work with combat veterans and help with issues of reintegration. Alison is an energetic and knowledgeable speaker who weaves proven research findings with real life cases to make her material come to life.
Outline
Combat Stress and Trauma
America’s Rapidly Growing Mental Health Crisis
”Welcome to the Army”: Military Psychology 101
Keeping Things in Perspective
Assessment
Combat and Operational Stress Response (COSR) vs PTSD vs TBI
Impact of Sexual Assault During Deployment and Its Devastating Effects
Overt and Covert Suicidiality
The Dos and Don’ts of Working with Combat Vets
Intervention, Treatment and Reintegration
Current and Upcoming Integrative Interventions for Combat PTSD
The Lost Heroes: Understanding and Working with Military Families
Objectives
Identify various cultural factors, both military and civilian, impacting returning combat veterans
Differentiate between COSR (combat and operational stress response), PTSD, and Traumatic Brain Injury as well as identify the overlapping features of these problems
State the single most devastating feature of military sexual assault during deployment
Develop a better understanding of suicidality in the combat veteran
Increase your competence and comfort level in working with all combat veterans and their families
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