Mental Health & the Military: Strategies for Treating Veterans and Their Families

This one-day workshop is geared towards mental health professionals and paraprofessionals seeking to acquire entry-level information and training on military culture and mental health stigma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other common problems and conditions that military personnel and veterans present with in clinical settings (e.g., insomnia, anger and aggression, suicide risk, family-related problems). The workshop provides an in-depth discussion of military cultural issues that affect clinical care for military perosnnel and veterans, and strategies for adapting mental health services to better meett he needs of these patients. An overview of the theory, administration, and scientific support for several empirically-supported treatments for the most common conditions is also provided. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of best practices for treating combat-related PTSD, and resources for obtaining more advanced training in prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy for PTSD, and brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide risk.

This workshop is offered in-person or online via CMI Education.

CEU information: This activity qualifies for CEUs for the following professions: counselors (6.25 hrs), social workers (6.25 hrs), psychologists (6.0 hrs), marriage and family therapists (380 mins), addiction counselors (7.5 hrs), chaplains/clergy (6.25 hrs), and nurses (6.0 hrs). CEUs are provided through CMI Education Institute, Inc.