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With more troops coming home from combat duty, you need to be better equipped in helping them and their families cope with the transition back into civilization. When you leave this workshop, you will be better equipped in assessing mental health issues and finding solutions that best fits each soldier. During this seminar, you will explore the effects of PTSD on military personnel, war veterans, and their families, as well as highlight some of the differences between veterans with PTSD and other patients with these symptoms. Michael Gatson, a military expert, will show you strategies to meet the unique needs of military personnel and war veterans returning home. He will explain in detail what it means to have PTSD from the military, and war veteran’s point of view.
Join Michael for this workshop as he will cover some of the key topics you need to know when working with veterans and their families:
The workshop will use a variety of learning approaches, including group discussions, experiential exercises, and lectures. Imagine if you could help more people with PTSD than you ever have before? That’s the primary goal of this seminar.
This online program is worth 5.75 hours CPD.
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Manual (1.84 MB) | 62 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Michael D. Gatson, PhD, is a renowned expert in military psychology/social work and issues related to military mental health. He brings with him an extensive wealth of knowledge as well as personal experience, having served in the Army Medical Reserves as a suicide prevention officer, sexual assault coordinator, and hospital administrator. Dr. Gatson is mental health program director at the Maryland VA Health Care System, contributing faculty in the online MSW program at Howard University, and lead faculty/assistant professor in the Barbara Solomon School of Social Work at Walden University. He is the author of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, a children’s book that explains the aftermath of war from a child’s perspective, and he has published in several professional journals on PTSD, suicide prevention, and LGBTQ military consultation, workshops and training to behavioral healthcare providers.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Michael Gatson has employment relationships with Annapolis Vet Center, Walden University, and the Catholic University of America. He receives royalties as a published author. Michael Gatson receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Michael Gatson is a member of the American Society on Aging, the National Association of Social Workers, the American Psychological Association, and the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research.
Military Culture
PTSD Among Military Personnel and War Veterans
Co-occurring Disorders Among Military and War Veterans
Assessment & Evidence Based PTSD Interventions
PTSD and the Families
Practical Treatment Strategies with Families
How to Work Successfully With Military Personnel and War Veterans
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