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SUMMARY:Training on Assessment of PTSD and Suicide Risk Management in Veterans
DESCRIPTION:This training is funded by the PTSD Consultation Program at VA’s National Center for PTSD and presented in collaboration with VA’s Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program and the Center for Deployment Psychology. \nSummary:\nCultural competence for clinicians working with Veterans and Service members includes developing familiarity with unique aspects of military culture that impact clinical care as well as common clinical issues faced by these populations. Accurate and comprehensive assessment of PTSD and suicide risk is important for developing effective treatment plans for Veterans and Service members. This two-day workshop aims to introduce participants to military culture and help them develop skills in assessing for two important clinical issues: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide risk. \nDay One\nAn overview of military culture will be provided including basics about its history\, organizational structure\, core values\, branches of the service\, mission and operations\, as well as the differences between the active and reserve components. Participants acquire greater competency in working with Service members and Veterans by learning military culture and terminology\, and by discussing how aspects of the military culture impact behaviors and perspectives. The remainder of day one will review a method for screening\, assessment\, 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. Interactive exercises and video demonstrations will be used to help develop participants’ PTSD assessment skills. \nDay Two\nVeteran suicide remains a significant public health concern\, with those diagnosed with PTSD at potentially elevated risk. Clinicians with the VA Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program will review risk factors and discuss empirically-supported best practices for suicide assessment\, prevention\, and intervention with Veterans\, including lethal means safety counseling and collaborative safety planning. \nTarget Audience: \nLicensed behavioral health providers who regularly treat U.S. Veterans (or who intend to treat U.S. Veterans) in the community can apply. This training is not intended for behavioral healthcare providers currently working in VA or DoD settings. \nContinuing Education Details:\nFor specific information on the number and availablity of Continuing Education credits\, please read the CE advertising memo here. Please send customer service requests to cds_support+cdp@affinityced.com. \nLearning Objectives:\nAttendees will be able to: \n\nCharacterize the structure and major components of the United States military.\nAnalyze common characteristics of the military population and how they compare to the general population.\nSubstantiate the importance of a distinct culture to the military.\nAppraise elements of the military experience and lifestyle that are integral to military culture.\nApply the VA/DOD Guidelines for the Assessment of Trauma and PTSD.\nDiscriminate between symptoms of PTSD and other disorders based on the DSM-5.\nFacilitate the screening\, diagnostic assessment\, and tracking of treatment outcomes in PTSD patients using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).\nCommunicate results of diagnostic assessments as well as treatment outcome measures to clients to facilitate effective treatment.\nApply suicide risk identification methods\, including identifying warning signs\, predictive analytics\, and screening.\nConduct a comprehensive suicide clinical risk assessment to include a review of assessment goals\, suicidal ideation\, and history of suicide\, and identification of warning signs and both risk and protective factors for suicide.\nUtilize the results of a suicide clinical risk assessment to develop a suicide risk formulation.\nProvide recommendations for the documentation of suicide risk based on the outcomes of the suicide clinical risk assessment.\nDifferentiate between acute and chronic suicide risk and descriptors for low\, intermediate\, and high-risk status.\nJustify the use of lethal means safety counseling as a best practice for suicide risk management.\nApply the recommended methods for lethal means safety counseling for firearms\, medications\, and other environmental risks to US Veterans.\nCollaboratively develop and utilize an effective safety plan to mitigate suicide risk.\n\nApplication Information: \nApplications can be completed through the Eventbrite system. All initial applicants will be waitlisted until the application is vetted through the CDP/VA Project Managers. Applicants will be notified by email of the decision within approximately two weeks of the application. \nCost/Refunds:\nZero cost\, no refund policy \nOnline Via Zoom \n14-15 August 2024\, 10:00 – 18:30 Eastern time – Click Here for Registration! \nSpecial Accommodations:\nIf you require special accommodations due to a disability\, please contact Micah Norgard at micah.salas.ctr@usuhs.edu at least two weeks prior to the training so that we may provide you with appropriate service. \nPresenters\nKevin Holloway\, Ph.D.\, is a licensed clinical psychologist working as the Director\, Training and Education at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda\, Maryland. In this capacity\, he leads a team of subject matter experts and support staff to develop and present workshops across the world to military and civilian audiences on topics in deployment of behavioral health and evidence-based therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Additionally\, he leads a team of mental health subject matter experts and technology experts to develop and disseminate technology solutions to improve access to and quality of professional training. \nJenna Ermold\, Ph.D.\, is a clinical psychologist working as the Assistant Director of Training and Education for the Center for Deployment Psychology at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda\, Maryland. Dr. Ermold oversees the development of online and face-to-face trainings for behavioral health clinicians to improve clinical and cultural competency in working with military members and their families. Dr. Ermold also presents workshops on deployment behavioral health topics for clinicians across the country. \nLauren M. Borges\, Ph.D.\, is a clinical research psychologist at the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research\, Education\, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) for suicide prevention. She holds an academic appointment of Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her primary line of research concerns the use of contextual behavioral interventions like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help veterans and health care providers approach emotions like guilt and shame more flexibly. She is federally funded to investigate different applications of ACT for moral injury and for suicidal behavior in veterans and health care providers. \nLisa-Ann Cuccurullo\, Ph.D.\, is a clinical psychologist at the National Center for PTSD\, where she works on a team that facilitates the use of empirically supported treatments for veterans in rural areas. Her clinical work has focused on cognitive behavioral treatments for PTSD (and other post-trauma-related symptoms)\, such as Prolonged Exposure\, Cognitive Processing Therapy\, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy\, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is a national Prolonged Exposure consultant in VA. Before joining the staff of the National Center for PTSD\, she was the Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator and Assistant Director of Psychology Clinical Training at the Southeast Louisiana Veteran’s Health Care System and a clinical instructor at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Cuccurullo’s current research interests focus on the implementation of empirically supported treatments and posttraumatic symptom presentation. Dr. Cuccurullo received her doctorate in clinical psychology from La Salle University and completed her clinical internship and a PTSD-focused fellowship at the Southeast Louisiana Veteran’s Health Care System. \nHal S. Wortzel\, M.D.\, is a forensic neuropsychiatrist at the Rocky Mountain MIRECC\, where he serves as Director of Neuropsychiatric Consultation Services and Co-director for the National Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program. He is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry\, Neurology and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at of the University of Colorado\, and serves as the Michael K. Cooper Professor of Neurocognitive Disease\, and as Faculty for the Program in Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Wortzel maintains a private practice in Forensic Neuropsychiatry & Behavioral Neurology\, and has consulted on numerous criminal and civil cases. Areas of research/scholarship interest include suicide risk management\, aggression and suicide in the context of PTSD and TBI\, brain injury litigation\, and the application of emerging neuroscientific tools to the legal arena. \nMegan Harvey\, Ph.D.\, received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. She has held multiple positions within VA over the past 13+ years\, including Local Recovery Coordinator\, Local Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Coordinator\, and Section Chief of Outpatient Services at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System. In 2018\, Dr. Harvey joined the Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Veteran Suicide Prevention where she serves in the role of Program Evaluator for the Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program\, is on the technical assistance team for the national Suicide Risk Identification Strategy and is a consultant for the Advanced Training in the Safety Planning Intervention (ASPI). Dr. Harvey’s interests include evidence-based interventions that promote recovery and mitigate suicide risk as well as program evaluation. She believes strongly in the mission of VHA and is honored to be contributing to Veteran services. \nRyan Holliday\, Ph.D.\, is a Clinical Research Psychologist at the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research\, Education and Clinical Center for Veteran Suicide Prevention and Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. His clinical and research interests focus upon understanding the intersection of trauma\, psychosocial stressors (such as homelessness and justice involvement)\, and mental health. He is further interested in translating these findings into evidence-based practice.
URL:https://www.theresilientveteran.org/event/2024-08-14-800a/training-on-assessment-of-ptsd-and-suicide-risk-management-in-veterans/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Virtual
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SUMMARY:What's Changed in the 2024 Revised CPG for Suicide Prevention?
DESCRIPTION:What’s Changed in the 2024 Revised CPG for Suicide Prevention?\nAugust 14 • 2:00pm ET\nThe 2024 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for the Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide was just released. This program will familiarize participants with the new CPG\, emphasizing changes that are particularly relevant to clinical practice. Strategies for implementing the new CPG and various recommendations will be offered. \nFollowing this live lecture\, participants will be able to:\n\nIncrease their familiarity with the new 2024 CPG for assessment and management of suicide risk\, including pertinent changes.\nImplement the new CPG for the assessment and management of patients at risk for suicide in their clinical practice.\n\n  \nRegister online.
URL:https://www.theresilientveteran.org/event/2024-08-14-200p/whats-changed-in-the-2024-revised-cpg-for-suicide-prevention/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Caregiver Support Program: Setting Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:Join the Caregiver Support Program this August\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Caregiver Support Program (CSP) is excited to continue virtual events for caregivers of Veterans. Check out August’s schedule below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSetting Boundaries\nJoin August’s VA Caregiver Support Line (CSL) Monthly Educational Calls for Setting Boundaries: Defining What is Best for You\, the Caregiver. Calls will be held on the following dates and times: \n\n\n\n\n  \n\nWednesday\, August 14 at 7 p.m. ET \nWednesday\, August 21 at 3 p.m. ET\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo listen to the CSL monthly education calls\, dial +1 347-566-4838 Conference ID: 521 546 087#. Caregivers who are unable to listen to the calls can access presentations on the CSL webpage. \nReach Out to Your Caregiver Support Team! \nEvery VA facility has a Caregiver Support Team (CST). CST’s provide support and service referrals\, and valuable information about resources to help you stay informed and supported as you care for your Veteran. Contact your local CST to learn about more events happening in your area.
URL:https://www.theresilientveteran.org/event/2024-08-14-700p/caregiver-support-program-setting-boundaries-2/
CATEGORIES:Family-friendly,Virtual
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