Returning for War: Clinical Approaches for Military, Veterans, and Families in Redding

Returning for War: Clinical Approaches for Military, Veterans, and Families

A Community Conference sponsored by the Redding Regional Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapist. 

All individuals are welcome.  7 CEU's for MFT's and LCSW.  RRC-CAMFT Provider # PCE5025.

Lunch

Registration includes morning coffee service and lunch. Lunch will be catered by Grilla Bites and will include a salad, sandwich, and drink. Vegetarian lunch available. Please check the box on the registration form if you would like a vegetarian lunch. All other lunches may include meat. Lunch cannot be guaranteed for those who register the day of the conference.   

About the Conference

This conference was inspired by a desire to honor our military veterans, address their need for clinical services, and to understand the depth of the wounds of war in both military personnel and their families.  Our profession has a unique opportunity to promote understanding and acceptance of those who have been physically and emotionally impacted by war and to find clinical approaches to address the issues that separation, military action, and re-entry of  military personnel can cause within the family.  Since WWII, the Korean war, and Vietnam, we have become increasingly aware of the effects of PTSD and today as we encounter the young men and women returning from militarized zones, we clinicians hope to increase our compassion and hone our skills to support all those who are impacted by war.  These community presenters have themselves been impacted either personally or as a family member and work on a daily basis with veterans and their families to support both understanding and healing.

Conference Objectives

To increase awareness of the explicit and subtle effects of war on veterans and their families.

To develop clinical strategies to identify and support the strengths of these families.

To learn treatment methodologies for Posttraumatic Stress Syndrome, particular to military experience.

To identify community resources for education, familial support, and treatment of veterans.

Lunch

Registration includes morning coffee service and lunch. Lunch will be catered by Grilla Bites and will include a salad, sandwich, and drink. Vegetarian lunch available. Please check the box on the registration form if you would like a vegetarian lunch. All other lunches may include meat. Lunch cannot be guaranteed for those who register the day of the conference.   

Special Needs

If you have a special need and plan to attend the workshop, please contact Alexa Singer-Telles at 246-8317.  Deadline:  September 5th, 2012

Questions Please contact:

Alexa Singer-Telles, LMFT  alexasingertelles@yahoo.com

or (530) 246-8317

Workshop Schedule

Friday, September 14th, 2012:

8:00 – 8:30 am  Registration, Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 am  Welcome – Alexa Singer-Telles, MFT, RRC/CAMFT President

8:45 – 10:00 am Veterans Helping Veterans

-- Clinician contractors working with veterans

10:00 – 10:15 am  Break

10:15 – 10:45 am  Debbie Sprague,

-- Wellness & Life Solutions for Spouses

10:45 – 12:00 pm  Family Perspectives

-- Both personal & professional

12:00 – 1:00 pm  Lunch (provided)

1:00 – 1:30 pm  Lea Tate, Psy.D., VA

 -- Community outreach and education

1:30 – 4:25 pm  DaLene Forester, Ph.D.

-- Effective Treatments for Traumatic Exposure

4:25 – 4:30 pm  Evaluation & Closing

PRESENTERS

--Michael Mongold, Ph.D.        

--Chet Sunde, Ph.D.    

--Ed Thacker, Ph.D.

--Debbie Sprague – Board Certified Coach

--Ashley Bay-Cheatham- MFT Graduate   Student Trainee

--Annette Pochop - Family Readiness Volunteer Co-Coordinator

--Lea Tate, Psy.D., Returning Veterans Mental Health Outreach, Education & Care

--DaLene Forester, Ph.D

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