Promising Practices for Healing Psychological Trauma of Service Members, Veterans, Family, and Community

Event Details

Date: May 11, 2012
Location: Marriott Fair Oaks, Fairfax, VA

• 2012 Event Program now available
• Download the Event Flyer (includes invited speakers)
• Call for Posters Announcement
• Donation and Sponsorship Information

More than one in four U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have suffered a service-related head injury and two-thirds reported depression. The great concern is that all the problems we’re seeing with head injury, PTSD, and depression could be the tip of the iceberg. There is an urgent need for services that can promote healing, strengthen relationships, and reintegrate our warriors with their families, communities, schools, and employers.

The workshop’s goal is to strengthen the capacity of the professional workforce and the community to effectively respond to the concerns and needs of service members, veterans, and their families in order to heal psychological trauma. 

CEU's Available

0.6 CEUs or 6 contact hours will be awarded for Social Work, Nursing, Psychology and Licensed Professional Counselors.

Highlights from Previous Workshops

Workshop Documents:

• 2010 Event Flyer
• 2011 Event Flyer
• 2011 Event Poster

2011 Presentations:

• Breaking New Ground for Identifying and Treating TBI and PTSD
  Presenter: Marilyn F Kraus, MD
• DCoE Resources and Tools for PH and TBI
  Presenter: Lolita O'Donnell, PhD, RN
• Guided Imagery
  Presenter: Belleruth Naparstek LISW, BCD
• PTSD Related to Combat in Iraq  and Afghanistan & VRGET
  Dennis Wood, PhD and Mark Wiederhold, MD
• Veterans and Family Members
  Presenter: Shannon Maxwell

2011 Videos

2011 Photos:

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2011 Other Links:

• The Virtual Reality Medical Center