The events in Ukraine can serve as a powerful reminder of prior military experiences for Veterans. As events in Ukraine continue to unfold, you may notice a variety of reactions which may include:
These types of reactions are expected and understandable for veterans. One important way we can support Veterans is by encouraging clients to experience these feelings rather than avoiding them. As you are aware, often these feelings will naturally run their course. However, until they do we can support Veterans to honor and make allowances for the fact that they may be experiencing some of the above reactions. We can also recommend they seek support and get help when feeling overwhelmed or flooded by their emotions. In addition, here is a handout that you can provide to the Veterans you serve to help them at this time.
Download the handout below here: Strategies for Veterans: Managing Ongoing Distress Related to Ukraine
This webinar will focus on improving quality of treatment for Veterans by integrating research and knowledge of military culture into client care. It will focus on a client-centered approach to caring for Veterans, with a focus on effective communication, how that culture may affect the self and world views of Veterans, the impact of current events on Veterans’ wellbeing, barriers to care, and improving assessment and treatment planning for Veterans.
Presented by: Patricia Watson, PhD
Continuing Education Units: 1.5 CEUs – This training is approved for 1.5 CEUs by the following professional organizations:
NATIONAL
*CASAT has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6492. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CASAT is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
NEVADA
You can also listen to Dr. Watson on Season 2 of CASAT Conversations.
Serving Veterans and Members of the Military: SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE
Serving Veterans and Members of the Military is a look at the different resources options for those who treat service members.
Continuing Education Units: 1 CEU
This online training will cover gambling problems among US Military Veterans. A review of the current/relevant studies will be discussed. Several case vignettes of veterans with gambling disorder and other mental health disorders will be shared and discussed with the audience. This discussion will be guided by data collected from two VA studies. Discussion around ways of engaging veterans into care with problem gambling. We will review data on screening for at-risk/problem gambling from two VA studies. We will discuss strategies for effective screening when working with veterans and non-veterans.
Continuing Education Units: 1.5 CEUs
Your Turn: What reactions are you seeing in your Veteran clients with regards to the war in Ukraine
Additional resources may be found on the CASAT OnDemand Resources & Downloads page.
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