Objectives
- To explain the military rank structure and organization and distinguish the primary mission and core values of each branch of service.
- To describe differences and similarities between Active and Reserve components.
- To discuss demographic characteristics of Service members.
- To recognize general and deployment-related military terms.
- Describe military terms and demographics
- Discuss stressors in the military
- Report programs offered by DoD relevant to combat and operational stress
- Describe implications of military culture for clinicians
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Objectives
- Highlight the Impact of Deployment on the Military Family
- Explore the Unique Assessment Needs of Iraq/Afghanistan War Veterans
- Learn about the different echelons of care soldiers may have accessed prior to contact with civilian staff
- Identify Topics Specific to the Psychiatric Treatment of Military Personnel
- Review PTSD in Iraq/Afghanistan War Veterans
- Explore Assessment and Treatment of Anger in Combat-Related PTSD
- Review Pharmacotherapy for PTSD
- Define Traumatic Grief
- Examine Predictors of Substance Abuse in the Deployment Environment
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes