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Military and Veteran Behavioral Health Post-Master's
Certificate Program
Prerequisite for the Certificate Program
Civilian mental health professionals with at least a master's degree
who are actively treating, or plan to treat, the military / veteran
population.
The course material is not designed for, and may not be appropriate
for, non-professionals and those who are not working with the military
/ veteran population.
Active Duty MH professionals interested in enrolling in this program
should contact the Center for Deployment Psychology by calling Linda
Grill at (301) 295-1590 to inquire about other trainings developed specifically
for them.
Program Format and Benefits
40 CE credits of approved workshops
Completion in six to 12 months
Includes seven core workshops and no electives
Certificate in Military and Veteran Behavioral Health upon completion
Required Workshops
1. Military Culture, Terminology, and the Deployment Cycle
2. Etiology and Assessment of PTSD and Comorbid Problems
3. Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Disturbance Associated with Deployment
4. Traumatic Brain Injury Sustained in Combat
5. Assessment and Treatment of Deployment-Related Depression
6. Identification, Prevention, and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior
7. Evidence-Based Treatment of PTSD: Prolonged Exposure Therapy Workshops
1 through 6 may be taken individually without enrolling in the Certificate
Program. For non-Certificate participants, Workshop 1 is strongly
recommended as a pre-requisite for Workshops 2 through 6. As an alternative
to Workshop 1, non-Certificate participants may take a web-based Military
Cultural Competence course through the Center for Deployment Psychology
(see On-Line Training Program at www.deploymentpsych.org under). Certificate
participants cannot substitute Workshop 1 with this web-based course.
Workshop 7 is only open to Certificate participants.
Results
After completing the Military and Veteran Behavioral Health Certificate
Program, participants will:
Better understand military terminology and the military culture.
Be more knowledgeable about how the deployment cycle affects service
members and their families and ways to build resilience.
Better understand how sleep problems can be assessed and treated,
particularly within the context of wartime operations.
Be more skillful in preventing, identifying, and treating suicidal
behavior and depression in service members using cognitive behavioral
techniques.
Better understand how PTSD and related problems develop, particularly
within the context of wartime operations.
Be trained in the skills and protocol associated with Prolonged Exposure
Therapy (PE), an evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
Be more aware of symptoms of blast-related TBI, as well as guidelines
and resources for assisting service members with mild TBI and their
families.
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