Texas
Ethical Treatment of Trauma, PTSD & Other Stress Disorders
Dallas > Wed, March 17, 2010: Holiday Inn Select, 2645 LBJ Freeway (972) 243-3363
Austin > Thursday, March 18, 2010: Hilton Austin Airport Drive, 9515 Hotel Drive (512) 385-6767
(281) 875-4000
Kansas & Western Missouri
Ethical Treatment of Trauma, PTSD & Other Stress Disorders
Topeka Blvd. (785) 431-7200
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Combat Stress and PTSD: Iraq, Afghanistan and Beyond...A 21st Century Nightmare
Date and Place to be Determined.
Learning Objectives
¨ Enhance prevention efforts by learning mistakes made in diagnosis & treatment of combat vets in earlier wars.
¨ Develop a working vocabulary of military & VA terms in order to understand the culture of the military and VA personnel.
¨ Improve clinical assessment of trauma victims in terms of PTSD and other co-morbid conditions: suicide, homeless-ness, addiction, panic disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
¨ Demonstrate treatment techniques for survivors & significant others in order to prevent sub clinical and acute disorders from becoming chronic PTSD
¨ Apply lessons learned to a new generation of military veterans and civilian survivors of trauma to break through barriers to recovery.