Post-Combat Behavioral Health


These classes are designed to prepare clinicians to work effectively with today's returning war veterans and their families.

Our comprehensive Certificate Program includes courses focusing on all dimensions of combat-related disorders.
Military Culture for Mental Health Professionals
$135.00
Robert Grant, PhD ~ Web Lectures ~ 5 Hrs

Available Online
Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury for Clinicians
$155.00
Claude Munday, PhD ~ Web Lectures ~ 6 Hrs

Available Online
Introduction to PTSD for Clinicians
$125.00
John Preston, PsyD ~ Web Lectures ~ 3 Hrs

Available Online
Models for Working with Post-Combat Stress and Trauma: Tools for Psychological Care
$160.00
Brian Riedesel, PhD ~ San Francisco ~ 7 Hrs

Oct 24, 2008, 9:00am-5:00pm
Treatment of Concussive Disorders
James Spira, PhD
  Advanced Issues ~ San Diego ~ 9/26/08 ~ 6 Hrs  $160.00
  Phone Call-In ~ 11/6/08 ~ 1 Hr  $32.00
  Current Approaches ~ Web Lecture ~ 2 Hrs  $56.00
Expressive Writing: A Therapeutic Approach for Recovering from Trauma
$155.00
Sharon Bray, EdD ~ San Diego ~ 7 Hrs

Friday, October 3, 2008 ~ 9:00am-5:00pm
Treating Combat Operational Stress in Israel
$48.00
Ilene Serlin, PhD ~ Web Briefing ~ 1.5 Hrs

Thursday, October 9, 2008 ~ 11:30am-1:00pm
Working with Female Vets
$155.00
Ilene Serlin, PhD ~ San Francisco ~ 6 Hrs

Friday, November 7, 2008 ~ 9:00am-4:00pm
Legal Considerations in Treating Returning Vets
Amy Fairweather, JD
  Fairweather ~ Web Briefing ~ 9/25/08 ~ 1.5 Hrs  $48.00
  Fairweather ~ Web Briefing ~ 10/23/08 ~ 1.5 Hrs  $48.00
Helping Returning Veterans: Seamless Transition, Community, and the Role of Private Clinicians
$90.00
LTC David Raab, LICSW, ACSW ~ San Francisco ~ 3 Hrs

Friday, October 17, 2008 ~ 9:00am-12:00pm
Now That You're Trained, What's Next: How Clinicians Can Help Returning Vets
$90.00
Fred Tittle, Chaplain ~ San Francisco ~ 3 Hrs
Friday, October 17, 2008 ~ 1:00pm-4:00pm
Notes From a Clinician in the Community: What I'm Learning about Working with Returning Vets
George Fusco, PhD
  Returning Veterans: Issues of Intimacy and Sexuality ~ Web Briefing ~ 1.5 Hrs  $48.00
  Returning Veterans: Managing Post-Combat Depression and Anger ~ San Francisco ~ 10/25/08 ~ 6 Hrs  $155.00
Transition to College: Supporting Wounded Warriors in Higher Education
Lisa Stringer, Director of the Skills Center & Nina Ghiselli, PhD
  Web Briefing ~ Helping Veterans Transitioning Back to Community Colleges ~October ~ 1.5 Hrs  $48.00
  Supporting Wounded Warriors in Higher Education ~ San Francisco ~ 11/14/08 ~ 6 Hrs  $155.00
Update on Women in the Military: The Combat and Post-Combat Experience
$48.00
Heidi Squier Kraft, PhD ~ Web Briefing ~ 10/2/08 ~ 1.5 Hrs
Returning Vets: Transitioning Back to the Family
Louis Arcarese, PhD ~ 6 Hrs

  Arcarese ~ San Francisco ~ 9/26/08  $155.00
  Arcarese ~ San Francisco ~ 10/4/08  $155.00
Practical Treatment Strategies for Combat Operational Stress
Michael Villanueva, PhD
  Villanueva ~ Irvine ~ 9/26/08 ~ 6 Hrs  $160.00
  Military Culture/Vocabulary ~ Web Briefing ~ 11/14/08 ~ 1.5 Hrs  $48.00
  Villanueva ~ Web Lectures ~ 1.5 Hrs  $48.00
The Pathway Home Program: Current Approaches to Residential Treatment of Complex PTSD
$125.00
Fred Gusman, MSW ~ 4 Hrs

Friday, October 10, San Francisco ~ 10am-3pm
Special Cultural Factors in Treating Current Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans
$48.00
Fred Gusman, MSW ~ Web Briefing ~ 1.5 Hrs

Wednesday, November 5 ~ 1pm-2:30pm
Seeking Safety: An Evidence-Based Practice for Trauma and/or Substance Abuse
$155.00
Martha Schmitz, PhD ~ 6 Hrs

Oakland ~ Saturday, October 18, 2008 ~ 9:00am-4:00pm