Certificate Program

How Does It Work?
Blended Learning: The Certificate Program is offered in a “blended” format which combines the convenience of web-based learning with the necessary real-time interaction with experienced instructors. Courses: : Courses are available on a wide range of topics, organized into four basic tracks, (see below). A Course always includes Web Lectures and also entitles participants to join in Web Briefings, Phone Call-Ins, and Web Question-Posts. Four courses, one from each track, are required for Certification. Web Lectures: Most of the content, the foundational information, is presented as a series of engaging mini-slide shows, including the Instructor's voice. These are available at any time, and also provide CE Hours for licensed psychologists, MFTs, or LCSWs.	Interaction: We provide three different formats for accessing and interacting with experts in different aspects of Post-Combat Disorders (1) Web Briefings - Scheduled, 90-minute sessions with two 30-minute presentations on current topics and 30-minutes of immediate Q&A> (2) Phone Call-Ins - Scheduled, 60-minute sessions completely devoted to Q&A with experts, over the telephone (3) Web Q-Posts - This is for situations in which a fast, almost real-time reply from an expert is alright; questions can be posted via voice or text. Classroom Option: Some courses are also offered classroom-style on one of Alliant's six campuses throughout the state of California. Please see the "CE calendar" or "CE Locations." for additional information.
Program Tracks
Track One: Military Culture for Clinicians Having some understanding of military culture is essential in order to gain credibility with veterans. Military values and the influence of military training will be explored, related to trauma, recovery, and re-integration. Track Two: Combat-Related Trauma and PTSD It is important to distinguish between combat stress, PTSD and sub-clinical presentations. Practical strategies will be described for treating PTSD through empirically validated psychotherapies focusing on processing traumatic experiences, reducing nightmares, affect management, and pharmacology.	Track Three: Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Concussive Syndromes TBI is being called the signature injury of the Iran/Afghanistan war. Training will focus on the disability flowing from TBI to enable better treatment decisions and proper referrals. Track Four: Legal and Ethical Issues in Military Health Care This track covers relevant legislation and mandates, as well as introducing the Military Health system, TriCare, and its military healthcare regional administrators.
Spring Classes
PTSD for Clinicians Web Lectures: John Preston, PsyD Alliant International University Web Conferences, (you may attend one or both): Treatment Strategies for PTSD Michael Villanueva, PhD Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital June 13 & 27, 9am-10:30am Psychophysiology of PTSD Terri Zucker, PhD PTSD Researcher, Biofeedback Specialist June 12 & 26, 3pm-4:30pm	Traumatic Brain Injury for Clinicians Web Lectures: Claude Munday, PhD Neuropsychologist Web Conference: Treatment of Post-Combat TBI James Spira, PhD UC San Diego June 13 & 27, 9am-10:30am
Fall, 2008 Classes
Courses will be offered in all four of the program tracks in September and October, 2008 to enable Certification, including: Introduction to PTSD for Clinicians John Preston, PsyD Michael Villanueva, PhD Terri Zucker, PhD Introduction to TBI for Clinicians Claude Munday, PhD James Spira, PhD Returning Veterans: Social Reintegration and the Family Louis Arcarese. PsyD	Military Culture for Clinicians Robert Grant. PhD Writing as Therapy: An Approach to Post-Combat Trauma Recovery Sharon Bray, EdD Introduction to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) for Trauma Recovery Mark Rosenthal, LCSW Legal and Ethical Issues in Treating Post-Combat Disorders TBD