 Louis Arcarese, PhD ~ San Francisco ~ 6 Hrs
Saturday, October 4, 2008 ~ 9:00am-4:00pm Louis Arcarese, PhD is Director of Youth Services for Pathway, Inc., a non-profit United Way agency, which has served Santa Clara County residents since 1964 providing substance abuse treatment, intervention, and education to thousands of men, women, and children. Services include: outpatient counseling, school based day treatment, student assistance programs, community prevention programs, assessments, community education, and justice system alternatives. Dr. Arcarese is also an instructor in the MFT program at Santa Clara University. He is a much-decorated Veteran from his military service in Vietnam. Transitioning Back to the Family: Multiple deployments have an impact not only on the soldier but also on his/her family. The families wait, worry and possibly grieve. This can lead to family distress and crisis that need community support services and emotional support. In order to help facilitate the transition back, the class will prepare clinicians by providing an overview of the military community and the challenges of the military lifestyle. It will also look at deployment stress from both sides -- those we leave and those who stay home, as well as screening techniques and assessment of this stress. Finally, the class will discuss the mobilization of support systems and the resources available to the soldier and his family |
