Veterans, PTSD & Trauma-Informed Care Counseling

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What if the most important conversation a veteran has at the end of life is one we are not fully prepared to guide?

Join us to strengthen your trauma-informed counseling skills and help veterans and their families find meaning, dignity, and peace at the end of life.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS
  • The importance of conducting a resilience assessment
  •  “Scope of practice” as it applies to counseling
  • Utilizing the Meaning Model as a counseling format guide
  • What it means to prioritize mental health for veterans
  • Applying principles of trauma-informed care especially when features of PTSD or past trauma are present
  • Five potential “special” needs with associated interventions

BONUS MATERIALS

  • Self-assessment exercise
  • Discussion guide for team involvement
  • Handout with additional lecture notes
  • Links for continued learning opportunities

WEBINAR DETAILS

As social workers, chaplains, and spiritual care counselors, we need to be knowledgeable and skillful in our work with veterans now at the end of their lives. In the medical world we hear people say that “children cannot be treated as small adults” and likewise, it is important to recognize the unique experiences and needs of our veterans. In this webinar we will explore ways to assist veterans and members of their circles of support to find meaning in life, dying and trauma, as well as learn specific counseling skills that are essential as we provide a more clinical and focused approach to trauma-informed care.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:

  • Hospice
  • Home Care
  • Home Health
  • Palliative Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Social workers
  • Chaplains/Spiritual care counselors
  • Bereavement professionals
More information
Online Instructions:
Url: https://hospice.eewebinarnetwork.com/veterans-ptsd-trauma-informed-care-counseling
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Logan Lee

logan@homecarenj.org