Working with the Military and Military Families 

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Participants will explore the nuances of the impact of serving in the military, especially those who have served during war time and the impact on the family. Intervention strategies will be explored.

Who Should Attend:                                                                                                                          Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and any professional that is working in the mental health field.    

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will gain an understanding of how military service impacts those who serve.
• Participants will be able to identify stressors related to reentry after military service. 
• Participants will understand intervention strategies that can be implemented when working with those who served and their families.

APPROVED FOR 3 CE HOURS (LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LCAT/LMFT)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. (Provider #0156)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. (Provider #MHC-0014)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. (Provider #MFT-0010)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. (Provider #CAT-0004)
 

*New York State Office of the Professions (NYSED) regulations require that participants attend the entire approved educational activity in order to receive continuing education credits, from 9:00am-12:00pm. 

Certificate of completion will be provided at the end of the workshop.

Registration fee: $60.00

***No Refunds will be issued for cancellations ***

About the Presenter: 

Dr. Joan Beder is a professor at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, where she has been teaching social work practice for many years and where she oversees the Certificate Program in Social Work Practice with the Military. She is the editor of Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military. Her areas of expertise include military social work, health care, and clinical practice. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences on a variety of topics related to the military, and is the author of several books.

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