SCPA Presents: The Soldier's Project: Preparing Clinicians To Serve The Needs Of Veterans

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - Oct. 18, 2016 - PRLog -- Suffolk County has the largest population of veterans in New York State. Many of these veterans use the services of the Veterans Administration (VA) but given their numbers, their specific needs and the wait time, additional options are needed. One of these options is The Soldiers Project (TSP) which provides pro bono mental health services for any veteran who has served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, regardless of discharge status. TSP also provides mental health services for their loved ones including parents, spouses, partners, and children.

Consistent with the support and education that The Soldiers Project offers its volunteer therapists, this program offers clinicians an opportunity to learn about the mental health needs of Post 9/11 veterans and those factors that bear on providing them with clinical services. As such, the program will report on a recent study of military women, which reveals "in their words" the pride and pain they carry, what they have experienced and what they see as barriers and pathways to mental health care.

In addition, presenters will draw upon their clinical experience with veterans to explore issues faced by this population, including isolation, alienation, anger, anxiety, depression, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse, and suicidality. From a strengths perspective, the program will briefly discuss military culture and how that translates into resilience within the veteran population that can be utilized to form a therapeutic alliance. With these factors in mind, treatment dynamics will be discussed.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
"In Their Own Words: The Mental Health Needs of Military Women"
Suzanne. B. Phillips, Psy.D., ABPP, CGP - Psychologist, Psychoanalyst, Certified Group Therapist, Adjunct Full Professor of Clinical Psychology LIU Post, N.Y; Testified Before Congress for the Needs of Military Families, Trauma/Disaster Chair SCPA, Soldiers Project Clinician.

Madelyn Miller, Ph.D., LCSW, CGP - Clinical Social Worker, Certified Group Therapist, Adjunct Associate Professor, NYU Silver School of Social Work, Chair, Disaster Trauma Committee, NYC-NASW; Private Practice with survivors of trauma and loss, NYC.

Jessica Koblenz, Psy.D., CGP - Psychologist, Certified Group Therapist, Psychologist at Harlem Hospital teaching psychiatry residents and psychology doctoral students; Formerly Psychologist at Holliswood Hospital Military Wellness Program and former Director of PSCH's Canarsie Outpatient Clinic; Private Practice, Astoria, NY.

"Been There: The Perspective of a Soldiers Project Clinician Who Is a Veteran"
Steven Rose, LCSW - Served as a Navy Corpsman with the Marines in Vietnam, Clinician for 30 years, Adjunct Professor Alfred University @ College of St. Rose, Clinician for the Vet-2-Vet Program, Soldiers Project Clinician; Worked with FBI Post 9/11.

"Serving the Needs of Veterans: The Role of Soldiers Project Volunteer Clinicians"
Alina Perez, MSW, Greater New York Chapter Director: The Soldiers Project, Former Northeast Regional Social Director for Team Red, White and Blue, a national non-profit that helps veterans transition through physical and social activities; Active member of the Veterans Mental Health Coalition of NYC and The Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island; Former Member of The Board of Directors for the NY State Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

Date of Workshop: Friday, November 4, 2016

Sign in will begin at 6:30 PM - Workshop - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Handouts and seating can be guaranteed only for those who pre-register and pay by 10/31/16.

Location: Adelphi University's Hauppauge Education and Conference Center
55 Kennedy Drive, Hauppauge (Facilities are handicapped accessible)

PRICING:
SCPA Members: No Fee
Current Adelphi Faculty & Students: No Fee
Nonmembers: $15 fee if payment received by 10/31/16
$20.00 fee from 11/1/16 - 11/4/16 strictly subject to Seating Availability.
Two (2) CE Credits are available for $20.00 additional
Certificate of Attendance available for $5.00 additional

To learn  more information about SCPA and this workshop go to  http://www.suffolkpsych.org.

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