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VMHTI Year II (2011-12)
Veterans’ Mental Health Training Initiative
NASW-NYS has launched year two of its Veterans’ Mental Health Training Initiative (VMHTI) with grant funding from the NYS Health Foundation and will offer four regional trainings across the state aimed at enhancing the capacity of community mental health providers to meet the needs of returning veterans and their families.
Training Audience: Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Mental Health Practitioners, Addictions Counselors, and other allied providers.
Training Content Areas:
Military Cultural Competence, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Screening, Referral, and Diagnosis, Mental Illness & Chemical Abuse (MICA) Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT), Advocacy for Veterans in the Justice System, Anxiety /Traumatic Stress/PTSD, Military Sexual Trauma/Domestic Violence, Psychopharmacology for Non-Medically Trained Providers, Developing a Community that Embraces our Military Families, The Military Family Experience
Extended sessions on:
Imagery Rescripting Therapy for Nightmares Related to Deployment
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Related to Deployment
Suicide Prevention and Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
VMHTI Regional Conferences
Friday, February 17, 2012 - Hudson Valley, NY
Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, 40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Friday, April 27, 2012 - Rochester, NY
Radisson Hotel Rochester, 120 East. Main Street Rochester, NY 14604-1699
Friday, June 29, 2012 - Long Island, NY
Islandia Marriott, 3635 Express Drive North, Islandia, NY 11749
Friday, August 3, 2012 - Lake Placid, NY
Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Olympic Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12964
Registration Fees: $75- Regular Admission; $65 NASW Members; $45 Veterans & Students
To Register Click Here
For more information on the VMHTI, contact the Brian Belz, NASW-NYS Policy Research Associate, brian_belz@naswnys.org (518) 463-4741 Ext. 24.
Training Dates:
Veterans’ Mental Health Training Initiative Hudson Valley, NY
Friday, February 17, 2012
Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, 40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Veterans’ Mental Health Training Initiative Rochester, NY
Friday, April 27, 2012
Radisson Hotel Rochester, 120 East. Main Street Rochester, NY 14604-1699
Veterans’ Mental Health Training Initiative Long Island, NY
Friday, June 29, 2012
Islandia Marriot Long Island, 3635 Express Drive North, Islandia, NY 11749
Veterans’ Mental Health Training Initiative Lake Placid, NY
Friday, August 3, 2012
Crowne Plaza Resort, 1 Olympic Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12964
Advisory Committee Members
Tina Atherall, LMSW; Hope for the Warriors
Judy Avner, Esq.; Brain Injury Association of NYS
Wendy Brennan, MS; National Alliance on Mental Illness, NYC Metro
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D.; Liberty Behavioral Management Corp.
Lauri Cole, LMSW; NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
Melanie Puorto Conte, MS; NYS Office of Mental Health
John Coppola, MSW; NYS Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers, Inc.
Jeremy Darman, MSW, MA; NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, Inc.
Helena Davis, MA, LMHC; Mental Health Association in NYS
Alice Psirakis Diacosavvas, LCSW; Nassau Vet Center, Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Elizabeth Donovan, LCSW; Albany VA Medical Center: Samuel S. Stratton
Frank Dowling, M.D.; Medical Society of the State of New York/NYS Psychiatric Association
Glenn Gilbert, MSW; Albany VA Medical Center: Samuel S. Stratton
James Halpern, PhD; Psychology Dept., SUNY New Paltz
Ward Halverson, LCSW-R, M.Ed.; Child, Family, and Veteran Therapist
Michael Kim, LPsyA; Jericho Project
Jason Lippman; Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies
Paul Noonan, MA; NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Adriana Rodriguez, LCSW; The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
Herb Ruben, LCSW; Veterans Mental Health Coalition of NYC and Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island
Adam Wawrynek, MBA; Services for the Underserved Inc., Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program
Courtney Slade, LCSW; Veteran Justice Outreach Specialist, Albany VA Medical Center
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