[ShareTompkins] Fwd: FREE Conference: Veterans, service men and women, and families

[Shira Golding]

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> From: "Mental Health Association in Tompkins County" <info at mhaedu.org>
> Date: October 6, 2010 10:53:43 AM EDT
> To: <tc-hsc-l at list.cornell.edu>
> Subject: Conference: Veterans, service men and women, and families
> Reply-To: "Mental Health Association in Tompkins County" <info at mhaedu.org 
> >
>
> Thursday, November 4, 2010
>
> A Conference for Veterans, Service Men,
> Service Women, and Their Families
>
> Presented by The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
>
>
> Registration begins at 8:30 AM
> The conference is free of charge and will be held at the
> Veterans of Foreign Wars post # 961 at 423 West State Street in  
> Ithaca. Pre-registration is required.
> Please call (607) 273-9250 to reserve a seat. Seating is limited.
>
> 9:00 - 9:30
> Understanding Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Versus Traumatic Brain  
> Injury
> Jim Murphy, MAT
> This presentation will help participants understand the difference  
> between PTSD and TBI and the impact of each on functioning; this  
> includes signs and symptoms and how family members should respond.
> Jim Murphy, MAT is a veteran of the Vietnam War who recently moved  
> to Ithaca from New York City, where he dedicated his life to being a  
> high school teacher and Dean. He signed up for the war to avoid the  
> draft. Murphy helped to write a law, passed five years ago by the  
> NYS government, that allows members of the National Guard to seek  
> payment for medical needs associated with exposure to depleted  
> uranium. He is the organizer of the Ithaca Veterans’ Peace Council.
>
> 9:30 - 11:30
> The Lethal Triangle: PTSD/TBI, Addiction, and Suicide
> Helena Davis, Traumatologist, LCSW
> This presentation will address the fact that PTSD/TBI, Addiction and  
> Suicide frequently co-occur in various combinations;  all place  
> service members in jeopardy for self-harm as well as harm to  
> others.  No matter where a service member comes for help, we need to  
> know how to assess for all four conditions, where to refer service  
> members for care of conditions that are out of our scope of  
> treatment, and how to promote effective case management so that  
> service members can recover as quickly as possible.
> Helena Davis, M.A., LMHC is Director of Training and Special  
> Projects for the Mental Health Association in New York State  
> (MHANYS). Helena is a seasoned clinician, trainer and curriculum  
> designer who specializes in trauma related issues, co-occurring  
> disorders, and parents with psychiatric disabilities. For the last  
> six years, Helena has traveled around NYS delivering training to  
> civilian mental health providers about the needs of returning  
> service members and their families. Helena has maintained a part  
> time private practice since 1990 where she has specializes in  
> working with people who have Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or  
> Dissociative Identity Disorder. Nationally, Helena has received  
> national recognition from Mental Health America, National Council on  
> Trauma-Informed Care, and the National Association of Uniform  
> Services Social Workers, and the U.S. Army. Helena has authored the  
> following publications for MHANYS: The Parent Support Tool Kit and  
> the Economic Hard Times Tool Kit, as well as numerous articles.
>
> 12:00 Lunch on your own
>
> 1:00 - 2:15
> Suicide Prevention for Veterans, Service Men, Service Women and  
> Their Families
> Kris Bertelsen, LMHC, MAC, CASAC
> This presentation will look at the suicide rate within the services  
> and for service persons returning home, which have been higher than  
> in any other wartime situation.  Various organizations have  
> developed elaborate Suicide Prevention Programs. Ways to access  
> these program will be reviewed.  Suicide Risk Assessment will be  
> reviewed, particularly as it might differ for persons who have seen  
> service in Iraq or Afghanistan.
> Kris Bertelsen, LMHC, MAC, CASAC has been active in various facets  
> of the field of mental health for 42 years.  She has worked in the  
> field of drug addiction, geriatrics, medical anthropology (within  
> the Dept. of Psychiatry at University of California, San  
> Francisco).  She resigned from Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service  
> after nearly reaching the twenty year mark.  Throughout the 42  
> years, suicide prevention/intervention and post-vention has been a  
> focus of energy and interest.
>
> 2:30 - 3:45
> The Psychological Effects of Combat War Zone Experience Upon Post- 
> deployed Veterans and Their Families and Friends
> Joanne Zager, PhD
> This presentation will look at the impact of deployment on veterans  
> after they return home. Some of the issues that veterans and their  
> families face are: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), panic and  
> anxiety, depression, phobias, military sexual trauma and substance  
> abuse. Families, friends and the veterans themselves will have a  
> better understanding of the issues and challenges they face and how  
> to get help.
> Dr. Joanne Zager has been a New York State licensed psychologist in  
> Ithaca New York for more than two decades. She has extensive  
> experience counseling veterans and other uniformed personnel and  
> their families who are dealing with issues such as: post-traumatic  
> stress disorder (PTSD), panic, anxiety, military sexual trauma,  
> depression, substance abuse and abuse.
>
>
> Josephine A. Cohen
> Wellness and Referral Services Program Director
> The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
> 614 West State Street
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> (607) 273-9250
> www.mhaedu.org

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