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Mental Health and the Military:

Cultural and Clinical Considerations for Treating Veterans with PTSD and Related Conditions

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About the Course

This course is designed to provide an overview of military culture and how military culture impacts clinical practice with veterans and military personnel. A review of effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions will be reviewed as well as other related clinical issues such as nightmares and insomnia. Psychological and pharmacological treatments reviewed will focus on those with the most rigorous scientific support currently available. The concept of posttraumatic growth will be highlighted, particularly as it relates to understanding trauma response from a unique perspective.

This course is based on the recorded webinar, Mental Health and the Military: Cultural and Clinical Considerations for Treating Veterans with PTSD and Related Conditions created by Bret Moore in 2024.

Publication Date

First Sep 2024

Course Material Author

Bret A. Moore, Psy.D., ABPP, course creator

Dr. Bret A. Moore is a prescribing psychologist and board-certified clinical psychologist in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author and editor of 24 books including Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple, Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists, Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Simple, Treating PTSD in Military Personnel, and the Posttraumatic Growth Workbook. He has also written feature articles for Scientific American Mind, The New Republic, and Military Times. Dr. Moore is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and recipient of many state and national awards. His views on clinical and military psychology have been quoted in USA Today, The New York Times, and The Boston Globe, and on CNN and Fox News. He has appeared on NPR, the BBC, and CBC.

Recommended For

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for intermediate and above levels of knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Summarize the beliefs, customs, practices, and language that are unique to the military culture.
  2. Describe evidence-based psychological treatments used to treat PTSD and related conditions in veterans.
  3. Define the concept of posttraumatic growth as it relates to working with veterans and military personnel with PTSD.

Availability

This course is available starting Nov 21st, 2024 and expires Nov 20th, 2034

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

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The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Bret A. Moore, Psy.D., ABPP – No Disclosures to report

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Number 103623
2 CE credit hours
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Exam Fee $11.94
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Course Materials $30.00
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