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Contemporary Mental Treatment for Returning Veterans

June 13, 2012

 

 

Contemporary Mental Health Issues and Treatment for Returning Veterans

Agenda 2012 pdf

8:00 Welcome: Ballroom 355 Smith Memorial Union

  • Wim Weiwel, PhD and Randy Hitz, PhD Portland State University
  • Staff of Portland Veteran’s Administration NW Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center

8:15-8:30: Break

8:30: Plenary: Ballroom 355 Smith Memorial Union

  • Combat Stress Injuries in Returning Veterans: The Importance of Community. 
    • Shannon McCaslin, PhD, Health Science Specialist/Staff Psychologist National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto HCS and San Francisco VA Medical Center Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF

9:15-9:30: Break

9:30-10:50: Breakouts

  • Tools for Working with PTSD and Associated Conditions: Resources and Challenges. Ballroom 355 Smith Memorial Union 
    • Shannon McCaslin, PhD, Health Science Specialist/Staff Psychologist National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto HCS and San Francisco VA Medical Center Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF
  • Moral Injury. 294 Smith Memorial Union
    • Jim Boehnlein, MD, Associate Director for Education, VISN 20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Portland VA
    • Larry Dewey, MD, Mental Health Clinic Director, Salem VA CBOC
  • Suicide Risk and Precipitating Circumstances Among Military Veterans. 296 Smith Memorial Union
    • Robt Tell, LCSW, VISN 20 Lead Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Portland VA
    • Mark Kaplan, PhD, Professor, Department of Community Health Portland State University
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Update. 298 Smith Memorial Union
    • Current Neuropsychological Perspectives on Assessment and Treatment of TBI
      • Adam Nelson, PhD, Neuropsychologist, Portland VA Medical Center
    • Multimodal Neuroimaging of Blast Concussion in TBI in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
      • Elaine Peskind, MD, Co-director, VISN 20 NW Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) Puget Sound Health Care System

11:00 Plenary: Ballroom 355 Smith Memorial Union

  • Military Culture.
    • Scott Swaim, USAFV, MA, LMHC, Coordinator, King County/WDVA PTSD Training Project, WA State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA)

12:00 Lunch: Ballroom 355 Smith Memorial Union

12:45: Plenary: Ballroom 355 Smith Memorial Union

  • Military Wives Matter: An Internet-based Study of Military Wives’ Mental Health Status and Barriers to Seeking Out Treatment. Ballroom 355 Smith Memorial Union
    • Colleen Lewy, PhD, Research Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Oregon Health and Science University

2:00-4:00 Break outs

  • Continued Exploration of Evidence-based Treatments for PTSD: Cognitive Processing Therapy. 294 Smith Memorial Union
    • Ashlee Whitehead, LPC, CADC, Licensed Professional Counselor and Military Sexual (MST) Coordinator, Portland VA
  • Continued Exploration of Evidence-based Psychotherapy: Behavioral Activation. 296 Smith Memorial Union
    • Amy Wagner, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, PTSD Clinical Team, Portland VA
  • Measuring violence Risk and Protective Factors. 298 Smith Memorial Union
    • Anders C. Goranson, PsyD, Fellow, Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Portland VA
  • A Primary Care Approach To Meeting the Unique Needs of Military Children and Adolescents. Ballroom 355 Smith Memorial Union
    • Keith Lemmon, LTC, M.D. Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine Dept of Pediatrics, Madigan Health Care System Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA

4:00 Adjourn