Pain and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: What’s the Connection?
From American Pain Foundation: On October 20, 2008 American Pain Foundation hosted a live audio presentation with guest Joseph Bobrow, PhD, a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst and Zen Buddhist teacher with the Coming Home Project, a program which addresses the mental, emotional, spiritual and relationship challenges faced by Veterans and their families. Joining him was Brenda Murdough MSN, RN-C, Coordinator of APF’s Military/Veterans Initiative.
The Art of Cultivating Self-Care and Well-Being: a Retreat for Service Providers by Coming Home Project
Who cares for the care provider?
Rabbi Hillel wrote:
“If I am not for me, who will be?
If I am only for myself, what am I?
If not now, when?”
We may know about secondary trauma, but it takes resolve to stop, look and listen, and then to respond proactively to signs of compassion fatigue. READ MORE »
TAPS ANNOUNCES TRAINING FOR SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, CHAPLAINS, CASUALTY OFFICERS, FAMILY PROGRAM STAFF, COUNSELORS, MFLCs, and MILITARY LEADERSHIP
From TAPS: TAPS provides peer based emotional support for military surviving families. Part of our mission is to improve the training and continuing education for health and mental healthcare professionals dealing with children and families who suffer from traumatic grief. We are proud to announce quarterly educational training WEBINARS with a special focus on working with military surviving families and veterans.
ONE Freedom Announces a New Website Designed to Provide Education and Healing to America’s Service Members, Veterans, Families and Care Providers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COLORADO—November 11, 2008—Incoming President Obama has called for both citizens and communities to step up and address the many issues facing America. One of those issues is the reintegration of hundreds of thousands of veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. To answer his call and this powerful issue, the community-based non-profit ONE Freedom is stepping up to expand delivery of its reintegration training programs from the front range of Colorado to a national scale, by rolling out a new state-of-the-art website. READ MORE »
