Veteran & First Responder Support Services
Tactical Recovery hosts networking and educational events for alumni, friends, and professionals. Please register if you are interested in attending.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Location:
Virtual Presentation
Presented By:
Aimee Johnson Schenck, LCSW
Description:
For those working in healthcare and behavioral health care settings, the opportunity to offer evidenced based treatments for substance use disorders and suicide is broad. This presentation will provide a basic understanding of the impact substance use and substance use disorders has in the United States, the connection to suicide risk and provide clear resources for individual providers, multidisciplinary teams, and organizations.
Tuesday, March 28th, 2023
9:30AM PST – 10:30AM MT – 12:30PM EST
Location:
Virtual Presentation
Presented By:
Alice Maynor, LCSW
Description:
Veterans are a unique population to treat for substance use and mental illness due to their background in the military. After ears of having strict structure, highly stressful career expectations, and rigorous back to back training, Veterans re-entering the civilian world can be a difficult challenge to overcome for most. Because of this, Veterans struggling with substance use disorder and PTSD often enter treatment extremely guarded and/or resistant to treatment, which can lead to them leaving treatment early. Substance abuse and PTSD are complex issues that require consistent care and commitment to healing for any population, but for Veterans, it’s important to understand the barriers that they face on a daily basis and how to help them overcome them.
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
10AM – 11AM MT
9AM PT, 11AM CT, 12PM EST
Location:
Virtual Presentation
Presented By:
Christie Machan, LCSW
Rocky Mountain MIRECC
Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center
Description:
The global pandemic public health crisis coupled with ongoing sociopolitical unrest have resulted in a dramatic increase in mental health needs. Mental health clinicians have been maximally stressed by the influx of more patients seeking care combined with those with pre-existing mental health conditions. This presentation aims to increase understanding of the impact of stressful life events on clinicians and offers various ways they can increase resilience through self-care and peer support.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
11:00AM-1:00PM EST – 10:00AM CT – 9:00AM MT – 8:00AM PST)
Location:
Virtual Presentation
Presented By:
Abbie Lieberum, LCSW
Jennifer Pierce, LCSW
Description:
This presentation will provide an overview of MST to include defining MST, how to screen for MST, and the role of military culture in MST. Presenters will discuss how MST presents in male/female survivors to include common reactions as a result of MST, like PTSD. Lastly, presenters will discuss the importance of taking a trauma informed care approach in the counseling of PTSD.
Wednesday April 26th, 2023
12:00-2:00PM EST
(11am CST • 10am MT • 9am PST)
Location:
Virtual Presentation
Presented By:
Alia Schenck MA, MSW, LCSW-A
Description:
A look at service delivery, important principles of relational building and cultural awareness for Veterans and family members. This class wIll seek to discuss supporting veterans that have unique challenges including Traumatic Brain Injuries IBIs), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), Moral Injury, and combat post-traumatic stress. Finally, we will discuss lessons learned from establishing rapport with trust-centered programs and conducting self-assessment among providers.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
8:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
Location:
Soldiers & Sailors, Third Floor Ballroom
4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
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Thursday, May 4, 2023
8:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
Location:
Philadelphia FOP Lodge # 5, Heroes Ballroom
11630 Caroline Road, Philadelphia, PA
Presented By:
Melissa Jenkins-Fernández, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist & USAF Veteran
Catherine Markosky, CEO & Founder, STAT, Inc.
Emily Benjamin, MS, Residential Addiction Counselor, St. Joseph Institute
Making personal connections is key to good mental health. Summit BHC Tactical Recovery Team, Mountain Laurel Recovery Center, and St. Joseph Institute for Addiction are teaming up to bring together Mental Health Professionals who serve our military, Veteran and First Responder Communities for this all-day seminar. This seminar is hosted in two locations on two separate days so please be sure to register for the location that best meets your needs.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
8:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
Location:
Hub 757
6801 Bridgeway Drive
Suffolk, Virginia
Presenter Details Coming Soon.
Summit BHC Tactical Recovery Team, Farley Center, and Safe Harbor Recovery are teaming up to bring together Veteran Mental Health Professionals for our Second Annual training series in Suffolk, VA. We will offer CE Credits for a panel of presenters and topics related to ensuring mental health recovery success and outcomes for Veteran clients.
