Agenda
I. Working with Veteran Clients- 10 min
- Intersectionality and diversity of veterans
- Communication strategies
- Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue
- Self Reflection as a tool for building competency and understanding
- Interactive panel- lived experiences- 20 min
II. Military Culture and Clinical Needs- 10 min
- Clinical needs with veteran population
- Military culture/competency/understanding
- Challenges veterans in treatment face
- Interactive panel- lived experiences- 20 min
III. Navigating the intersection between veteran clients and providers- 10 min
- Veteran Civilian Divide
- Apprehension in seeking services
- Best ways to support a veteran in therapy
- Interactive panel- lived experiences- 20 min
IV. Goals to Build Cohesive Therapeutic Relationships- 10 min
- Transference and counter transference
- Active listening/proactive communication
- Validation and Advocacy
- Resource navigation
- Veteran client retention
- Interactive panel- lived experiences- 20 min