Veterans as Clients in Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Civilian Clinicians and Veteran Clients
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET
LIVE WEBINAR
Presenter: Aynisa Leonardo, LCAT, ATR-BC
FREE FOR ALL
NASW-NYS Student and Transitional Members: FREE
This workshop is approved for 2.0 continuing education credit hours for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists and licensed psychologists
Please ensure that you register and/or join on Zoom with the name you would like to appear on your certificate.
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Workshop Description
This Panel will highlight the veteran perspective as clients in treatment. We will discuss intersectionality of veterans, military and civilian culture, as well as therapy culture and how that correlates, as well as areas for support. As important as mental health services are for the veteran community, they can be underutilized due to lack of understanding, education, and competency, as well as hesitance for veterans to reach out for support for a series of reasons including vulnerability, social isolation, denial, and anxieties regarding finding the right provider. Through a lived experience panel we will present information on how to bridge the gap between civilian clinicians and veteran clients and highlight areas where we can increase understanding of veterans seeking help.
Learning Objectives
After the completion of this webinar:
- Participants will be able to discuss the veteran civilian divide.
- Participants will be able to identify intersectionality of veterans including age, gender, branch of service, nature of service, sexuality, and other psychosocial factors.
- Participants will learn new ways to support veterans clinically.
- Participants will learn challenges that may present veterans as clients in treatment.
- Participants will learn about what is most important to veterans seeking help, including resources, advocacy, support, validation, and best care practices.
This workshop is approved for 2.0 continuing education credit hours.
NASW-NYS is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (Provider ID #0014), licensed mental health counselors (Provider ID #MHC-0053), licensed marriage and family therapists (Provider ID #MFT-0037) and licensed psychologists (Provider ID #PSY-0088).
Aynisa Leonardo, LCAT, ATR-BC, is a Licensed Clinical Art Therapist (LCAT, ATR-BC), who has been in the field of mental health services for 16+ years. She is the VP of Clinical Outreach at Water Gap Wellness. Her prior experience includes working in inpatient, outpatient, and non-profit settings with clients experiencing posttraumatic stress, addiction, family conflict, and other mental health challenges. She has concentrated on advanced program development and clinical education, locally and nationally. She continues to provide evidence-based and interactive style presentations to hospitals, non-profits, and corporate agencies, in an effort to raise awareness of current trends and improve competency within the healthcare community.
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| NASW-NYS Member | $0.00 |
| NASW Other Chapter Member (Including NYC) | $0.00 |
| Non-Member | $0.00 |
| NASW-NYS Student and Transitional Member | $0.00 |
| Attendance Only, No CE Requested | $0.00 |
Information for Certificates
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