CDP Presents: The Family Mission: Prioritizing Spousal Mental Health for Stronger Military Communities
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- Faculty:
- Elizabeth A Prosek, PhD, LPC, NCC | Elizabeth Burgin, PhD, NCC, LPC-S, RPT
- Course Levels:
- Introductory
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Media Type:
- Webinar
- License:
- Access for event date only.
Description
In this 90minute webinar, participants will learn how to assess the wellbeing of military spouses
using a strengthsbased ecological framework to inform treatment planning and referral
decisions. The presenters will describe a wide range of mental health concerns commonly
experienced by military spouses and discuss how these concerns intersect with the unique
contextual factors of military lifestyle. In addition, the presenters will highlight relevant research
demonstrating the connections among parental mental health, the parent–child relationship, and
child wellbeing outcomes. Participants will be introduced to an ecological approach for
evaluating the mental health and wellbeing of military spouses, illustrating how this framework
can guide the selection of appropriate interventions or referral resources within the military
community. By the end of the session, participants will understand how supporting spousal
mental health contributes to improved family wellbeing and enhances service member
readiness.
Credits
Faculty
Elizabeth A Prosek, PhD, LPC, NCC Related Seminars and Products
Elizabeth Prosek serves as the ProfessorinCharge of Counselor Education at The Pennsylvania
State University. Elizabeth Burgin is a Military Behavioral Health Child Counselor with the
Military Child; Family Collaboratory. Together, their research partnership centers on advancing the wellbeing of military spouses, children, and families, with the shared goal of strengthening
overall force health and readiness.
Elizabeth Burgin, PhD, NCC, LPC-S, RPT Related Seminars and Products
Center for Deployment Psychology
Elizabeth Burgin, Ph.D., is a Licensed Professional Counselor serving as a Military Behavioral Health Child Counselor at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, she supports the DoD Child Collaboration Study to identify best practices for enhancing and expanding accessibility to care for military-connected children and adolescents. Dr. Burgin completed her doctoral degree in counseling at the University of North Texas and her master’s in clinical mental health counseling at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Marist College.
Prior to joining CDP, Dr. Burgin served as an Assistant Professor of Counseling, leading the Military & Veterans Counseling Program at William & Mary. Dr. Burgin’s research has focused on evidence-based practices for military populations across the lifespan, including moral injury, adverse childhood experiences, and bereavement. Dr. Burgin has also worked across diverse clinical settings, including university counseling, home-based and community agency, and public-school settings. She has counseled individuals with addictions, serious and persistent mental health concerns, adults and children within the military community, and in foster and adoption systems of care. Dr. Burgin is a Certified Child-Centered Play Therapy Supervisor and is trained in Child-Parent Relationship Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and EMDR.
As a military spouse and mental health practitioner, Dr. Burgin experiences military life and navigates military systems of care daily, informing her work at CDP.