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Total Credits: 1.5 American Psychological Association (APA)
This 90 minute webinar will introduce participants to the military-civilian transition process and how service members may experience the process psychologically. The session will begin with an overview of the policies, programs, and training that the members experience as they leave the military (including the Transition Assistance Program) and will then focus on how individuals may experience and respond to this process. Potentially negative clinical reactions such as Depression, hopelessness, or loss of identity will be presented. To address these concerns interventions, treatments, and resources will be provided for those working with this population. The psychosocial benefits of employment and education for transitioning service members and veterans will be discussed. Participants will leave the session with and understanding of what their military patient, friend, or family member is experiencing or has experienced, knowledge of the programs, resources, and services that can help this population, and an appreciation for the critical psychosocial benefits that employment and education offers transitioning service members and veterans – along with tools and resources that can help this population successfully translate their skills and experiences to help them find enriching jobs or gain an education.
Learning Objectives
Explain the psychosocial benefits of employment and education to military clients.
Integrate information about available resources, services, and programs [i.e., the Transition Assistance Program (TAP)] into successful transition strategies for military clients.
The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Nathan D. Ainspan, Ph.D., is the Senior Research Psychologist with the Military-Civilian Transition Office (MCTO) at the Department of Defense – the office responsible for the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for Active Duty members, the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) for Reservists and Guardsmen, and the Skillbridge program that provides civilian sector internships and other training opportunities to military members, His research, writing, and speaking has focused on improving civilian employment opportunities for transitioning service members and the psychosocial benefits of employment for veterans. He has authored and edited dozens of publications including the books Military Veteran Employment – Your Competitive Advantage: A Business Guide for the Data-Driven Leader (with Kristin Saboe, Oxford, 2021), The Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans and Service Members: A Guide for the Non-Military Mental Health Clinician (with Craig J. Bryan and Walter E. Penk, Oxford, 2016), When the Warrior Returns: Making the Transition at Home (with Walter E. Penk; Naval Institute Presse 2012) and Returning Wars Wounded, Injured, and Ill: A Handbook (with Walter E. Penk; Praeger, 2008). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Miliary Psychology, the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and the Psychologists in Public Service divisions of APA.
Kristin N Saboe, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized leader and Industrial-Organizational Psychologist that uses science and research to drive cutting edge impact at the intersection of strategy, policy, and research. She currently is the Head of Employee Voice at Google, a professor at Georgetown University, and an Army Reserve officer. Dr. Saboe previously led Employee Listening, Research, and Strategy at The Boeing Company. In this role she authored and led Boeing's talent strategy for Veterans and Military Connected employees. Prior to this, she served as a U.S. Army Research Psychologist establishing strategy and policy for performance optimization, analytics, and talent management. She is the author of many peer-reviewed articles and the book, Military Veterans Employment: A Guide for the Data-Driven Leader, the recipient of early career psychologist awards from the Society for Military Psychology (2019) and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (2020), was recognized for her leadership impact by the President George W Bush Institute in 2019, and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association. She serves on the Board of Easterseals DC MD VA and recently founded the Military Psychology Foundation. She holds both a Masters and Doctorate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
