Military-Connected Couples: Evidence-based Approaches to Treatment Webcast
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- Categories:
- Couples Wellness | Military Families
- Faculty:
- Christy Collette, LMHC
- Course Levels:
- Introductory
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 15 Minutes
- Media Type:
- Webinar
- License:
- Access for event date only.
Description
This training provides active duty and civilian mental health providers with information about evidenced-based interventions that can be used with military and veteran couples. It begins with a review of the basic demographics of military couples and a discussion of normative stressors associated with military marriages as well as the impact of deployment on couples. Then three evidence-based couples interventions derived from Dr. John Gottman, Dr. Sue Johnson and other experts are presented with explanation of ways they can be used with military and veteran couples. The training concludes with an exploration of relationship strengths and resilience factors, with an emphasis on promoting resilience in military couples.
This training will be conducted as a live recording with a presenter in chat answering questions and emphasizing key points (live webcast format) online via Zoom Video Communications.
Learning Objectives
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Compare three evidence-based interventions clinicians can use when working with military-connected couples
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Explain three ways to promote strength and resilience in military-connected couples
CE Information:
American Psychological Association Sponsor Approval:
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.
Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Provider Approval:
The Center for Deployment Psychology, #1761, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: May 19, 2022 – May 19, 2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 Live, Interactive Webinar continuing education credits.
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology Provider Approval:
The Center for Deployment Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0178).
Credits
Handouts
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Faculty
Christy Collette, LMHC Related Seminars and Products
Program Associate
11223 - Center for Deployment Psychology
Christy Collette, LMHC is a Program Associate for the Center for Deployment Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. In this capacity, she is coordinating the expansion of the Star Behavioral Health Providers into new states across the nation. SBHP trains civilian behavioral health providers to work with Service members, veterans and their families. The mission is to expand the availability of high quality behavioral health services, especially to those in the reserve component.
Prior to coming to CDP, Christy worked at the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University. In this capacity, she worked on the SBHP program and implemented the program in a few states. She worked extensively with local, state, and national organizations to better serve the military population in Indiana. She also coordinated the Battlemind to Home Summit in Indiana which is a collaborative conference with the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. This summit brings to together over 300 professionals from around the state and provides educational opportunities on topics such as community engagement, legal services, and health care for the military and veteran population.
Christy received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ball State University. She is a licensed mental health counselor and maintained private practice for over 10 years. In this role, she worked with both individuals and families and specialized in trauma. She also worked in community mental health centers providing counseling and case management to a variety of clients during her career. Christy has over 15 years’ experience working with children through play therapy and has worked extensively with military families.