Service Description

Serving Those Who Serve: Enhancing Perspective, Reducing Barriers & Creating Helping Opportunities Following the Military Family’s contribution of selfless service and sacrifice to our collective needs for freedom and safety as a community united by nation, counseling professionals have an opportunity to fulfill the important role of providing support to their subsequent health and healing needs. As Military Members, Veterans, and their Families are increasingly seeking care within community settings, it is imperative for professionals to be, at a minimum, armed with information to appropriately and effectively manage contact, make referrals as needed, and support conditions of stress and trauma. It is our call to action to assure operative responsiveness by way of reducing barriers, promoting accessibility to services, and mobilizing resources. Topic connectedness and relatability will be heightened by featuring powerful musical ballads written by service members as a part of their therapeutic healing process. This 2-hour workshop intends to further inform the professional’s conceptualizations and skills repertoire while providing overview of basic military cultural foundations and clinical competencies in line with specific State of Connecticut Department of Public Health licensing renewal continuing education requirements to serve those who have served.