Military Lifestyle Counseling Working with Military, Veterans and Families & Ethics for Therapists

More than ever, health care professionals find that clients with a military background require specialized focus due to the unique nature of the military life. We will explore the issues related to a military lifestyle and how to effectively reduce stresses of time, family pressures, workload and trauma that makes military health care so challenging. So join us on this cruise and and learn skills for a lifetime.This program will provide immediate tools to assist you in Counseling Military Member and Their Families and to integrate them into your practice as we cruise Canada and New England. This seminar will combine lecture, discussion and experiential exercises designed to rejuvenate your abilities to treat clients with military related issues and enhance your therapy style. You will leave with an understanding of ways to assist military personnel and their families and practical methods for bringing balance into the lives of your military clients. You will have tools to immediately integrate into your practice as a certified Military Lifestyle Counselor.

The 20 CEU course will include formal and informal discussion, practical applications for use with military clients and best practices for treating military and family members. We will also explore the effects of PTSD and head trauma on soldiers and their families and treatment approaches,
to include Mindfulness Meditation.