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FIRST RESPONDER EDUCATION WORKSHOP: Learn How to Better Serve Those Who Have Served in Your Community
Home Base will be offering a FREE, accredited, training opportunity for first responders uniquely positioned to improve access to mental health care for veterans and their families.
Content will include:
- Introduction to military culture
- How to recognize the invisible wounds of war (IWW)
- Overview of the evidence based therapies for IWW
- Identify referral sources for evidence based treatments in your community, including therapists trained by Home Base
Target Audience
First Responders (Police, EMTs, Firefighters)
The instruction level for this activity is: Introductory
Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Explain the unique aspects of military culture and how they affect veteran mental health
- Demonstrate ability to engage a veteran or service member about the impact of the deployment cycle on mental health
- Discuss how to recognize the invisible wounds of war
- Identify the evidence based therapies for IWW
| Time | Topic |
| 2:00 pm | Introduction to military culture |
| 2:30 pm | How to recognize the invisible wounds of war (IWW) |
| 3:00 pm | Overview of the evidence based therapies for IWW |
| 3:30 pm | Identify referral sources for evidence based treatments in your community, including therapists trained by Home Base |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
Course Director(s)
Louis Chow, PhD
has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Lauren Richards-Donegan, PhD
has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Available Credit
- 2.00 EMT CE Credit
This course has been certified and is approved as a Continuing Education course for EMTs. This course contains 2.00 hours of educational content. Authorization Number is .