CATES SPRING 2010
PTSD and Substance Abuse: Understanding the Challenges Experienced by Returning Military Members and Their Families
[ CATES SPRING 2010 Brochure ]
Training Overview
These regional trainings are part of a series of research-to-practice trainings that have taken place in Northern and Southern California since 2004.
Purpose and Objectives
The battle may be over, but for many, the struggles have just begun. Returning military members often face bio-psychosocial challenges that undermine their ability to maintain healthy relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Community treatment providers are a key link when individuals and families begin to fray under these pressures. This training, the second in the series to focus on veterans issues, will examine the specific challenges returning military members, veterans, and their families endure, describe the manifestations of combat-related stress and substance abuse and how this may alter an individual’s clinical presentation, and identify appropriate assessment and treatment interventions.
At the end of the daylong training, you will be able to:
Opportunity for Continued Learning
In addition to participating in a face-to-face training session, you will be given the opportunity to continue learning about the scope of PTSD and substance abuse and the various challenges faced by returning military members and their families by participating in a series of monthly Webinars. Information regarding these follow-up sessions will be provided at each training session.
An Important Note Regarding the Scope of Training
The primary purpose of the spring 2010 CATES training series is to provide an opportunity for behavioral healthcare practitioners to learn about vital components of effective service provision to returning military members, veterans, and their families, and to network with existing community resources, local experts, and Veterans Service Organizations. While participants will not become experts as a result of attending this one-day training, they will enhance their understanding about the culture of the military, the consequences of combat, and learn how to create a veteran-friendly therapeutic environment, as well as develop an appropriate referral network, so that they may effectively engage and assist in the treatment of this population.
Registration and Locations
Registration will occur from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., and the training sessions are scheduled to commence at 9 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. Pre-registration is highly encouraged. Please complete the mail-in registration form or register online (below) for the date and location of your choice below. A detailed confirmation letter will be sent to you via e-mail or fax upon registration and payment. Please contact Grant Hovik at 310-267-5408 or ghovik@ucla.edu if you have special needs (e.g., ADA access, American Sign Language interpretation, etc.).
Online registration has now ended.
If you have any questions about registration, please contact Alexandra Olson at (310) 267-5398.
Continuing Education (CE)
Six continuing education credits/contact hours (CEs/CEHs) are available for several certified and licensed participants at no additional cost.
The spring 2010 CATES training series qualifies as work-related education (WRE) through the State of California Corrections Standards Authority’s Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) Program. Interested individuals can apply for training credit through their respective training units.
Note: Continuing education credits/contact hours will only be provided to those individuals who participate in the entire training. Partial credit for less than complete participation will NOT be offered.
Tuition (Includes course material & CE credit)
- Pre-registration. ..........................$95
- On-site registration. ..................$115
(Please note: Lunch will not be provided; attendees are responsible for making their own arrangements.)
Scholarships
A limited number of reduced-rate scholarships (at $10 and $40) are available for each training session. Please make requests in writing to Alexandra Olson (aolson@ucla.edu) at least 3 weeks prior to your selected training. Scholarship requests will be accepted up to a week prior to the selected training date, and notifications will be made in writing to each recipient.
Cancellation Policy
Notice of cancellation must be made at least 72 hours in advance of the selected training date in order to receive a refund, minus $25 for administrative processing. Otherwise, registration fees are non-refundable.
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center
County Alcohol and Drug Program Administrators’ Association of California
California Department of Veteran Affairs
NIDA Clinical Trials Network - Pacific Region Node & California/Arizona Node
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Alcohol and Drug Program Administration
Orange County Health Care Agency, Behavioral Health Services
Sutter/Yuba Mental Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Services
Santa Clara County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services
Previous CATES Trainings
Click here to view PowerPoint presentations from previous CATES trainings
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