TBI / Veteran Related Trainings

**Please note these trainings are intended to support your professional development, but are not required by NCC.Therefore, the registration fee and time spent participating in these external webinars may not be billed to NCC.

Tuesday, February 1:
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others During the Pandemic: Self-Care and Stress Inoculation
Presented by Mental Health America
2pm ET. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, February 1: Grief Journaling for the New Year
Presented by TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing
12pm ET. Free.
Details and registration here.

Wednesday, February 2: Death, Dying and Grieving
Presented by the American Society on Aging
10am PT. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Wednesday, February 16: The Role of Caregivers in PTSD Care
Presented by PTSD Consultation Program: Lecture Series
2pm ET. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, February 22: Denied and Delayed: Ritual Interventions in Times of Loss and the Pandemic
Presented by TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing
12pm ET. CEUs available. Free.
Details and registration here.

Wednesday, February 23: Community Benefit and Impact of Prevention
Presented by the Shepherd Center NeuroRehabilitation Learning Institute
12pm ET. Free.
Details and registration found here.

Thursday, February 24: Sexuality and Intimacy After Brain Injury: Changing Attitudes and Changing Practice
Presented by the Brain Injury Association of America
3pm ET. $50.
Details and registration found here.

Resource Recommendation:

Warrior Scholar Project

Warrior-Scholar Project programs empower enlisted veteran students and transitioning service members to succeed in higher education.
Programs include:

Boot Camps: We host intensive, one- and two-week college-preparatory academic boot camps in three disciplines: Humanities, STEM, and Business & Entrepreneurship.
Community College Workshops: Our one-day College Success Workshops (CSWs) provide aspiring student veterans with the skills needed to succeed in community college and beyond.
Women Veterans Initiatives: We are committed to serving all women veterans by fostering an inclusive community designed to empower and support the unique experiences of female and femme-of-center veterans.

Further details can be accessed on their website: https://www.warrior-scholar.org/our-programs/

Creative Arts Corner:

Unhinged by Angie L.

I dream in shades of camouflage
Just below the surface of consciousness
Sleep is for the willing
My head is tied in knots of horror

wAvEs I cannot see
Rush in… And OUT
Echo Echo
I feel the breeze push against my movement
And I am paralyzed again

I am watching real life on a screen
And I am trapped inside
It plays
Over… And OVER
wAvEs
EchoEcho
Paralyzed
Repeat

I dream in shades of camouflage
Just below the surface of consciousness
Mothers cry and scream at me
Holding all RED
They can’t let go
I can’t hold on

wAvEs I cannot see
Rush in… And OUT
Echo
Echo

Artist bio:

Angie L. N.Y.
U.S. Army 1999-2005
Iraq 2003-2004
“I’ve been a writer and musician since I was a child, but I lost it all to Iraq injuries and illnesses. Thanks to WWP I have found it ALL again and I am never letting it go! Thanks WWP!!!”

Creative Arts Therapist: Several of our warriors have been participating in creative arts sessions online once a week with writing instructor Anne Alper. Sessions focus on guided writing exercises with theme prompts to develop writing skills and structured writing practice.

Ms. Alper has a Master’s in Education and Counseling, is certified through the Amherst Writers and Artist Foundation, and completed a 2 year program in California for expressive arts.