TBI / Veteran Related Trainings

**Please note these trainings are aimed at increasing 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.   

Thursday, June 4: COVID-19 Office Hours – Health Equity and COVID-19; Addressing the Disproportionate Impact
Presented by the National Center for Behavioral Health
3pm EDT. Free. Details and registration found here.

Friday, June 5: Motivational Interviewing – Beyond OARS
Presented by the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Education and Training
12pm EDT. Free. Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, June 9: Building Financial Resilience: 20 Resources for Financial Piece of Mind
Presented by the Military Families Learning Network
11am EDT. CEUs available. Free. Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, June 9: Clinical Innovations in Telehealth: Treatment of PTSD in the Context of COVID-19
Presented by Stanford University Medical School
10am PDT. Free. Details and registration found here.

Thursday, June 11: Best Practices to Boost Employee Engagement
Presented by the Brain Injury Association of America
3pm EDT. $50. CEUs available. Details and registration found here.

Friday, June 12: Adult Siblings as Disenfranchised Grievers 
Presented by TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing
12pm EDT. CEUs available. Free – $25. Details and registration found here.

Friday, June 12: An Indigenous Perspective of Co-Occurring Disorders
Presented by Center for Practice Transformation.
12pm CDT. CEUs available. Free. Details and registration found here.

Wednesday, June 24: Getting Your Life Back After Brain Injury: Five Ways to Rehab Your Mind and Life
Presented by the Brain Injury Association of America
3pm EDT. $50. CEUs available. Details and registration found here.

Thursday, June 25: Hoarding Treatment: Options and Outcomes for Older Adults
Presented by The American Society on Aging
10am PDT. CEUs available. Free. Details and registration found here.

Friday, June 26: The Role of Trauma in NeuroRehabilitation Outcomes
Presented by Neuro Restorative Neuro Institute
12pm EDT. CEUs available. Free. Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, June 30: Warrior Wellness: Mental Health and Women in the US Military
Presented by the Military Families Learning Network
11am EDT. CEUs available. Free. Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, June 30: Ethical Considerations in Healthcare
Presented by the Shepherd Center
12pm EDT. CEUs available. Free. Details and registration found here.

Tuesday, June 30: How Implicit Bias Affects Our Work: Relationships with Clients
Presented by the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
6pm EDT. CEUs available. Free. Details and registration found here.

On Demand Webinar: Morally Distressing Events in Healthcare Workers During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
Presented by the National Center for PTSD
Free. Details and registration found here.

Resource Recommendation: COVID Coach

COVID Coach is a free, easy-to-use mobile application created for everyone, including Veterans and Service members, to support self care and overall mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It was developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2020. The app connects you to resources to help you cope with stress, stay healthy, stay connected, and navigate parenting, caregiving, and working at home while social distancing or sheltering in place. COVID Coach is not meant to replace professional care related to COVID-19 or mental health conditions.

Further details can be accessed here.

Creative Arts Corner:

Poems by Charlie B.

Losing our way without poetry
Without poetry we lose our way
We forget how to think, how to say
We lose our notion of expression
The strength for depression
We need that pencil and paper
To gather our souls and pinpoint goals
Just think of it as dot, dot, dot
My mind has strength.
I got, got, got

Power of the word
Words have power to heal and the power to chill
They comfort the mind with what’s kind
And express how to respect and recollect
But most of all, it puts everything in retrospect
That’s why I share a tone that keeps you from being alone
Because it’s the love that lasts
Although it takes a past
To put melody in your ears
And healing in your years

Artist Bio:  Charlie B. was born in Augusta GA, March 7, 1977. He was raised by a single parent in Louisville, GA, a former slave town and the first permanent capital of Georgia. Educated at historic Louisville Academy, Louisville High School, and Jefferson County High School, Charlie was the only African American male Honor Graduate of his class (1996). He attended GA Southern University where he earned a BBA in Operations Management and continued his education at Augusta State University where he earned a MA in Special Education. His professional achievements include: Special Ed Teacher and Football/Basketball Coach plus 14 years in the Army and Army Reserves. He was injured in Afghanistan by IED and suffered multiple injuries including PTSD and TBI. Charlie was discharged; he is a disabled Vet. He recently completed his first memoir, Scars, Wars, and Perseverance.

“I write for therapy.  My themes include perseverance, pains, struggles, everyday life observations, optimism, love, appreciation for nature and religion.”  (Charlie Brady 2/6/19)

Creative Arts Therapist: 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.

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.