Posted by
Dr. Lolita O'Donnell, DCoE Clearinghouse, Outreach and Advocacy directorate acting director on December 20, 2010
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U.S. Army Spc. Alicia Greer, center, of 838th Military Police Company holds her sister, Madison Greer, left, and her nephew, Isaac Greer, during a welcome home ceremony in Marysville, OH, Aug. 13, 2010. Greer deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Mathis)
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The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) recently completed the first year of its DCoE Monthly Webinar Series. The series is an ongoing, informational series, in which both government and non-governmental organizations present resources and best practices associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological health care. The webinar provides an interactive environment where participants can ask questions of subject matter experts and comment on the issues presented.
This year’s series addressed different topics, including, but not limited to, family support techniques, combating stigma, suicide prevention and reintegration programs. Speakers included representatives from the DoD Yellow Ribbon Program, Sesame Workshop, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and others. For a full synopsis on each of the 2010 webinars, click here.
Looking ahead, we are pleased to announce the 2011 DCoE Monthly Webinar Series schedule! The 2011 topics vary and will discuss both clinical and non-clinical issues in TBI and mental health care. Topics include indirect neurotrauma, neuropathophysiology of mild TBI and compassion fatigue. Whether you are a service member, family member, friend, clinician, or other professional supporting patients with TBI or psychological health concerns, we hope you will find the 2011 webinar schedule to be of interest.
We are excited to report, attendance has increased by more than 400 percent since the first webinar in November 2009. We hope you’ll join us next year to make the series even more successful! To be added to the DCoE Monthly Webinar Series listserv and to sign up for upcoming webinars, e-mail DCoE.MonthlyWebinar@tma.osd.mil.
**We want to hear from you! E-mail DCoE.MonthlyWebinar@tma.osd.mil with your feedback from 2010 and/or suggestions for 2011.