CPHSSWCE0043 - Military Counseling I: Introduction to Clinical and Ethical Practice
Course Description
Course Description: This course was designed to help its participants to understand that when a military service member deploys, the family deploys as well. Children are our silent sufferers when experiencing stress related to a family member’s military service. This presentation will discuss the characteristics and some of the risk factors of a military child that can make them particularly vulnerable to stress and secondary trauma. Type One and Type Two Trauma will be defined and discussed. The various types and forms of play therapy, its benefits, as well as its history and use with childhood trauma will be described. In particular, the application of child-centered play therapy with children experiencing trauma and grief will be explained. Resources for both children and parents will be identified. Qualifies as a required course toward a certificate in Military Counseling.
Target Audience: Beginning Level
Course Outline
Event Agenda:9:00- Ethics and Practice Considerations for Clinical Work with Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
10:30- Break (Networking and Consultation)
10:40- Resources and Signature Wounds of War from the Global War on Terror
11:50- Closure, Evaluations, Certificates
12:00- Wrap Up (Questions/Comments/Concerns)
Learner Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Identify relevant standards from the Code of Ethics related to military practice.
2. Illustrate standards of practice from the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
3. Become familiar with recommendations from the Iraq War Clinicians Guide
4. Enumerate specific ‘signature wounds of war’ from the recent conflicts including the Global War on Terror