Care-Net: Caring Beyond the Yellow Ribbon & Lest We Forget PTSD Support Group

Care-Net: Caring Beyond the Yellow Ribbon & Lest We Forget PTSD Support Group

WHEN:
August 12, 2010
LOCATION:
Blessed John XXIII Pastoral Center
DETAILS:

 CARE-NET: Caring Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
and
“Lest We Forget” PTSD Family & Military Support Group
PTSD Educational & Awareness Conference Tentative Schedule
August 12, 2010
Blessed John XXIII Pastoral Center
100 Hodges Road
Charleston, West Virgina

8:00 – 8:30 - Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 – Welcome- Rev. Ricardo Flippin

8:45 - 9:00  – Remarks: To be announced

9:00 – 9:10 – Stan White introduction of Dr. Breggin

9:10 – 11:00 – Dr. Peter R. Breggin, MD, Keynote Speaker, The Hazards of Psychiatric Medication and the Importance of Empathic Therapy.

Harvard-trained psychiatrist in private practice in Ithaca, New York, and the best-selling author of many scientific articles and books including “Talking Back to Prozac,” “Toxic Psychiatry” and “Medication Madness: The Role of Psychiatric Drugs in Cases of Violence, Suicide and Crime.” He will discuss the use of psychiatric drugs in treating traumatized individuals as well as better caring and empathic alternatives. See his recent Congressional testimony at www.breggin.com

11:15-11:30 - Break

11:30 – 12:15- Panel: The Emerging Concept of Veteran Courts

Heidi Carlson, MA, Psychology is the Lead Therapist in the Men’s Program at the Domestic Abuse Project in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her current area of interest is working with combat veterans who are dealing with PTSD, domestic violence and mental health issues.

John and Mary Nahas: Their Personal Story- “The Journey of Private Galione.”

12:15 –1:15 – Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 – Diane England, Ph.D., LCSW

Dr. England will focus attention on the effects of PTSD on Relationships.

She has extensive experience working with the veterans experiencing PTSD and their family relationships. Dr. England spearheads both family violence prevention as well as suicide prevention programs.

2:15– 3:15 – Panel- Veterans and Disability Resources

Kristina Wiley, MA, LPC, CTT

Mrs. Wiley conducts individual and group outpatient counseling with children, adolescents, and adults. Her professional interests include the physiology and psychological effects of trauma and anxiety disorders; specifically, Post Traumatic Disorder in adolescents and adults.

Captain Luis Carlos Montalvan is a decorated veteran (Bronze Star) of the Iraq war, soon to a Graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism and his Service Dog, Tuesday, were the inspiration for the Service Dogs for Veteran Act which sailed through Congress last summer.

James Campbell- A Personal Story

3:15 - 3:30 – Break

3:30 – 3:45- Janette Layne – A Personal Story.

3:45 – 4:15 – Closing Remarks and Evaluations- “Lest We Forget” & Waylon Bryant- CARE-NET, VISTA

Register on-line at lestweforgetptsdsupport.org or www.wvcc.org or fax 304-342-1506

http://carenetwv.org/ for more info