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Supporting Student Veterans in Reasonable Academic Accommodations

This course is designed for healthcare providers working with student Veterans. It provides an explanation of the term academic accommodations and describes qualifying psychiatric conditions that might impact a student's learning experience.

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Service Dogs and Their Military Veteran Humans: A Bond Like No Other

Join Dr. Bob Koffman and his co-therapist, Ron, in “Service Dogs and their Military Veteran Humans: A Bond Like No Other,” as they cover why service dogs can be vital to the recovery of your Veteran patients.

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Postvention: Healing After Suicide

Postvention is a term unfamiliar to many people, yet it is a critical component of suicide prevention. This course, narrated by Dr. Shauna Springer, explains postvention, what it is and why it is important.

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Narrated by Dr. Heidi Kraft, clinical psychologist and Navy combat Veteran, this course explains the difference between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic stress (PTS).

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The Brain and Combat Stress

This course details the basic effects of combat stress on various brain functions as well as differentiate the variations of combat stress injuries. It also reviews how the brain under combat stress is like a runaway chariot.

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Pain as a Gatekeeper for Combat Trauma

Narrated by Navy combat Veteran and clinical psychologist, Dr. Heidi Kraft, this course provides information explaining the current understanding of physical and invisible wounds in today’s combat Veterans.

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Military Sexual Trauma

This course provides critical clinical information about military sexual trauma (MST), which is defined as sexual assault or sexual harassment during military service.

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Intimacy and Emotional Disconnect in Military Populations

This course investigates links between emotional disconnect and relationship intimacy issues primarily among Veteran and active duty military couples.

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Intimacy Issues with Military and Veteran Connected Couples

When you think of intimacy, what comes to mind? This course will help you better define four types of intimacy and understand why intimacy matters to healthcare providers caring for Veterans and caregivers.

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Inner Conflict and Survivor's Guilt

Intended for all healthcare providers who treat service members and Veterans, this course is narrated by clinical psychologist and Navy combat Veteran Dr. Heidi Kraft. Through storytelling and clinical case examples, Dr. Kraft will guide healthcare l

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Suicide In Military Members & Veterans

Dr. Craig Bryan of the University of Utah National Center for Veterans Studies provides an overview of military suicide statistics and explains unique factors that may be related to increased rates in military suicide.

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Firearms & Suicide in the Military-Connected Community: 5 Things Medical Professionals Need to Know

In this short, engaging course, Dr. Ted Bonar and Dr. Heidi Kraft discuss the importance of including conversations about lethal means accessibility – specifically firearms – during safety planning in all types of clinical encounters.

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15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers

This course was created to educate Healthcare Providers who care for our military Veterans. PsychArmor asked hundreds of Veterans what they wanted civilians, employers, educators, health care providers, and therapists to know about them.

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Substance Use Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations

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Connecting with the VA

Connecting with the VA is intended for healthcare providers and is narrated by Dr. Abigail C. Angkaw, a member of the PTSD Consultation Program within the VA’s National Center for PTSD.