About this Event
Attendance options:
IN PERSON (Dayton VA Medical Center, 4100 W 3rd St., Dayton, OH 45428, Bldg. 305, Multipurpose Room) Building 305 is located within Kentucky Avenue, Iowa Avenue, and Vermont Avenue on the campus. GPS positioning location is 39.741570,-84.261995
Best entrances for Building 305 is the Gettysburg or South Liscum gates.
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VIRTUAL (Microsoft Teams): links to join will be sent to all the week before the event and will also be provided to those registering for CEUs via TMS, as described below.
Morning session (8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Objectives
1. Identify 3 types of life transitions that may be stressful and have the potential to negatively impact a person’s mental health.
2. Describe three reasons why life transitions can be stressors and can negatively impact a person’s mental health.
3. Identify at least 3 VA and/or community resources or services that may help a person reduce the stress of their life transitions.
Sessions:
Keynote - Facilitating Veteran Transitions - US Air Force Col. (Retired) Cassie Barlow, PhD (She/Her/Hers) President, Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education, Former 88th Air Base Wing and Installation Commander, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Intimate Partner Violence and Domestic Violence among Dayton’s Veteran and Non-Veteran Populations: Understanding and Prevention - Mary Osborne, LISW-S, (she/Her/Hers) Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program Coordinator, Dayton VA Medical Center and Susan Gottschalk, Esq. (She/Her/Hers) Director of the Family Violence Collaborative, Artemis Center
Upstream Suicide Prevention: A New Perspective on Interceding Before a Suicidal Crisis Happens - Jeenee Morrison, LISW-S (She/Her/Hers) Community Engagement and Partnership Coordinator Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Lunch (on your own - 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon session (1:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.)
Objectives
1. List two advantages of both gender affirming care and allyship.
2. List two ways the Veterans Justice Program benefits Veterans.
3. List at least 3 VA and/or community resources or services that may help a person reduce the stress of their life transitions.
Sessions:
Gender Freedom and Authentic Allyship - Shannon McLaughlin LISW-S, CSTIP (She/Her/Hers) Senior Social Worker-Virtual BHIP Team 8 and LGBTQ+ Prosthetics Special Interest Group Co-lead Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center and Richelle Frabotta, MSED, CSE, CSES (She/Her/Hers) LGBTQ+ Health Initiatives Project Manager Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County
Veterans Justice Programs: Veteran Needs and Services Along the Sequential Intercept Map - Gina Kicos, LISW-S (She/Her/Hers) Senior Social Worker, Veterans Justice Program Specialist, Dayton VA Medical Center
Additional On-Site Resources and Experiences
VA and Community Vendor Organizations with Resources and Individuals open to chatting about their lived experiences of various life transitions will be available as well.
CEUs:
Continuing education will be made available for physicians, social workers, psychologists, clinical counselors, and registered nurses, pending approval.
ALL registrants must be registered through Eventbrite to attend the Summit. To receive CEUs as well, you MUST create an account in TMS and resister for the appropriate sessions.
If you are NOT a VA employee, click HERE to see instructions.
If you are a VA employee, please log into TMS and search and register for Course Numbers: VA 4664206 (Morning sessions) or VA 4664207 (Afternoon sessions). Contact [email protected] with questions.
While attendees are encouraged to attend the full morning and/or afternoon blocks, credit for individual sessions attended may be awarded for session(s) attended in full and if surveys/evaluations are completed.
Any photography, digital images, audio, or video recordings made related to this event will be done in compliance with VHA Directive 1078.
If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in a training session, please contact the organizer.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
HYBRID EVENT, 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, United States
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