Home Again: Veterans and Families Initiative
Our mission is to provide education that facilitates an understanding of the military as its own sub-culture. Over the past four years we have discovered, alongside community providers and veterans, that when a provider understands the culture of the military – its strengths, values, vocabulary, routines and needs – the idealization or myths of the military are dispelled.
Home Again: Veterans and Family Initiative has found a way to broadly enable community providers to do their usual work in an enhanced, culturally informed manner that places a priority on veterans and military families. We make this happen by providing Military Cultural Competency education to the community. The community providers we have trained include:
- Child protective services
- Mental health clinicians
- Higher education institutions
- Work readiness programs
Our training goes a step beyond an introduction to the culture of the military, and addresses the invisible wounds and hallmarks of the most recent wars. We give community providers the tools they need to help veterans and their families successfully cope with reintegration and work towards enhanced competency. Our training team includes a clinician with expertise in evidence-based trauma treatment, and Veteran Peer Advocates who provide narratives of their military experience in order to meet the objectives of the curriculum.
Military Cultural Competence Training for Those Who Serve in the Community
In this training, clinicians will learn how to address the unique needs of military personnel, veterans and their families, including readjustment and reintegration into civilian life. The workshop describes the process military families go through when a service member is deployed, and highlights the challenges experienced when the veteran returns from war.
Course Date: Friday, 2/3/12
Time: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: JBFCS, 135 West 50th Street, NYC
Fee: $110
Instructor: Adriana Rodriguez, LCSW
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Course Date: Friday, 4/10/12
Time: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: JBFCS, 135 West 50th Street, NYC
Fee: $110
Instructor: Adriana Rodriguez, LCSW
