DCoE April Webinar: Coping Skills in Children of Deployed Parents

By DCoE Strategic Communications

Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury will host its next webinar, “Children of Deployed Parents: Health Care Provider Strategies for Enhancing Coping Skills,” April 26, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. (EDT).

Since the onset of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom, military families have experienced multiple and extended deployments. Although many children adjust well, the stress of parental deployment may increase the risk for adjustment problems, emotional difficulties and internalizing or externalizing behaviors (e.g., physical aggression or substance abuse).

Health care providers frequently serve military families struggling with deployment-related issues. This webinar will discuss the impact of parental deployment on children’s psychological health and identify strategies and resources relevant to coping.

Featured speakers are:

■Dr. Stephen Cozza, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, associate director

■Michelle Sherman, Ph.D., Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Family Mental

Health Program, director; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, clinical professor

All professionals who care for service members are encouraged to attend, including service members and their families. You may register now, or click here for more information.

Continuing education units and continuing medical education credits are now available. Click here for details. To obtain credits, you must pre-register using the Adobe Connect platform.

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