This resource provides an overview of the impact of military service, gender, and age including methods of therapeutic communication with Veterans and their families. This module also addresses how staff can deal with manifestations of trauma or moral injury.
PTSD
Things to know about PTSD Awareness Month
June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder month (PTSD), we gathered some helpful resources to help you understand PTSD.
Women Veterans and End-Of-Life Care
Women Veterans – served since the beginning of our nation’s founding and are often overlooked. Recent reports indicate 2.0 million living Veterans are women, they’re the fastest growing group in…
WHV Webinar- Veteran Psychosocial Issues at End Of Life
Dr. Elizabeth Holman, presented what you need to know about Veteran Psychosocial Issues at the End Of Life. Dr. Holman serves as the palliative care psychologist at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center.
Caring for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at the End of Life: Tips for recognizing trauma-related symptoms
Download the Department of Veterans Affairs resource below.
Supporting Military Veterans with PTSD at the End of Life: Video Illustrations: LIVE Webinar
After watching the video, the presenters would love to receive feedback on the video presentation. The survey is here: https://novisurvey.net/ns/n/PTSDVideo.aspx
Training videos on supporting PTSD at the end of life.
These three videos detail ways to support military Veterans experiencing PTSD at the end of life. The videos were made by the support of VHA Office of Rural Health. Each…
Healing Vietnam Veterans and Moral Injury
The Department of Veteran Affairs, Washington DC VA Medical Center hosted a webinar on “Healing Vietnam Veterans’ Moral Injury: A Stress First Aid Toolkit for Hospice Teams. This webinar is…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam Veterans
We Honor Veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs subject matter experts on a viewing of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam Veterans.