Are Mental Health Professionals Prepared to Treat Combat Vets?Free webinar discussion from online university features representatives from major counseling organizations MINNEAPOLIS -- Capella University Capella University is a private for-profit distance institution of higher learning. Capella University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral (PhD and PsyD) degrees in business, technology, education, human services and psychology. (www.capella.edu), an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. (a) online university that has built its reputation by providing quality graduate education for working adults, has announced that it will host a free webinar discussion, Treating Returning Servicemembers: Are Mental Health Professionals Ready? on Oct. 13, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The discussion will be led by military mental health experts from the American Counseling Association The American Counseling Association (ACA) is a non-profit, professional organization that is dedicated to the counseling profession. ACA is the world's second largest association exclusively representing professional counselors. (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ) and the American Psychological Society (APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture ), including David Fenell, PhD, chair of last year's ACA Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. , and Will Wilson, PhD, president of APA's Society for Military Psychology. Treating Returning Servicemembers: Are Mental Health Professionals Ready? will be webcast from Capella's residential colloquium col·lo·qui·um n. pl. col·lo·qui·ums or col·lo·qui·a 1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views. 2. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting. at the National Convention Center in Lansdowne, VA, providing the 900 Capella PhD and master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. students in attendance the opportunity to participate in the live discussion. Other interested participants are invited to join the discussion via the webcast. Additional information and registration is available at www.joiningforcesamerica.org. "We're very pleased that we've been able to bring together representatives from both the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization representing psychology in the US. Description and history The association has around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. to lead this important discussion," said Christopher Cassirer, ScD, acting president of Capella University. "This is an issue that affects all of us. Since 2001, more than a million and a half troops have been deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat zones, and studies suggest that more than a third return with major mental health or cognitive conditions. At Capella, we are particularly interested in this issue because a large proportion of our students are either affiliated with the military or enrolled in our master's and PhD programs in mental health counseling and psychology." About the discussion leaders Dr. David Fenell is an expert on military counseling and chair of last year's American Counseling Association Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs. He is a colonel (retired) in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps Reserve and was mobilized to active duty from 2001-2003 and 2005-2006, including tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq working as the command psychologist for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force A task force composed of special operations units from one or more foreign countries and more than one US Military Department formed to carry out a specific special operation or prosecute special operations in support of a theater campaign or other operations. . He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service in Afghanistan and a second Bronze Star for his service in Iraq. His son, an officer in the Marine Corps, is currently serving his second tour in Iraq. Dr. Fenell currently works as a professor of Counselor Education and chair of the Department of Counseling and Human Services for the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
Dr. Will Wilson is president of the American Psychological Association's Society for Military Psychology and a Capella University faculty chair with the Harold Abel School of Psychology. He is a retired U.S. Army colonel who served in the Special Forces in Vietnam and later as a military psychologist. He also taught at West Point, where his achievements included establishing the Cadet Counseling Center and the Center for Leadership & Personal Development. He moderates an ongoing Internet discussion group on military psychology, and is actively pursuing the establishment of an organization that will ensure that those in the military community, including veterans and family members, have easy access to mental health assistance and information. About Capella University Capella University (www.capella.edu) is an accredited(a), fully online university that has built its reputation providing quality graduate education for working adults. Eighty-three percent of Capella students are currently enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, psychology, public health, and public safety. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 109 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 15 certificate programs. More than 23,700 learners were enrolled as of June 30, 2008, from all 50 states and 45 other countries. Capella is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) is an education services holding company which owns for-profit, online Capella University and other assets. What is now the Capella Education Company was founded in 1991 by Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka Corporation. , headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552). (a) Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation. (NCA (Network Computing Architecture) An architecture from Oracle for developing applications within a networked computing environment. It provides a three-tier distributed environment based on CORBA that uses program components known as "cartridges. ), www.ncahlc.org. Capella University, 225 South Sixth Street, Ninth Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552), www.capella.edu. Learn more about earning an online degree at Capella University: online education (http://www.capella.edu/online_education.aspx) distance learning (http://www.capella.edu/distance_learning.aspx) online university (http://www.capella.edu/online_university.aspx) |
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