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Letter from the Executive Director     


April is Volunteer Month, a significant time for RVP to reflect again, on the often, life changing health care services that our growing network of licensed pro bono mental health and somatic practitioners deliver to post 9/11 warzone veterans and their families.

 

If you volunteer for RVP, thank you again for delivering free, confidential services to our newest generation of war zone veterans, service members and military family members.

 

2014 client service-hour data returned by 93% of our pro bono providers showed 4,387 hours of free confidential mental health and somatic services were delivered to: 360 Post 9/11 warzone veterans and service members, and 106 spouses and partners, children, and parents. The services were worth an in-kind dollar value of $414,000!  

 

Other activities last year included: hosting four continuing education trainings in Portland and Bend, responding to 219 information/referral requests, attending multiple Yellow Ribbon events for Oregon Guard members deploying to Afghanistan, and their families, and multiple community education presentations on the challenges of reintegration.

 

If you donated to RVP last year - thank you! Your contributions enabled us to recruit, train and support 43 more volunteer providers and reach out to more veterans and their families in Oregon and SW Washington. We cannot do this work without your contributions. Thank you for supporting RVP and those we serve.

 

 

Warm regards,

 

 

Belle Landau

Executive Director

 

 

Combat PTSD: Treating Soul Wounds    

April 24th, 2015 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Combat PTSD: Healing Soul Wounds will focus on the moral and philosophical injuries soldiers experience in war brought on by impossible choices made in extremely difficult situations. Our guests will be speaking from perspectives based on their professional experiences informed by a wide range of faiths, philosophies and disciplines. Presenters include Paul Henderson: Soldiers heart Project, John Ferguson, Episcopal Priest Ret., Barbara Stevens, Chaplain, Shannon Pernetti, Archetypal Analyst and Carl Robinson, MSW. Coffee and Pastries provided in the morning, sack lunch provided.

 

Location: 
First Unitarian Church Elliot Conference Center
1034 SW 13th Ave
Portland, OR
97205

5.5 CEU's Applied For 
 
:
Returning Veterans Project Provider $ 0.00
Community Providers, Social Service Staff and First-Responders $50.00
Students $25.00

Register Here

PTSD Consultation Group for RVP Providers 

We are also honored to offer a new consultation group for our pro bono mental health practitioners working with veteran clients dealing with PTSD led by Dr. Rob Cavasher, Psychologist.

 

Dr. Cavasher is in private practice in Tigard and Hood River, Oregon, and is a founding member of the Returning Veterans Project. He primarily offers treatment for Veterans and other clients dealing with Depression, PTSD and relationship issues. (U.S. Navy Veteran 1966-1970).

 

Next Group: May 8, 2015 8:30am - 10:00am 

 

Attendance is for RVP providers by RSVP only. There are two openings at this time.  Please contact Belle Landau if you would like to participate.

belle@returningveterans.org
 

503.954.2259 ext. 102

 

(Depending on the number of attendees - CE-credits will be available)


Online Prolonged Exposure (PE) Training via Second Life, 6-7 May      

The Center for Deployment Psychology will be presenting a two-day course in the use of Prolonged Exposure Therapy on 6-7 May 2015, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST. Registration for the course is $30 and comes with 13.5 CEUs.

Information & Registration

    

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