Special Events:
February 2011
WARRIOR RESILIENCE III: Total Force Fitness
February 7-8, 2011
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA
Conference Website: http://www.dcoe.health.mil/Training/UpcomingConferences.aspx
Conference Registration: http://registration2.experient-inc.com/showDCO111/Default.aspx
Conference Brochure: http://www.dcoe.health.mil/Content/Navigation/Documents/Warrior%20Resilience%20Tri-Fold%20Brochure.pdf
Visit the Warrior Mind Training booth!
Total Force Fitness, an initiative from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a state in which the individual, family and organization can achieve and sustain optimal well-being and performance under all conditions.
Conference Mission:
To promote Total Force Fitness as a joint strategic initiative and resilience cornerstone for achieving multi-dimensional wholeness and balance for service members.
Conference Intent:
The purpose of this conference is to increase leader awareness of Total Force Fitness while providing an opportunity for line leaders to engage in experiential workshop breakout sessions that will provide concrete information, practical training and tools that can be implemented in any operational environment.
Practical Application Training:
Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in two breakout sessions that will deliver concrete information, practical training and tools that can be implemented in any operational environment. Breakout session topics include:
- Functional Resilience Tactics
- Total Family Fitness
- Integrative Health Skills
- Mind/Body Techniques for Resilience
- Eliminating Stigma
Working Groups:
Conference attendees will engage in working groups focused on various domains of Total Force Fitness. During these sessions participants will generate objectives and recommendations that will be employed post-conference to produce a Resiliency Training Recommendation. A formally tasked working group including Service representatives will compile and draft the Resiliency Training Recommendation.
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May 2010
2010 NAVY & MARINE CORPS COMBAT & OPERATIONAL STRESS CONFERENCE (COSC):
“Taking Action, Measuring Results”
Tuesday-Thursday, May 18-20, 2010
Town & Country Resort and Convention Center
San Diego, CA
Conference Website: http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcsd/nccosc/Pages/coscConference2010.aspx
Visit the Warrior Mind Training booth!
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April 2010
18th Annual International Military & Civilian Combat Stress Conference
Pre-Conference: Thursday, April 29, 2010
Conference: Friday-Sunday, April 30-May 2, 2010
Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles (Marina del Rey)
Los Angeles, CA
CSC Conference Website: http://web.me.com/michael92649/PLA/CSC-2010.html
Warrior Mind Training Session
Friday, April 30, 3:00-4:00 PM
Attend 1-4 Days & Earn 6-24 C.E Hours
Conference Description:
The 18th Annual International Military & Civilian Combat Stress Conference is the leading and longest-running conference on combat stress. This annual multi-disciplinary event brings civilian and military medical and mental health professionals from around the world together to share their clinical expertise dealing with issues such as:
· Blast Injuries · Combat Stress · Compassion Fatigue · Crisis Intervention
· Grief & Loss · Deployment & Redeployment · PTSD
· Professional & Ethical Issues · Returning Troops · Suicide · Terrorism
· Threat Assessment · Trauma · Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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November 2009
2009 Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and Emergency Preparation (M-STEP): Living in a World with Terror
November 17-18, 2009
Northland Inn Hotel
Brooklyn Park, MN
www.m-step.com
Warrior Mind Training Sessions
November 17, 1:00-2:30 PM - WMT Resiliency Training
November 18, 10:00-11:30 AM - WMT Decompression Training
Brochure
Registration
Conference Description:
The 2009 8th Annual Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness (M-STEP): Living in a World with Terror is hosted by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Hennepin Technical College on November 17 and 18, 2009, in Brooklyn Park, MN.
The conference is open to all individuals interested in making their communities safer, stronger, and better prepared for any type of hazard. The conference brings together high-level government and security experts that share strategies and insights on preparing for the unexpected. Registration is capped at approximately 500 participants to include Federal agency personnel, state and local elected officials, education and school personnel, emergency management professionals, military personnel, law enforcement and fire services, public health and emergency medical services, non-governmental organizations, private business and industry.
This annual conference brings together security professionals, law enforcement officials and government representatives, who plan, manage and/or respond to threats posed by terrorism. The conference will address the latest, most sophisticated terrorist and other unconventional threats. It is a 'must' for everyone concerned with the safety of their most valuable resource - their personnel.
The conference features over 25 in-depth presentations and 27 topic expert speakers providing the latest updates and best practices on preparedness from across the nation and selected foreign countries. Attendees share best practices on collaborative emergency planning, discuss preparedness outreach and education for targeted populations, learn innovative approaches to preparedness, hear updates on Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/FEMA initiatives, obtain updates on findings from preparedness research, network with other participants, and much more.
Pandemics, improvised explosive devices, "homegrown" radical terrorists, cyber attacks and identity theft are a few of the topics to be explored.
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March 2009
Complex Trauma: Practices and Innovations with Adults and Children
North Carolina State University Club, Raleigh, NC
Thursday, March 26th, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Reception to follow, 5:00 - 6:30 PM
To download the event flyer click here.
Panel Presenters:
Sarah Ernst, Co-founder and Senior Instructor, Warrior Mind Training
Jennifer Gallagher, Physician's Assistant, Deployment Health Center, Camp Lejeune
Andrea Lucie, Mobile Unit Group Exercise Coordinator, MCCS Semper Fit, Camp Lejeune
Ruby (Lisa) McLaughlin, MSW, LCSW, Raleigh Vet Center
Nancy Berson, LCSW, Assistant Director, Program on Childhood Trauma & Maltreatment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Donna Potter, LCSW, Duke University Center for Child and Family Health
Details:
Moderated panel presentation from leaders in the field. Focus on practice techniques and ethical issues with a variety of trauma issues resulting from traumatic brain injury, post traumatic stress disorder with military veterans, child abuse/neglect, and child sexual abuse.
Registration Fees*:
$75 Registration Fee (includes reception)
$65 Registration Fee for NASW Members (includes reception)
$25 Reception Entry -- Only
Student Rates Available**
*Registration fees will benefit the Social Work Enhancement Fund
**Please contact Dawn Iglesias at 919-513-7957 or email DawnIglesias@chass.ncsu.edu.
For More Information or to Register, please visit: http://socialwork.chass.ncsu.edu.