Register Now for May's 15th Annual International Military and Civilian Combat Stress Conference

March 31 is fast approaching -- the early registration deadline for the 15th Annual International Military and Civilian Combat Stress Conference. It will take place this year at the South Mesa Staff Club at Camp Pendleton (Oceanside), California, from Friday, 4 May though Thursday, 10 May.

Themes include supporting our war fighters and their families, terrorism, combat stress, Operation Iraqi Freedom issues, and PTSD. For more information and a registration form, please download the PDF brochure, or visit Continuing Education Central.

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15th Annual International Civilian & Military Combat Stress Conference

Supporting Our War Fighters & Their Families, Terrorism, Combat Stress, Operation Iraqi Freedom Issues, PTSD

Friday-Thursday, May 4-10, 2007

Earn up to 8 CE/CME Hours Per Day for Physicians, Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), and Nurses

South Mesa Staff Club • Camp Pendleton • Oceanside, California

HIGHLIGHTS
• Special Guest Presentation by Duane “Dewey” R. Clarridge...Former head of the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism Center & Author of A Spy For All Seasons: My Life In The CIA
• Invited Guests & Statesman and Stateswomen To Be Announced
• “A Show For Family Support” Variety Show on Saturday Night
• Living Military History From Rome to Current Era: How Combat Stress And Family Support Was Addressed
• Weekend Conference Featuring 18 Plenary Sessions
• Choose From Six One-Day Courses and Seven Two-Day Programs
• Earn Up To Eight C.E. Hours Per Day

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This annual multi-disciplinary event brings the leading mental health professionals and chaplains in the military together to share their clinical expertise dealing with combat stress, the threat of terrorism, PTSD, and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

This combat stress conference is the longest running and one of the best of it’s kind in the world. Throughout the years, this seven-day conference has trained both military and civilian staff to provide services to military personnel suffering from the various combat stress problems as well as civilian disaster victims. The focus, as you can see from the attached brochure, is not only combat stress issues, but also other issues like family support. A recent professional medical journal estimated that 400,000 military personnel would be in need of mental health services by 2008. As you can see—now more than ever—there is a need for this conference to continue to train both civilian and military staff to address this present and continuing need.

Some highlights of the 2007 conference include a Special Guest Presentation by Duane “Dewey” R. Clarridge—the former head of the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism Center and the Author of A Spy For All Seasons: My Life In The CIA...plus other invited guests, statesman and stateswomen. And, this year we have added “A Show For Family Support” Variety Show on Saturday Night as well as a Living Military History From Rome to Current Era: How Combat Stress And Family Support Was Addressed. The weekend conference features 18 plenary sessions and during the week you can choose from seven one-day courses and five two-day program. And, if you're a licensed medical or mental health professional, you can earn up to 8 hours of continuing education each day.

CONTACT
Michael P. Dennis, M.A.
Continuing Education Liaison
15th Annual International Military & Civilian Combat Stress Conference
Toll Free in the U.S. & Canada: (800) 547-2736
Direct: (714) 377-3767

Worth taking the time to attend if your schedule permits.