Blog posts with the tag "Staff Perspective"

Staff Perspective: New Military Kids & Families Training Series!

By Christopher Adams  on 18.01.2023 1:10 pm

The Center for Deployment Psychology and Kennedy Krieger Institute are working collaboratively on a study focused on enhancing evidenced-based treatment outcomes for military children with developmental and behavioral health needs. This project explores telehealth and tele-education feasibility and best practices to increase access to specialty care and to identify programs and service delivery models to enhance the care and well-being of military-connected children. This project include a series of self-paced online courses which include free CEs.

Staff Perspective: A Look Back at 2022

By Christopher Adams  on 04.01.2023 4:31 pm
Chris Adams

Before we dive headlong into the new year, we're going to take a quick look back at some of the highlights of the blog from the previous year. In this week's entry, we'll be showcasing one post from each month by various CDP staff and faculty members from throughout the year. We hope you'll take a walk through 2022 before joining us for 2023!

Staff Perspective: Exploring a Career as a Military Psychologist - The Clients

By Elizabeth Parins  on 14.12.2022 10:48 am
Dr. Libby Parins

I want to take a moment to discuss one of the biggest joys of being a military psychologist, the clients. To do this, I will answer a question I’m periodically asked:
What do you like about working with military members?
A complete answer would take much more time and space than I have here, but I can summarize it in five major categories.

Staff Perspective: Reflections on Becoming a Military Psychologist

By Debra Nofziger  on 07.12.2022 9:21 am
Dr. Deb Nofziger

At this time of year, psychology doctoral students all over the country are starting the internship application process. And many are pondering if becoming a military psychologist is the right choice for them. I was once faced with the same decision, and after years of working for the military on active-duty and as a civilian, I am sharing some general advice on what is needed to work within this system.

Staff Perspective: Provider Resilience - How the Workplace Impacts Mental Health

By Christy Collette  on 30.11.2022 10:00 am

As the world has struggled the past three years to navigate a pandemic, it has brought to the forefront the critical importance of self-care, especially for those in the helping environment. Thinking about self-care and resilience, it is often easiest to focus on the individual and to make them solely responsible for their well-being. Historically, we have been told to rest more, eat healthy, exercise, and meditate as ways of taking better care of ourselves. While all of these can have a positive impact on our overall well-being, it does not factor in the important role that workplaces can have in impacting, either positively or negatively, our well-being.

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