Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Putting on the Uniform

By Lisa French  on 06.12.2017 10:15 am
Lisa French, Psy.D.

Have you ever wondered, “Should I put on the uniform? Is a career as a military psychologist right for me?” If only there was a program that could introduce interested graduate students on what it is like to serve as a uniformed provider. Oh wait, there is! The CDP is preparing to host their 4th annual, The Summer Institute: Preparing for a Career in the Armed Forces. This five-day course is designed for doctoral students in clinical or counseling psychology who are interested in joining the U.S. military and serving military patients

CDP News: 1 December 2017

By Christopher Adams  on 01.12.2017 1:39 pm

Welcome to this week’s edition of  CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. December is underway and the holidays are coming soon, but we’ve got plenty going on before then.

Staff Perspective: The Importance of Veterans Sharing Their Stories

By April Thompson  on 29.11.2017 3:06 pm
April Thompson, LCSW

I began thinking about the issue of Veterans talking about their military experiences after watching a 2014 TED talk titled “How to talk to Veterans about war.” In this talk, Wes Moore (an Army Veteran) suggested that when he returned from an overseas combat tour, he wanted people to ask him about his experiences and ask how he was doing and what his transition back to the US was like for him. He said many people were hesitant to ask questions which led him to feel that his service wasn’t acknowledged and that people didn’t care.

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