[OBPEeNews] Free Continuing Education Related to Treating Military Service Members

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Over 1.6 million men and women have served in Operation Iraqi Freedom
and Operation Enduring Freedom to date. Almost half of those Service
Members are married, and almost half have dependent children--the
majority 5 years old and younger. In today’s unique combat
situation--where there is no front line and constant vigilance must be
maintained on the ground, where individuals are serving as many as four
deployments that are longer in duration than in the past, and where
Service Members and Families are asked to give more because of our
all-volunteer Military…we’re learning that “The wounds of war are not
limited to the battlefield.” Due to the significant and increasing
demand on the VA, and its current capacity to provide services needed by
Service Members and their Families, this situation is swiftly becoming a
public health issue. In an effort to address this issue, we are working
to raise awareness of the needs of our Service Members and their
Families, and help prepare health professionals and others to reach out
to our Military and provide the specialized care they need. We encourage
you to open the attached Course Instructions to learn how to sign up for
and complete one of the online courses relating to Treating the
Invisible Wounds of War. This series of courses will enhance your skills
and improve your recognition of behavioral health symptoms relating to
the multiple deployments of our Service Members and the affect
deployments have on their Families. In addition to supporting our
mission, those who complete the course will: • receive a poster to
display in their offices inviting Service Members and their Families to
talk to a health professional about any troubling symptoms, • receive a
Certificate of Completion suitable for framing, and • be eligible for 3
contact hours of Continuing Education credit. Please sign up to take a
course in the next 20 days or you, will miss out on this opportunity. A
follow-up e-mail will be sent out next week. I look forward to hearing
from most of you very soon. My contact information is as follows: Dee
Anne Osorio Army OneSource Community Support Coordinator (360) 773-5000
deeanne.osorio at serco-na.com Helping our Service Members and their
Families LIVE THE LIVES THEY DESERVE! From your browser, go to
www.aheconnect.com/citizensoldier
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