A few selected resources for
helping veterans and civilians
[v. 11/02/2011]
This page includes some resources that
I think will be useful to people with concerns about trauma.
This includes family and patients as well as healthcare
practitioners. Some of this is from the developing knowledge
about helping veterans who have experienced trauma; however,
this information can be applied to both veterans and
civilians.
1. Amen Clinics E-Center Washington DC
introduces Dr. Amen's brain health services [more]
2. Dr. Porges' PolyVagal breakthrough re
Trauma [more]
3. Functional Laboratory testing for
health of body and brain. [more]
4. AcuGraph digital meridian imaging;
Functional Assessment of autonomic nervous system--"Health
Energies Assessment." [more]
5. Brain Mapping, Quantum EEG: Promoted
by Synaptic Connections [jump
to info below]
6. Dr. Xenakis' support of brain health
assessment for veterans, and his compassion for helping people
who have suffered traumatic brain effects to
effectively move forward into a full and rich life. Also
The Coming Home Project. [jump
to info below]
7. Post-Combat Mental Health certification and Alliant
International University; Certificate enrollment information [free to those who
want to help injured veterans].
[jump to info below]
14. Hypnotherapy/Soma-Focus: self-regulation,
empowerment, and autonomic nervous system support [jump
to info below]
15. Dr. Rind's Relox: Treatment for brain trauma and whole-body trauma. [jump
to info below] 16. Dr. Gant's work with BioFunctional
Psychology. [jump to
info below]
17. Family Constellations: This work can
help anyone to feel more welcome to life in the human
family. I include it here because it has been so helpful for
victims of war in many nations. [jump
to info below]
18.
Dr. McKenzie's book on trauma, Schizophrenia and related
conditions caused by PTSD events in infancy.
[on
other site]
19. Developmental Movement Therapy: Neural repatterning. [jump
to info below]
20. Breathing training: Excellent
self-control information website linked from my intro page [go
to page]
21. Detoxification as key to recovering
full health. [jump to info below]
23. Peter Levine's work with "Somatic
Experiencing" and Trauma explained with PolyVagal Theory. [link]
As a natural medicine and "energy medicine"
practitioner, Dr. Wilson can add several treatment
options to consider as part of your health
support program.
The NES ProVision assessment of
the "human
body-field", and the accompanying Therapeutic
Education and Infoceutical prescription may provide
the opportunity to make significant progress in your
recovery. [more]
A new understanding of the
natural world holds promise for
freeing your innate self-healing
abilities.
Life can be better than what you
have known so far.
Two Heroes from the platoon in
documentary movie:
Restrepo
Presentation on Resilience and Science and Direct Caring
(10/01/2009): [link]
Military Acupuncture ("Battlefield Acupuncture")
For more about
acupuncture on
my page about AcuGraph and the
Acumeridian system of body energies click
here
[Article
online] Stephen M. Burns, a
specialist in acupuncture, inserts a needle into the ear of Lt.
Col. Catherine A. Reardon to treat her headaches and hand pain.
(Baltimore Sun
photo by Glenn Fawcett / December 9, 2008)
Lt. Col. Dean Hommer, right, a
doctor at Womack Army Medical Center, performs scalp
acupuncture on Spc. Daniel Ebensteiner, Warrior Transition
Battalion, June 12 to treat the hypersensitivity of a scar
on Ebensteiner's left ankle from an airborne injury
suffered in 2008.
New Brain Science about stress and
resilience -- Dr. StephenPorges:
Interview introduction video by NICABM [more]
[YouTube Video below -- Click on picture to play it. It
lasts only 60 seconds, but is very positive.] James Earl Jones welcomes
you: Suicide Prevention -- Don't let people miss the Welcome we hold out to them. [Extra:
Spiritual contemplation assignment -- Listen to the video at least two
times. Send it to a friend.]
Non-invasive qEEG brain function assessment:
Synaptic Connections, Inc. [formed as a not-for-profit resource]
[more]
"Brain Mapping"is offered in the Washington DC area.
Click here for more
information and a feedback form to request assessment or more
information.
[NOTE: One practitioner who
is using this is Scott Fairchild, Psy.D., in Florida, who told me about the
QEEG program being used for the military, the The Coming Home Project.]
Quantum EEG brain imaging
is part of
The Coming Home Project
[see qEEG video below, from Project]
[supporter of The Coming Home
Project (click on the strip
of photos below the video)]
Dr. Xenakis is also a retired general in
the Army (he likened it to being a CEO, helping to get
things done) and is promoting the rapid assessment and help
for soldiers and veterans who have experienced brain effects
from blast concussion and direct trauma. He also speaks
(near the end of his talk) about the positive things that we
can do to help people understand their life after injury and
how they can move ahead into full and rich lives.
I think that qEEG will be helpful for
examining all types of brain function, in both civilians and
military. This would help us to advise people on how
to most effectively rebuild their lives after traumas,
whether physical or psychological.
The Coming Home Project (click on picture strip to go to the
site where families and supporters connect to help traumatized
veterans):
Post-Combat Behavioral Health:
Certificate program from Alliant
International University
Post-Combat Behavioral Health Certificate program:
To receive a certificate in Post-Combat Behavioral Health you need
to complete the four “Introduction” courses we have given you access
to. After you have completed the four required courses send me an
email and I will verify you completed the necessary requirements for
the certificate Post-Combat Behavioral Health and we will send it
out to you.
CEU Certificate:
If you want to receive a certificate of continuing education units
for each course there is a $35 fee per certificate. Send me an email
if you want CEU’s and I will send you a payment registration form.
…………………
Special Announcement from Alliant International University
> Calling all providers! If you are new to our Web site, please
start with the > "Dear Provider" letter below. It outlines our
expectations and procedures, > and offers guidelines. Providers
new and old, please take a look at our > Provider Outreach
Toolkit. In this collection of materials you will find all >
sorts of opportunities to "give an hour" in your community while you
are > waiting for your first GAH referral. Be sure to login and
click here. > >
________________________________________________________________________
Special Announcement from Alliant International University
Dear Give an Hour Providers:
> The Continuing Education Department at Alliant International
University has > developed a comprehensive suite of classes to
help prepare clinicians to > work effectively with today's
returning vets and their families. > Delivered online, the
classes are convenient, informative, engaging--and > lead to a
Certificate in Post-Combat Behavioral Health. > > The
Certificate has four tracks--Combat Operational Stress & PTSD, >
Concussive Injuries & TBI, Military Culture, and Vets Benefits
--with an > "Introduction to ..." class for each track.
Continuing Ed at Alliant is > happy to make these Introduction
classes available to all Give an Hour > providers, along with CE
certification, for a reduced fee of $35 fee per > class. Without
the CE certificate, they are free of charge. Although we > refer
to the four classes as Introductions, please do not assume that they
> are brief and superficial. On the contrary, they are among the
lengthiest > and most substantive classes we provide online. >
> We offer other valuable classes beyond the Introductory level,
and are > constantly adding more. We hope you will be interested
in deepening your > training in some of the areas; at CE pricing,
they are quite inexpensive. > However, if price is a barrier on
these additional classes, please contact > us. > To register
or get additional information, contact our registrar, Eric >
Melendez: emelendez@alliant.edu 415-955-2029 >
....................................... > > CE at Alliant is
also experimenting with other, nonpresentational, methods > for
training clinicians. > One new method is a narrative approach to
teaching about military language > and culture as it would be
relevant to clinicians. We have begun to develop > this approach
in an online course called Web Stories: Military Talk. If you >
are interested in this course, please contact our registrar.
Thank you for taking time as a Give an Hour volunteer to receive
additional training in post-combat behavioral health. We are
providing you with listening access to the following courses:
Introduction to PTSD for Clinicians
(3 hours)
Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury for Clinicians
(6 hours)
Introduction to Military Culture for Clinicians
(5 hours)
Introduction to Vets Benefits for Clinicians
(1.5 Hours)
Relox therapy: Oxygen plus rapid infusion of IV
nutrients.
Described on the site of
one of our medical doctors at our clinic in Washington DC: Click on screen
picture below.
Note: This is only available through Dr. Rind in Washington DC. [I
hope that he will soon make it available to doctors who treat brain-injured
veterans, as well as anyone who has suffered body trauma such as athletes.]
The work of Charles Gant, M.D., which he has
recently titled, BioFunctional Psychology. Genetic marker testing/Brain nutrient assessment/"Brain
Health and Wellness"
program/ testing for heavy metals and parasites, etc. This includes weekly updates, daily nutrient packets designed
to meet the client's genetic and metabolic challenges, and attention to problems
discovered through the extensive laboratory testing.
This is a subtle method of enhancing communication between the conscious brain
and the autonomic nervous system. It is perceived as very relaxing and
rejuvenating; however, it is a powerful method of bringing awareness to the
conscious mind of the deeper activities of the autonomic nervous system. "Somato-Emotional
Release" is an option that Dr. Upledger describes as potentially very important.
See information on treatment program they offered to Vietnam veterans (Healing
Combat Trauma: the
Healing Hands Project).
I have taken many of
these classes which are therapeutic events regarding the experience of one's place in the flow of
love and nurture through the generations. I have found it useful for my own life, and have seen its
benefits for many participants of "constellations".
Click picture to go to site of Matthew Blom and see the
video. The video gives a glimpse into the results of
this work.
Acupuncture: A Valuable Adjunct Therapy; Michael O. Smith, M.D.,
D.Ac. (He is a psychiatrist and the article is about addictions but
it is a valuable presentation about acupuncture and mental health.)
Book: I recently read
Acupuncture is Like Noodles, about the mental health benefits of
acupuncture in a group setting.
I could write more
about acupuncture [read more here],
but I want to make it clear here that acupuncture has a very
practical benefit and the patient does not need to spend a lot of
time learning about theory. As the book, Acupuncture is Like
Noodles, puts it, acupuncture should be widely available and not be
seen as a high-priced medical treatment (they describe "Zen-Golden
Needle Acupuncture", or "White-Coat Acupuncture", delivered at high
cost and not used frequently, or not used at all by those with low
incomes). My own scientific explanation of acupuncture includes the
social benefits of the Autonomic Nervous System (see
Three-Level Autonomic Nervous System
information), and I see acupuncture as an experience of both a focus
on one's own physical body with at the same time a connection to the
nurturing energy of the universe and human family that surrounds
them. (See
Science and
Spirituality.) I often fall asleep when I am receiving
acupuncture, and sleep is a very good state for the healing process
to work without the interference of the mind.
Recent advances in non-directive hypnotherapy make it a powerful tool to
teach self-awareness and self-treatment. Simple but effective techniques
can help people create targeted areas of their body where immune function
can be shifted. For more details see:
Hypnotherapy |
Videos and
Introduction [on NICABM blog] |
CDs
and Self-Hypnosis information [Dr. Schoen's site].
I have been impressed with the benefits of movement patterning. There are
a number of resources for this nationally. Some of the information that I
have is on my other site [Developmental
Movement Therapy].
FlexAware:
A powerful neurological reintegration approach
I am deeply impressed
with the insights behind the FlexAware approach to neurological
reintegration and fitness enhancement. This is a technique that
can be practiced during other activities, as well as being a major
rehabilitation-support activity on its own. Please visit my
descriptive page for more in-depth information including research
into Biotensegrity:
FlexAware.
I am recommending it for general fitness, but when used in a
focused manner it can be very beneficial for TBI trauma.
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