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Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship 2009

Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship 2009. War Veterans: Enabling Reintegration into Civilian Life Stephanie J Morrison Lecturer in Occupational Therapy . Winston Churchill . Winston Churchill Travel Fellowships 2009. Category Rehabilitation of Military Personnel

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Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship 2009

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  1. Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship 2009

    War Veterans: Enabling Reintegration into Civilian Life Stephanie J Morrison Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
  2. Winston Churchill
  3. Winston Churchill Travel Fellowships 2009 Category Rehabilitation of Military Personnel Scotland 10 Churchill Fellowships Awarded
  4. War Veterans : Study Key challenges & issues Transition /Adaptation to civilian life Mental health problems Homelessness Drug and alcohol problems Veterans in prison /criminal justice
  5. Mental Illness : Then 1908 & Now 2011 Adolf Meyer : Professor of Psychiatry John Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore , USA (1908) Resilience : Adaptive coping skills Psychiatric illness maladaptive coping response when human adaptation is not successful : Drugs, alcohol ,depression ,suicide Integrative approach to understanding human health and adaptation. Cultural social ,psychological ,spiritual, environmental
  6. The Great War 1917 Then & Now 2011 W,H,R. Rivers MD Anthropologist & Medical Officer, Craiglockhart War Hospital Scotland . The Royal Society of Medicine Dec 4th 1917 The Repression of War Experience “ It is in times of special stress that failures of adaptation are especially liable to occur It is not difficult to see why disorders due to lack of adaptation should be so frequent at the time “ W,H,R Rivers The Lancet 1918
  7. Veterans Affairs Canada Halifax Nova Scotia VAC : Dartmouth Prince Edward Island : Veteran’s Affairs Dr Tina Pranger Occupational Therapist: Chief Mental Officer VAC Dalhousie University Professor Elizabeth Townsend
  8. Veterans Affairs Canada Mental Health Strategy & Programme Illnesses Canadian Forces Experience Depression Alcohol /drug dependency Social Phobia PTSD
  9. Capacity Challenges VAC Availability of treatment resources Psychiatrists ,psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers , addiction counsellors Availability of programmes Group programmes, psycho-educational residential and short term rehabilitation programmes
  10. VAC : The Veterans Charter Services and programmes tailored to clients needs Wellness /health improvement programmes Key component of the New Veterans Charter = National Mental Health Strategy
  11. Operational Stress Injury Clinics Occupational Therapists : Case Mangers Key to assessment of Veterans Needs Assessment for treatment Assessment for disability Re -assessment for disability Assessment for rehabilitation programmes
  12. WhiteRiverJunction:VermontUSA National Centre for PTSD Dr Mathew Friedman Increase mental health problems Substance misuse No one size fits all – model Comprehensive range of services Prevention / Health improvement OIF/ OEF Multiple tours of duty Community transition preparation screening
  13. New Orleans : Louisiana USA
  14. New Orleans Veterans Affairs VA 4 day conference standardisation of substance misuse programmes Increase evidence of crack cocaine /heroin in younger OIF/OEF veterans Homelessness - key challenge for VA Gateway Project - Recovery focus Addiction residential programmes Extensive follow-up programmes
  15. Conclusions War Veterans Then 1917 and now 2011 Veteranstransition from military to civilian life problems of : Adaptation At Risk Veterans lack appropriate adaptive skills for civilian life Psychosocial spiritual: cultural disconnection .
  16. HorseBack UK Aboyne Aberdeenshire
  17. Churchill Fellowship Research War Veterans Uncharted Territory Edinburgh 2009 Veterans Scotland May 2010 Edinburgh Cross Party Group Supporting Scottish Veterans: Scottish Parliament Presentation Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group Sept 15th Scottish Veterans Services Event Stirling Scottish Veterans Working Group
  18. Scottish War Veterans Key Issues/challenges Transition from military to civilian life Problems of adaptation Mental Health Drugs /Alcohol Llack of Vocational rehabilitation Early service leavers @risk First Base Military response Key partners Health Improvement proactive approach
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