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The Training Institute at Home Base

The Training Institute offers on-line and in-person training and education at no charge to clinicians, health care professionals and community members throughout New England and nationally.

World-Class Training, Wherever You Are.

The Training Institute at Home Base provides healthcare professionals, first responders, military families and community members access to brief online, on-demand, free courses on topics such as military culture, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorders, complicated grief and supporting suicide survivors.

Approximately 40% of returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans will seek care outside of the VA healthcare system. To expand access to evidence based mental treatment among veterans, Home Base collaborates with and provides training to community healthcare centers to help identify, refer, and provided needed services to Veterans with invisible wounds.

Please review our no-cost, online courses to determine if they can provide the education information that you need. If you still need support for an educational engagement, please click the button below to submit a formal request. Our team will review your submission to determine if we are able to provide support.

 
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2024 Brain Health Summit

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Courses Available For:

Healthcare Providers

Learn about military culture, the impacts of service, and evidence-based therapies to treat military members affected by the invisible wounds of war.

First Responders

Learn about military culture and ways to identify invisible wounds of war, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Family | Community

Learn about the impact of the invisible wounds of war for Veterans and Service Members in your community and ways to connect them to care.

All of The Training Institute courses are available free of charge. Continuing education credits for nurses, social workers, LMHCs, and psychologists are also available for select courses at no cost.

Current Course Offerings

Below is a list of courses currently open for registration. Click the dropdown to learn more about each course and to register.

Traumatic Brain Injury: Overview and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patients with Military Backgrounds

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Emotional and behavioral changes are extremely common after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). These affective and behavioral disruptions are often considered by patients, family members and providers alike to be among the most problematic long-term effects of TBI. There is considerable overlap between the direct effects of a TBI and common co-occurring psychiatric conditions such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders. This symptom overlap can present significant challenges to identifying appropriate treatment goals and interventions.

 

This presentation will provide an overview of the most current guidelines for evaluation and management of symptoms across the TBI severity spectrum, the physiological and psychological mechanisms that can impact recovery, and will include discussion of comorbid conditions that may further complicate diagnostic clarity. A rationale for multidisciplinary approaches to symptom management will be presented. Unique considerations for supporting Veterans and active-duty Service Members will be reviewed. Throughout the presentation, best practice guidelines will be provided to help patients and providers optimize outcomes and quality of life following a TBI.

  • Describe physiological and psychological mechanisms underlying the effects of traumatic brain injury.
  • Identify the physiological and psychological changes common after a traumatic brain injury and the typical course of recovery.
  • Identify at least two medical, psychosocial, and/or psychiatric comorbidities that are correlated with TBI prevalence and recovery.
  • Explain the rationale for multidisciplinary approaches to TBI symptom assessment and management.

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Within the U.S. Military, there are approximately 2.5 million military families, including 1.5 million children and 1 million spouses. A plurality of children are 5 years old or younger. These families face unique stressors that can impact the mental health of parents and children, however, consistent with research of military culture more generally, few healthcare providers assess for military status and provide culturally competent support for this population. Compounding these experiences is the epidemic of veteran suicide, loss which devastates family members and warrants unique considerations and support. This program addresses a need for greater understanding among healthcare providers of the experiences, challenges, and mental health risk factors associated with this population to better serve the needs of military and veteran families.

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the impact of military culture and service on families.
  • Understand veteran mental health difficulties and bereavement in the wake of a service member’s death.
  • Utilize recommendations for supporting family members’ secondary symptomatology, including assessment recommendations and treatment considerations.
  • Better support veteran and military families when engaging with them in healthcare services.

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A recent survey demonstrated that fewer than half of self-identified PTSD treatment providers who responded felt that PTSD clinical practice guidelines could be implemented without acquiring new treatment skills. This program will address these challenges by identifying key evidence-based PTSD treatment practices, as well as providing practical suggestions on effective communication with the unique military Veteran population. 

 Military PTSD treatment recommendations & review of DoD/VA clinical practice guidelines
Treatment By Symptom Category
 Special Topics/Other Treatments
 Communicating psychopharmacology effectively to patients
 Helping Patients Anticipate and Deal with adverse effects

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This program is designed to enhance delivery of equitable and culturally informed care for veterans from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities in need of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. The program will begin with an overview of common values, terms, and characteristics of the military population, while also incorporating a nuanced understanding of the inequities, historical and current, affecting veterans from Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color (BIPOC) communities. Presentations will also explore a multitude of factors contributing to health inequities in remission and recovery, including racist policies and stigmas in addiction treatment, and considerations of social and structural determinants of health when caring for patients with OUD.

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Behavioral Addictions, specifically Gambling Disorder and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD), are commonly occurring conditions that are often misunderstood and undertreated in the current mental health and substance use treatment landscape. This training will provide a 1.5-hour overview of the definition, prevalence, factors contributing to onset, special population considerations (e.g., women, US veterans, LGBTQ), and recovery course for these behavioral conditions. The latter 2 hours of the course will then provide a targeted discussion of screening and diagnostic considerations, as well as an introduction to therapeutic and pharmacological treatment strategies.

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This course provides foundational knowledge about the U.S. Military and Military culture. Participants will learn about the structure of the Military, demographic information about those who serve, and the impact of Military service on veteran mental health. This course will also provide participants with suggestions for better serving or supporting Military Veterans.

Please review our no-cost online courses to determine if they can provide the education information that you need.  If you are still seeking support from Home Base for an educational engagement, please fill out the form below and our team will contact you after review.

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Previous Course Offerings

Course availability varies. Below are examples of previously offered courses that show the breadth of training options available through Home Base.

  • Reintegration Issues from the Veteran’s Perspective: Overcoming the Stigma of Seeking Help
  • Challenges of Treating Co-Morbid PTSD and TBI
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
  • Clinical Case Conference: When Substance Abuse and PTSD Collide
  • Keeping Military Families Emotionally Strong: Couples Therapy for PTSD
  • When One Family Member Serves the Entire Family Serves
  • Military Sexual Trauma
  • Recognizing Suicide Risk in Returning Veterans
  • Sleep Issues in Returning Veterans

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About the Training Institute at Home Base

The Training Institute was formally launched with initial philanthropic funding from Welcome Back Veterans and the McCormick Foundation, and is currently funded through external funding from the Department of Veteran Services (DVS)  with a specific focus on collaborating with and training key stakeholders, including Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers (FQHCs) to identify, refer, and provide evidence based services to Veterans and Service members with invisible wounds, with special emphasis on reaching underserved communities including Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Veterans.

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