V.E.T.S. 2 Faculty and Staff Training

Veteran Educators Training and Support, Module 2  (V.E.T.S Training)

Speakers from the Wellness Center, Disability Services, and the Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic discuss topics such as:

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and mild Traumatic Brain Injury, to include:

• Incidence, symptoms, risk factors, and current understanding about the development of PTSD & mTBI.
• Overlapping symptoms; and how these disorders may affect students' ability to learn and adapt to classroom stressors.  
• Utility of academic accommodations in the classroom.
• De-escalation procedures to understand how to manage potentially difficult interactions in and out of the classroom.  

 Spring 2021--date TBD

For more information, please contact:

Benek Altayli, Psy.D., Director, Mental Health Services, Wellness Center
719-255-3257
zaltayli@uccs.edu
Lisa H. Barker, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Mind 1/Veterans Health and Trauma Clinic 
719-255-8063
lbarker@uccs.edu
Ida Dilwood, MPA, Director, Disability Services
719-255-3653
idilwood@uccs.edu