ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE

February 11-14, 1999
University Of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

Towards The Next Millennium:
Disaster Mental Health -
Learning From The Past And Planning For The Future


          PURPOSE:                                                                 
          The conference will provide a forum for presentation of          
          research results in Disaster Mental Health Services                            
          (DMHS), advances in delivery of DMHS, discussion and                            
          sharing of information, ideas and plans, development of a                      
          DMHS research and service delivery network,
          presentation of continuing education training for DMHS                                                                                             
          volunteers, and publication of program proceedings and                        
          papers for dissemination to DMHS professionals.

                                                                                        
          FORMAT:                                                                       
          Lectures, symposiums, papers and Round Table discussions.
                      
      
          MAJOR LECTURES:

           PTSD, CISD and Debriefing: "Psychological
            Debriefing: Current Status, Future Directions"
            Julian Ford, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director of
            the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center
            for PTSD, White River Junction, VT, Assistant
            Professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School.

           Children and Families In Disasters
            Annette M. LaGreca, Ph.D., Professor of
            Psychology & Pediatrics, University of Miami, FL;
            Editor, Journal of Pediatric Psychology; Chair,
            American Psychological Association Committee on 
            Children, Youth, and Families; APA Public Interest
            Directorate; Active in promoting APA's support of
            children and families following disasters.

           Mass Casualty and Airline Disasters
            Gerard A. Jacobs, Ph.D., Director, Disaster Mental
            Health Institute, Professor, Clinical Psychology
            Training Program, University of South Dakota. 

           Terrorism and Disaster Mental Health
            Robert DeMartino, M.D., SAMHSA/CMHS,
            Division of Program Development, Special
            Population and Projects


            PROPOSED AUDIENCE:

             Disaster Mental Health Professionals

             Other interested Mental Health Professionals and Researchers

             Trainers/Educators


            CONTINUING EDUCATION:

            Pending approval, this conference will be offered for continuing
            education units (CEUs).


            POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: Disaster Mental Health Services-I (DMHS-I)
            (additional fee, limited enrollment, approved by APA for 12 CEUs).


            PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: Critical Incident Stress Management - More
            information soon to be available.
 

            For registration information or to make sure you are on the mailing
            list for the brochure, please call:
            1-800-448-7801, ext 2 or (307) 766-2124.


            CONFERENCE SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED BY:

            Disaster Mental Health Lead - Wyoming Red Cross; Behavioral Health
            Services - Ivinson Memorial Hospital, Laramie, WY; Wyoming Psychological
            Association; State of Wyoming Division of Behavioral Health - Department
            of Health; Department of Counselor Education - University of Wyoming;
            Wyoming Counseling Association, Wyoming Association of Social Workers;
            O'Dochartaigh Associates, Laramie, WY; Wyoming Field Service American
            Red Cross, Albany County Tourism Board (For more tourism information,
            contact the Albany County Tourism Board, 1-800-445-5303.); Mental Health
            Services Department of Human Services, State of Colorado, FEMA Region VIII;
            WyoHealthCARE, LAMP (Laramie Area Mental Health Providers).


                                  For information about prominent
                                  presenters and conference format, visit
                                  the Rocky Mountain Region Disaster
                                  Mental Health Conference Web Site:
                                  https://www.angelfire.com/biz/odoc/brochure.html


For Tourism Information, contact the Albany County Tourism Board at:
1-800-445-5303


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