Addressing Military Sexual Trauma in a Community Setting Joan E. Zweben, Ph.D. Executive Director, East Bay Community Recovery Project Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF Staff Psychologist, VA Medical Center, San Francisco ASAM Med Sci – Chicago - 2013
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Addressing Military Sexual Trauma in a Community Setting
Addressing Military Sexual Trauma in a Community Setting. Joan E. Zweben, Ph.D. Executive Director, East Bay Community Recovery Project Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF Staff Psychologist, VA Medical Center, San Francisco ASAM Med Sci – Chicago - 2013. Introduction. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Addressing Military Sexual Trauma in a Community Setting
Joan E. Zweben, Ph.D.Executive Director, East Bay Community Recovery
ProjectClinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF
Staff Psychologist, VA Medical Center, San Francisco
ASAM Med Sci – Chicago - 2013
Introduction Over 1 million active military are
returning to the US Many will not seek help at the VA
Are not aware of benefits Obstacles accessing benefits Negative feelings towards the VA
Essential that community providers understand military culture and pt needs
Definition“Military sexual trauma (MST) is sexual harassment and/or sexual assault experienced by a military service member regardless of the geographic location, the gender of the victim, or the relationship to the perpetrator. Both men and women can experience military sexual trauma and the perpetrator can be of the same or of the opposite gender. Perpetrators may or may not be service members themselves.”