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UNIVA 4th Annual Statewide PTS Awareness Conference
March 26, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
The University of Northern Iowa Veterans’ Association (UNIVA) will host its fourth Annual Statewide PTSD Awareness Conference from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, March 26th, 2020 in the Maucker Union Ballroom on the University of Northern Iowa campus.
The conference will cover issues and concerns related to PTSD treatment not only for military service members, but will also include topics regarding to secondary PTSD, vicarious traumas, and other related topics. Speakers will present on treatments they have found to be the most successful, as well as which treatments they have found to be not as effective, in treating individuals suffering from PTSD and other mental traumas; and will be a therapeutic intervention to the specific, as well as broad, challenges facing changing generations of practitioners providing services to the evolving cultures of today.
The conference will include an open panel discussion on how certain treatments have helped individuals cope with their PTSD and mental trauma during their day-to-day life, college, and professional careers. Created to raise awareness to a hidden disorder, the conference provides an opportunity to support continuing education to professionals and the general community alike.
Who: Community members, Faculty, Staff, and Students.
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2020
Early Check-in: 7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.
Time: 8 A.M. – 3 P.M.
Where: Maucker Union (Old Central Ballroom)
Registration Deadline: Thursday, March 16, 2019
General Registration Fee: $10.00 (this fee is to cover the cost of your meal)
Free for UNI students
CEU’s available A nonrefundable $10.00 processing fee will be required of the participant who is applying for CEUs.