LIVE: Demystifying Difficult Conversations with Veterans about Firearms
June 2, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific
June 2, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Pacific
1 Hour | 1 CE
Live Training via Zoom
Please join Kristen J. Vescera, PhD, MPH as she presents a live virtual professional training program on Demystifying Difficult Conversations with Veterans about Firearms. This free program is part of Palo Alto University's At the Forefront of Mental Health series, where experts tackle pressing and emerging issues.
Firearm use and ownership is a controversial topic. However, the rate of firearm suicide among the Veteran community continues to increase. This highlights the growing need for clinicians and mental health providers to better understand and destigmatize conversations with the Veterans they serve. This program will underscore the problem of Veteran firearm suicide, discuss barriers you may encounter when having secure storage conversations with Veterans and how to navigate these challenges and provide several firearm storage resources for both you and your Veteran clients. Participants will earn one live continuing education (CE) hour for attending this event.
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Kristen J. Vescera, PhD, MPH, MA
Dr. Kristen Vescera is a combat Veteran having served overseas in Afghanistan in 2012-2013. She spent ten years enlisted in the United States Army Reserve as a Psychological Operations Staff Sergeant and Instructor. She received her PhD in clinical psychology at Palo Alto University in 2021 where sh...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe at least three facts regarding the extent of the problem of firearm suicide among Veterans
Describe at least two ways to start conversations about firearms with your Veteran clients
Describe several current resources for Veterans and Family Members about firearm suicide prevention
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Cancellation Policy
This live program is free of charge. You can cancel your registration via Zoom at any time.
Event Conduct
Professional conduct is expected during our live programs. Our goal is to make our events as interactive as possible for all participants. We reserve the right to remove any participants who are disruptive, act unprofessionally, or who we are unable to verify their purchase.
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CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.