15 Things Veterans Want You to Know

PsychArmor asked hundreds of Veterans what they wanted civilians, employers, educators, health care providers, and therapists to know about them. These comments were used to create the topics of this course.

15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers

This course was created to educate Healthcare Providers who care for our military Veterans. PsychArmor asked hundreds of Veterans what they wanted civilians, employers, educators, health care providers, and therapists to know about them.

15 Things Military Caregivers Want You to Know

This course was created to educate anyone who works with, lives with, or knows someone who is a caregiver of a military Veteran. This course was designed to open a window into the lives and culture of our military caregivers.

15 Things Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) Want You to Know

We hope this course will encourage Veterans & their loved ones to work with Veteran Service Officers (VSOs). Topics include myths and misconceptions about VSOs, the benefits of working with a VSO, and ways to identify predatory claims services.

15 Things Military and Veteran Kids Want You to Know

This short, on-demand video brings the voices of military-connected youth to life, and allows us to take important steps toward cultural humility when interacting with these resilient and amazing kids.

VA S.A.V.E.

By taking this course you will develop a general understanding of the problem of suicide in the United States; understand how to identify a Veteran who may be at risk for suicide; and, finally, know what to do if you identify a Veteran at risk.

VA S.A.V.E. Preventing Caregiver Suicide

After taking this course, you will develop an understanding of the increased risk for suicide we see in military and Veteran caregivers, identify the signs of an at-risk Veteran caregiver, and know steps you can take to help a Veteran caregiver.

Communicating With Veterans

This course discusses how to communicate effectively with Veterans using communication tools, such as open-ended questions, affirmations, and reflections.

Women Veterans Series

This series explores the history, triumphs, and unique challenges of women in uniform throughout history while highlighting the valuable service of the fastest-growing group of Veterans.

The Basics of Military Culture

In this four-part series on The Basics of Military Culture, powered by PsychArmor in partnership with Comcast NBC Universal, you'll hear stories from six American service members about their experiences serving our country.

What Is the Crisis Response Plan: An Introductory Course for People Who Support Veterans

Those who have served, as well as their families, are at a greater risk of suicide than people without military experience. Join Dr. Craig Bryan for an overview of the Crisis Response Plan and how it has helped Veterans and others who are at risk.

How to Use the Crisis Response Plan: An Introductory Course for People Who Support Veterans

In this course, Dr. Craig Bryan discusses the details of the Crisis Response Plan. He then goes through the five sections of the Crisis Response Plan and details the questions to ask in order to help our loved ones.

Crisis Response Plan for Healthcare Providers: Introduction and Assessment

This course introduces the theory behind the Crisis Response Plan, and explains the importance of narrative-based assessment of predisposition, risk factors and protective factors in your clinical interactions with patients.

Crisis Response Plan for Healthcare Providers: Intervention

This course introduces the theory behind the Crisis Response Plan, and explains the importance of narrative-based assessment of predisposition, risk factors and protective factors in your clinical interactions with patients.

Columbia Scale for Communities

To create an open, honest discussion about mental health, and to actively prevent more of your brothers and sisters who have served from dying by suicide, military members and Veterans should use the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).

Columbia Scale for Military and Veterans

To create an open, honest discussion about mental health, and to actively prevent more of your brothers and sisters who have served from dying by suicide, military members and Veterans should use the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).

Columbia Scale for Caregivers and Spouses

To create an open, honest discussion about mental health, and to actively prevent more Veterans,and your loved ones, from dying by suicide, caregivers and spouses should use the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, or C-SSRS.

Columbia Scale for Healthcare Providers

Talking to a service member or Veteran about suicide -- and asking the right questions -- are the first steps in saving a life. To create an open, honest discussion about mental health healthcare providers should use the C-SSRS

Suicide Prevention and the Safe Storage of Firearms: Conversations for Everyone

This course provides critical information for members of every community about the safe storage of firearms. When people are in crisis, honest conversations about accessibility to lethal means for suicide are vitally important.

Firearms & Suicide in the Military-Connected Community: 5 Things Medical Professionals Need to Know

In this short, engaging course, Dr. Ted Bonar and Dr. Heidi Kraft discuss the importance of including conversations about lethal means accessibility – specifically firearms – during safety planning in all types of clinical encounters.

Finding the Words: Families & Loved Ones

This course provides resources and guidance to help individuals find the words to have critical conversations. Learners will explore five principles to help them confidently connect with their loved ones during a difficult time.

Caring for Veterans Through the End of Life: Compassionate Communities

In this course, you will learn how to provide compassionate care through the end of life for those who have served our country. Together, we will learn how to support and honor those who have served, and their loved ones, in their final journey.

Caring for Veterans Through the End of Life: Caregivers and Loved Ones

In this course, you will learn how to support and care for Veterans through the end of life. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide compassionate care and support to Veterans and their families.

Caring for Veterans Through the End of Life: Healthcare Providers

In this course, you will gain the skills and knowledge to provide compassionate care to our nation's Veterans. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to deliver compassionate and sensitive care to Veterans in their final days.

Respite for Military & Veteran Caregivers

Respite is an essential part of maintaining balance and wellness throughout your caregiver journey. In this course, we will discuss the types of respite, formal and informal respite resources, and how to customize respite to fit your needs.

Coaching a Loved One Into Care

At times, it can be difficult to talk to a Veteran about seeking help. This course equips caregivers with tools to identify potential struggles, and better understand problems with traditional approaches like ultimatums and forceful discussions.

Caregiving in an Intimate Relationship

This course embeds a strengths-based, caregiver-first approach into the discussion of intimacy and explains why intimacy matters to healthcare providers caring for Veterans and caregivers.

Connecting with the Veteran In Your Life

This course provides information to help caregivers understand and address a lack of connection with the Veteran in their life. The new course incorporates a strengths-based approach to connections between a caregiver and a Veteran.

Choosing Your Words

Communication is an essential skill for all caregivers. The goal of this course is to help caregivers become aware of their own needs and challenges as well as provide them with the tools and skills to effectively communicate those needs.

Caregiver Pandemic Stress First Aid Series

This course series, sponsored by USAA, was created as a supplement to PsychArmor's Conversations with Caregivers live webinar series.

Brain Health & Wellness Learning Series - Resilience

This short series arms you with the information to help foster resilience by focusing on factors that strengthen resilience and problem solving, techniques to effectively measure the program success, and the importance of community cohesion.

Brain Health & Wellness Learning Series - PTSD

This series on post-traumatic stress disorder explores the presentation and diagnosis of PTSD, its impact on the warriors you support, and effective treatment modalities, so you’ll be better equipped to provide meaningful support.

Brain Health & Wellness Learning Series - Bolstering Resilience

In this mini-course, we offer an introduction to the elements that lead to a resilient lifestyle and the importance of setting goals that are SMART—specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely.

Brain Health & Wellness Learning Series - Traumatic Brain Injury

The goal of this series is to give you essential information on TBI and the tools and resources to make a difference in the lives of military members who have suffered a brain injury during service.

Brain Health & Wellness Learning Series - Suicide Prevention

Suicide is a global public health problem with devastating effects. This series removes the stigma often attached to suicide and casts a light on the unique risks and cultural factors that contribute to suicide in the Veteran population.

Understanding the VA for Caregivers

This course helps caregivers navigate and better utilize the services of the VA – the largest integrated healthcare system in the country. The content for this course was developed collaboratively with a working group of various VA Departments.

Opioid Use: Prevention in the Military-Connected Community

Opioid use disorder, or OUD, is a diagnosis made when opioid use causes tolerance, withdrawal, and other problems in the life of a military-connected person. This course will provide an overview of the symptoms and treatments for opioid use disorder.

Stress First Aid: Caring for Veterans

This course discusses the various stressors caregivers are presented with on a daily basis and how to cope. Dr. Patricia Watson of the National Center for PTSD presents tools for self-care and coping by highlighting five core essential elements.

Stress First Aid: Self-Care for Caregivers

This course discusses the various stressors caregivers are presented with on a daily basis and details the importance of self-care. The goal of this course is to introduce tools and coping mechanisms caregivers can use.

Above and Beyond USERRA: Best Practices that are Good for Guard & Reserve Families and Good for Business

This course, Above and Beyond USERRA, offers a review of best practices for employers to expand their support of National Guard and Reserve service members and families in the workplace.

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

This course is designed to educate organizations that are looking to increase the number of Veteran employees in their company.

Stepping Into Stillness: Maintaining Your Center of Gravity When Caring for a Veteran Loved One

Caregiving isn't easy and it presents unique strains and challenges that can easily knock a person's equilibrium off. This video explores some potential strategies and tools to assist caregivers in their daily job of caring for Veterans.

Recreational Volunteer Opportunities with Disabled Veterans

This course will introduce volunteers to helping mobility-challenged Veterans in a recreational setting, including a discussion of the myths and facts of the capabilities of Veterans with disabilities, and how volunteers can help.

Volunteer Opportunities with Veterans

This course will guide you through the process of identifying and securing opportunities to volunteer with veterans, so you too, can find ways to give back to those who have served in the armed forces.

Basics of Volunteer Management

This course was designed to teach you the 7 basic skills of volunteer management. By the end of this course, you will be to identify these 7 skills and apply them to your own management style.

Hiring and Retaining Women Veterans

At the end of this course, you’ll be in a better position to bring visibility to the most invisible group of Veterans and you’ll have some actionable tips on how to help level the playing field for women Veterans at your organization.

Academic Accommodations in Higher Education

This course provides an explanation and definition of the term academic accommodations and describes qualifying psychiatric conditions that might impact a student's learning experience.

Navigating the Prostate Cancer Journey: Empowering Veterans and their Caregivers With Precision Medicine

Being a caregiver often means advocating for your Veteran to receive the best quality care and standing by his or her side during happy and hard times. We hope this course will provide you with relevant information and clear action items to help you

Invisible Wounds of War at Home: Depression

This course is designed to educate family members and caregivers about depression. It describes the symptoms of depression, facts and myths about depression, and how depression presents itself in the home.

Trauma Informed Interactions with Veterans

This course defines trauma and how it presents itself and is specifically designed to help volunteers interact with Veterans dealing with trauma that affects their health and/or ability to function.