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1.5 Law & Legal CLE Credit – A/V Approval #1114512 Recording Date - May 9, 2019 Meeting Location Date Time Topic King County Bar Association 1200 Fifth Avenue - Suite 700 Seattle, WA Thursday, May 9, 2019 11:55 AM to 1:30 PM For Love of Country: Working with Parties Who are Veterans AGENDA 11:55 AM Introduction 12:00 PM Presentation: ‘For Love of Country: Working with Parties Who are Veterans’, by John Phillips, Veterans Training Support Center (VTSC) Develop military and veteran cultural competency when working with parties who are veterans Identify attributes of military culture and how they both serve and inhibit civilian success Understand the invisible wounds associated with military service and traumatic experiences Learn resources and access points for service and assistance for veterans in King County 1:30 PM Adjourn SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY John Phillips, Veterans Training Support Center (VTSC) - John Phillips, M.A.Ed. is the Training Manager of the Veterans Training Support Center (VTSC), a Counseling and Wellness program of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs. VTSC coordinates and delivers continuing education on veteran related topics with funding from the King County Veterans and Human Services Levy and the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs PTSD & War Trauma Counseling Program. The aim of the VTSC is to raise awareness and understanding on issues specific to veterans such as invisible wounds like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, and to encourage agency and institution staff to establish promising best practices that will empower this population in their reintegration and pursuit

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Page 1: 1.5 Law & Legal CLE Credit A/V Approval #1114512Traumatic Brain Injury Military Sexual Trauma Moral Injury Early onset mobility and health issues. Transition from Service Historically

1.5 Law & Legal CLE Credit – A/V Approval #1114512 Recording Date - May 9, 2019

Meeting Location Date Time Topic

King County Bar Association 1200 Fifth Avenue - Suite 700

Seattle, WA

Thursday, May 9, 2019

11:55 AM to 1:30 PM

For Love of Country: Working with Parties

Who are Veterans

AGENDA 11:55 AM Introduction 12:00 PM Presentation: ‘For Love of Country: Working with Parties Who are Veterans’, by John

Phillips, Veterans Training Support Center (VTSC) • Develop military and veteran cultural competency when working with parties

who are veterans • Identify attributes of military culture and how they both serve and inhibit

civilian success • Understand the invisible wounds associated with military service and traumatic

experiences • Learn resources and access points for service and assistance for veterans in King

County 1:30 PM Adjourn

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY John Phillips, Veterans Training Support Center (VTSC) - John Phillips, M.A.Ed. is the Training Manager of the Veterans Training Support Center (VTSC), a Counseling and Wellness program of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs. VTSC coordinates and delivers continuing education on veteran related topics with funding from the King County Veterans and Human Services Levy and the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs PTSD & War Trauma Counseling Program. The aim of the VTSC is to raise awareness and understanding on issues specific to veterans such as invisible wounds like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, and to encourage agency and institution staff to establish promising best practices that will empower this population in their reintegration and pursuit

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of personal, academic, and meaningful career goals. Prior to joining VTSC, John Phillips spent three years supporting the enrollment and academic persistence of student veterans at South Seattle College. He is the Co-Chair of the King County Veterans Consortium. After serving seven years in the Marine Corps Reserve as an infantryman with two deployments, John transitioned to the Army Reserve where he continues to serve as a Civil Affairs Team Sergeant.

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HOW DO I EARN CREDIT FOR SELF-STUDY

OR AUDIO/VISUAL (A/V) COURSES?

For pre-recorded A/V (self-study) programs, although the sponsor should apply for

accreditation, lawyers need to report the credits earned for taking the course.

To add an approved course to your roster, follow the procedures below:

Go to the "mywsba" website at www.mywsba.org/.

Log in.

Click on the "Access MCLE" link in the "MCLE Info" box on your home profile

page.

Click on "Add Activity." Search to find the approved course in our system. (See

search suggestions on the screen.)

Adding a Recorded Course Select Recorded Course from the Add New Activity screen.

This will prompt you to search for the activity in case the activity has already been

accredited in the MCLE system.

You can search by Activity ID or by specific Activity Details. For the Activity Details

search, you can use keywords for the title, sponsor name and date.

After entering your search criteria and selecting Search at the bottom of the screen, a list

of possible activities will be provided.

You can select the correct one by clicking the Activity ID. This will take you to the

specific activity. Entered the date(s) on which you began and ending viewing this

recorded activity.

Then claim the correct credits for which you attended this activity in the Credits Claimed

fields and click the Submit button at the bottom of the page.

You will receive a confirmation message at the top of your screen stating, “The activity

has been added to your roster.

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For Love of Country: Working with Parties who are Veterans

May 9, 2019

King County Bar Association

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Smedley Butler

1881- 194034 year Marine Corps careerAchieved rank of Major General (2 Stars)Awarded Medal of Honor twiceService in Philippines, China, Central

America, the Caribbean, World War IAuthored “War is a Racket” in 1935

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Learning ObjectivesDevelop military and veteran cultural competency when working with

parties who are veteransIdentify attributes of military culture and how they serve and inhibit

civilian successUnderstand the invisible wounds associated with military service and

traumatic experiencesLearn resources and access points for service and assistance for

veterans in King County

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VTSC & WDVA

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Interdisciplinary AnthropologySociologyEconomicsPsychologyLawPoliticsMedicine

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U.S. Military CultureHierarchical AND Collaborative

Merit based, Values Driven

Influenced by European Imperialism

Adaptive to cultural shifts in U.S.

Counter-culture elements

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U.S. Military Culture

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Designated ErasWWI 4/17 – 11/18WWII 12/41- 12/46Korean War 6/50 – 1/55Vietnam War 2/61 – 5/75Lebanon/Grenada 8/82 – 7/84Panama 12/89 – 1/90Gulf War/War on Terrorism 8/90 - Present

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Lifelong Benefits

Transformational Life Experience

Job and Skills Training

G.I. Bill of Rights and Social Mobility

Elevated Social Status in U.S. Society

Potential for “Cradle to Grave” Assistance

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Invisible WoundsPost-Traumatic Stress

Traumatic Brain Injury

Military Sexual Trauma

Moral Injury

Early onset mobility and health issues

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Transition from ServiceHistorically unsupported

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

Congressionally mandated Transition Programs developed Post-9/11

Emphasis on Employment

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Transition StressLoss of military support structures

Flawed assumptions of civilian life

Increasing divide: society & military

Declining veteran population

Aversion to seeking help

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Veteran IdentityShaped by… Era Component Branch & Career Field Duty stations & Deployments Rank & Duration of Service Reason(s) for joining Circumstances of separation Individual Identity

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Our Collective ChallengeVeterans’… Suicide Homelessness Incarceration Unemployment Substance Abuse Isolation

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U.S. Mil. Suicide Rate

U.S. Naval Institute News

April 3, 2019

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/03/42379

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Serve Civilian SuccessLeadership & Mentorship

Self-Reliance & Efficacy

Teamwork focused ethic

Grit & Resilience

Global Perspective & Awareness

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Inhibit Civilian SuccessRigidity in thinking and viewsInhibited ability to advocate for selfMaladapted behaviorsPerceived separation from

“civilians”Self-reliance over self-interestAvoidance of vulnerability

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Building RapportPerson centered approachMilitary cultural competencyThoughtful & appropriate conversations

regarding veteran status and military serviceAssess for relevance of military service

and veteran identity

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Motivational InterviewingThe five general principles:

1.Express empathy through reflective listening.2.Develop discrepancy between client goals and current behavior3.Avoid argument and direct confrontation.4.Adjust to client resistance rather than opposing it directly. 5.Support self-efficacy and optimism.

(Miller and Rollnick, 1991, pp. 51-52).

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Peer Support ProgramsPeer support offers a level of acceptance,understanding, and validation not found in manyother professional relationships (Mead & McNeil,2006). By sharing their own lived experienceand practical guidance, peer support workershelp people to develop their own goals, createstrategies for self-empowerment, and takeconcrete steps towards building fulfilling, self determinedlives for themselves.https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/programs_campaigns/brss_tacs/peer-support-2017.pdf

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Mental Health First Aid

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Our Local Terrain

RCW 73.08.010County veterans' assistance programs for indigent veterans and families

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King Co. Veterans Program

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Resources

www.dva.wa.gov

Counseling & Wellness Programs Vet Corps Veterans Conservation Corps Veterans Peer Corps Partners for Veteran Supportive

Campuses Military Cultural Competency Training Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program

4th Annual Serving Those Who Served Conference*July 17 & 18, 2019 * Richland, WA*

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Resources

The WDVA Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Program creates community-based avenues to counseling service that are less formal in nature, offering the highest level of confidentiality possible.

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Resources

https://psycharmor.org/

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Resources

https://mil.wa.gov/national-guard/family-programs/

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Resources

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Vet CentersBellingham

Everett

Federal Way

Lacey outstation

Portland

Seattle

Spokane

Tacoma

Walla Walla

Yakima Valley

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Resources

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KCVC

King County Veterans

Consortium

thekcvc.org

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Thank You

VTSCveteranstrainingsupportcenter.org