This course is the second of three parts. If taken in succession, completion will result in achievement of full WTTA certification in firearms and mental health culture. The Intermediate course is designed to cover principles of suicide postvention, law enforcement, military, first responders, and other professions whose cultures of stigma often inhibit care access.
At the end of this course, attendees will:
Improve their understanding of the stigma related to mental health care among the medicine, EMS, law enforcement and veteran communities
Learn how to validate the experiences of various professionals who traditionally do not seek counseling;
Increase their empathy and understanding related to the medicine, EMS, law enforcement and veteran communities;
Improve their understanding of the daily work involved with medicine, EMS, law enforcement and veteran communities;
Improve advocacy and outreach efforts in order to remove care barriers, both perceived and real, within the various professions presented.
If you would be interested in joining our directory of mental health professionals for gun owners please follow the link:
https://forms.gle/z7YscJ6ybdWG9Kg39 Presented by Jake Wiskerchen, MFT, NCC, Michael Sodini, Amy Barnhorst, MD, Eddie Davenport, MSW, LCSW-A & LCAS-A, MSgt(ret) Chris Jachimiec, USAF, and Brandon Cassinelli MFT intern.