Veterans interested in the Vets ask Vets group (PTSD ETC..) Call Me! 898-9370
BEGINING IN JULY...
Vergal C. Dawson , MA Counseling Psychology,
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist State of New Mexico #0695 (since 1994) Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Goddard College Plainfield, Vermont 1977 Bachelor of Arts from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio 1975 Family Law Mediation at UNM School of Law 1991 Other ways of knowing at U of CA 1975 Business Law at DeAnza College 1974 Psychology at U of MD 1964 through USAFI 20 CEU Each year in Psychology Research Evolutionary Psychology
Member APA, New Mexico Psychoanylitic Association Past member of California State Psychological Association Member of Bay Area Psychological Associates Mental Health Advisory Board, Santa Clara, Ca appointment by County board of supervisors Justice Commission, Santa Clara, Ca appointment by County board of supervisors Juvenile Delinquency Task Force, Santa Clara, Ca appointment by County board of supervisors State Chairman of the Commissions on Birth and Violence, Ca appointment by Governor Mayors Task Force on Crime, San Jose Ca appointment by Mayor Western Regional Interagency Conference sponsored by U. S. HEW Past director of Corrales PAL
Testified before the U.S. Congress on three occasions Testified before the California and New Mexico State Assemblies on several occasions Speaking at many Universities and Colleges on a range of subjects Talk show Host for several years
Short term and intensive sessions are available for a wide variety of people and situations.. I offer an eclectic approach, including methods and ideas from many theoretical schools. I work with individuals and couples and families to bring immediate change. Motivated clients are welcomed. My client focus are basically healthy people with a targeted problem or challenge to resolve.
Contact info: Home 505-898-9380 Fax 505.898.9372 Email: chuck@chuckdawson.com Postal: Box 2480 Corrales NM 87048
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PTSD CHECK OFF AND TBI INDICATORS: Problems with: SLEEP MEMORY CONCENTRATION IRRITABILITY HEADACHES DIZZINESS VOMITING FATIGUE NOISE AND LIGHT TOLERANCE BLURRED VISION TINNITUS DREAMS/NIGHTMARES AND CONTENT: DISTRESSING THOUGHTS AVOIDANCE OF ACTIVITIES, PLACES SENSE OF DETACHMENT FORM OTHERS INABILITY TO EXPERIENCE FULL RANGE OF EMOTIONS... LOVE HYPERVIGILANCE (alertness, attention, watchfulness) EXAGGERATED STARTLE RESPONSE ALCOHOL / DRUG ABUSE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS VERBALLY AND/OR PHYSICALLY VIOLENT THREATS OR BEHAVIOR EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS DUE TO CONFLICTS MARITAL DISTRESS Press Release about New Mexico Veterans and PTSD Who: Any Veteran who can help or needs help with issues of Post Traumatic Stress What: A Veterans group session at no cost for discussions with experts and other Vets about living with PTSD effects. V. C. Dawson, Ma, Counseling Psychology Group Facilitator. Where: American Legion Post 118 1500 Barbara Loop Rio Rancho When: 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month 6:30 pm. Begins 7-1-09 Required: Copy of your DD-214 Tell a Vet there is help from other Vets! There is a link at: www.riorancho.com Some symptoms: Vets who are experiencing conditions like, Marital Distress, depression, Anxiety, Hypervigilance (alertness, attention, watchfulness), Suicidal thoughts, Exaggerated startle response, addiction, employment problems due to conflicts, Violence control, Avoidance of activities or places or other distressing thoughts are acts. Invisible wounds of war: "17% of soldiers returning from Iraq experience a mental health problem. Less than half of soldiers with mental health problems seek treatment." New England Journal of Medicine 7/04 " Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan - 300,000 in all - report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slightly more than half have sought treatment, In addition, researchers found about 19 percent of returning service members report that they experienced a possible traumatic brain injury while deployed, with 7 percent reporting both a probable brain injury and current PTSD or major depression according to a new RAND Corporation study"
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