Licensed Marriage Family Therapist State of New Mexico #0695 (since 1994)
Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Goddard College Plainfield, Vermont 1977
 
 


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 Veterans interested in the Vets ask Vets group 
(Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ) Call Me! 898-9370
This group sponsored by the American Legion post 118 has completed.  
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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.

 
 

 The center of my practice will be in Corrales, Rio Rancho river areas.



Contact info:   505-898-9370	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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Professional Peer groups meets 1st  Fridays of the month.
The next meeting of the Albuquerque Peer group for 
NMAMFT will be on Friday April 8th at 2:00pm.


Please do what you can to attend and RSVP this email  with "form sub: mtg" in the subject line.

The agenda will be: 
Introductions
Ethical challenges
A Case conference
Legislation update
Meeting times, dates and locations
other business._

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