BOSTON, Nov. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Health Options (Beacon), the nation's premier behavioral health company, proudly honors the men and women of our armed forces on Veterans Day and every day. Beacon is taking Veterans Day as an opportunity to bring attention to the educational course Military Culture: Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals. This free online course, developed by the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of Defense (DOD), is offered in four modules with two continuing education units (CEUs) for each module.
The Military Culture: Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals course is offered by both the DOD's Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) and the Veterans Health Administration Employee Education System (VHA-EES). The CDP's mission is to train military and civilian behavioral health professionals. The VHA-EES supports the professional development needs of public health and health care providers, with a focus on Veteran patient care. To learn more about the four individual learning modules, visit the Military Culture Course page.
The four learning modules of the course are:
To take advantage of this free professional development opportunity and earn CEUs, participants must first create an account on the TRAIN system if they do not already have one. Once that is completed, they can begin with Module 1.
"As a behavioral health company, we believe one way to best serve our veterans is to help mental health care providers better understand the veterans they treat," said Dr. Gary Proctor, Regional Medical Director for Beacon Health Options. "The more they understand military experience and military family life, the better they are able to support service members and their families."
About Beacon Health Options
Beacon Health Options is a health improvement company serving 47 million individuals across all 50 states and the United Kingdom. On behalf of employers, health plans and government agencies, we manage innovative programs and solutions that directly address the challenges our behavioral health care system faces today. Beacon is a national leader in the fields of mental and emotional wellbeing, addiction, recovery and resilience, employee assistance, and wellness. We help people make the difficult life changes needed to be healthier and more productive. Partnering with a network of providers nationwide, we help individuals live their lives to the fullest potential. For more information, visit www.beaconhealthoptions.com and connect with us on www.facebook.com/beaconhealthoptions, www.twitter.com/beaconhealthopt and www.linkedin.com/company/beacon-health-options.
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