Dr. Jeff Dodds, Clinical Director and Staff Psychologist at the Dallas VA Medical Center was the featured speaker at the May meeting of the TDWCC. Dr. Dodds gave a very informative presentation regarding the VA’s programs and services available to our veterans. He outlined the symptoms and some of the therapies involved with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is one of the most prevalent disorders diagnosed after service in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. He also discussed the problems related to traumatic brain injury and ways to diagnose and treat what many call the signature injury of our current battles. Also outlined were the numerous social problems occurring amongst the ranks of our returning vets and their families, including homelessness, divorce and infidelity, financial issues, unemployment, anger, and avoidance. Dr. Dodds spent a good deal of time answering numerous questions from those in attendance.
May Meeting Summary
A Powerful Noise movie event
| June 17, 2010 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Join us Thursday, June 17, at 6:30pm, for a screening of A Powerful Noise, a documentary film about women changing the world. Their stories will inspire you to join them.
The movie takes you inside the lives of three women – a girls’ education crusader from Mali, an HIV-positive widow from Vietnam, and a peacemaking survivor of the war in Bosnia – who each overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to bring lasting solutions to their communities.
The $25 ticket price includes the movie, coffee, dessert, and drawings for special door prizes. The theater has a cash bar. College students and anyone younger gets in for only $15!
You can purchase tickets online through Act Blue or mail us a check. Click here to purchase tickets.
See apowerfulnoise.org for more information on the movie.
Dr. Jeff Dodds to speak on VA services
| May 24, 2010 | ||
| 6:45 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
For our May General Meeting on Monday, May 24th, Dr. Jeff Dodds will be speaking about the VA services and programs available for veterans with a particular emphasis on what is in place for those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dr. Dodds is Clinical Director and Staff Psychologist at the Dallas VA Medical Center as well as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical School.
