“Family of Heroes – Resiliency Training for Veteran Families” has been nominated for a Games For Change award in the category “Most Significant Impact.” To read about the nomination, click on the following link:
http://www.gamesforchange.org/2012/05/2012-games-for-change-awards-nominees-announced/
Family of Heroes, the online PTSD and resiliency training for vets’ families, teaches family members to “learn to de-escalate arguments, resolve disputes and, if necessary, direct their veteran to seek help at the VA.”
The VA Hudson Valley Health Care System is now “partnering with over 30 veteran organizations in the region to reach out to families of veterans and inform them about the [training.]”
For more information about the training and the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System’s outreach, click here.
“[College] throws a bunch of different challenges and situations at us, and it is up to us to not only keep ourselves in check but to also look out for the members of our community,” says a student who recently completed the course.
Class Problem, a piece from “Inside Higher Ed,” discusses the difficulty in dealing with classroom disruptors. The article cites early intervention with at-risk students as a way to keep classrooms a productive learning place. At-Risk For University Faculty demonstrates how faculty can work with “students in their classrooms who have exhibited behavior similar to the online simulation.”
Click here to read the full story.
“Games provide a platform to create engaging practice environments where users can engage in risk-free activities that are similar to the ones they encounter in real life,” explains Ron Goldman, CEO of Kognito.
“The University Star,” Texas State University-San Marcos’ newspaper, covered the successful implementation of At-Risk for University Faculty at over 75 universities in Texas, including Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and University of Texas-Pan American.
Family of Heroes is being featured in “Military Mental Health,” a blog focusing on mental health in the military and veteran community.
You can read the piece, “‘Family of Heroes’: A Virtual Solution to Some Very Real Problems,” by clicking here.
