The Soldiers Project

The Ernest S. Lawrence Trauma Center
Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies

Hidden Wounds of War - Pathways to Healing

May 16 - 18, 2008
Panel Discussions:
The Impact of the War on the Soldier
The Impact of War on the Family
Challenges for the Therapist
How to Launch A Soldiers Project

Workshops:
Combat stress Traumatic Brain Injury Healing the mind, body and spirit
Military Sexual Trauma
Homecoming/marital issues Children - separation/loss
Resources for projects / other pro bono projects

Keynote Speakers:
Jonathan Shay, Psychiatrist, Veteran Affairs and Author
Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

Congressman Bob Filner, Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Continuing Medical Education CME and CEU credits provided

Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles Fee: $150 Sponsorships available

Contact Judith Broder, M.D.
www.thesoldiersproject.org

Phone: 818-761-7438
email: info@thesoldiersproject.org

The Soldiers Project provides free mental health services to active-duty soldiers and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, their families and communities.
Conference costs partially supported by grants from the International Psychoanalytic Association and The Verbena Foundation