VISN 2 MIRECC Education Core
About the VISN 2 MIRECC Education Core
The VISN 2 MIRECC Education Core develops and disseminates educational resources for Veterans with serious mental illness and Veterans with suicide risk. The resources are designed for clinicians, Veterans, and their loved ones, and include seminars, training programs, and various educational products.
For Providers
Discovery to Recovery is our monthly webinar series designed to bring you clinical insights translated from research to improve your daily clinical practice with Veterans with mental illness. The series is accredited and offers continuing education credits. The target audience includes physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, therapists, and anyone else involved in Veteran care. Webinars are held every second Wednesday of the month from 12PM EST to 1PM EST. Visit the Webinar Page for information on upcoming webinars.
The Veteran Cultural Competence Training is a day-long immersive experience in which attendees gain a new perspective on what it is like to be a veteran and the emotions they may experience in day-to-day life. Visit the Veteran’s Cultural Competence Page for more information.
For Loved Ones of Veterans
Worried about a Veteran is a resource for family members and loved ones of military service members and Veterans. The website provides information on warning signs that someone might be suicidal, how to start a conversation if you are concerned about the safety of a service member or Veteran, and how to practice firearm safety. Visit the WAV website for more information.
Fellowship & Other Training Programs
The VA Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment at the VISN 2 MIRECC is a two-year program aimed at training MDs, psychologists, and other allied health professionals to become leading clinical researchers in serious mental illness and suicide. Visit our Fellowship Page for more information and how to apply.
The Psychology Externship Program at the VISN 2 MIRECC offers doctoral psychology students training in Veteran mental health, with particular emphases on Veteran suicide prevention and Veteran criminal justice involvement (Risk Assessment & Management Track) and Veteran psychological assessment (Assessment Track). Visit the NYNJADOT Website for more information and how to apply.
We offer a Clinical Research Elective rotation for psychology interns at the James J. Peters VAMC. The intern will have opportunities to conduct diagnostic and clinical assessments for research studies, serve as a study clinician for clinical trials, and be involved in scholarly activities. The intern will get training and experience administering standardized clinical interviews and rating scales, delivering manualized treatments, and producing scholarly work for presentation and publication. Examples of current studies include a randomized clinical trial of DBT for Justice-Involved Veterans, a pilot study of a blended psychoeducation and mobile health intervention targeting alexithymia to reduce suicide risk in Veterans with SMI, and a pilot study of a neurofeedback intervention to reduce suicide-specific rumination. For more information, please contact the JJPVAMC internship director Dr. Laura Pratchett at laura.pratchett@va.gov.
