Save the Date! 

A Celebration of Service

April 6-8, 2014

This year's Celebration of Service will include a community service day, a conference for students in mental health disciplines, and an evening reception and performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Water by the Spoonful at the Studio Theatre on April 8, 2014. These events will bring together colleagues from the military, government, corporate, educational, and nonprofit worlds to focus on service and train the next generation of mental health professionals while encouraging volunteerism, engaging communities, and creating awareness of the need for critical mental health services.

  

Sunday Afternoon, April 6, 2014 

A Celebration of Service Community Project 

Working with City Year and other partners, we will invite military leaders, conference attendees, and local students to roll up their sleeves and work side-by-side with veterans on a community project in Washington, D.C.

 

Monday, April 7, 2014

National Day of Training: Educating the Next Generation of Mental Health Professionals about Military Mental Health

 

 

Tuesday Evening, April 8, 2014

A Celebration of Service VIP Reception and Performance at Studio Theatre

Our three days of events culminate with a reception and performance of Quiara Alegría Hudes's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Water by the Spoonful at the Studio Theatre, in Washington, D.C.'s vibrant 14th Street corridor.

 

During our VIP reception, we will honor USMC veteran Brendan O'Toole with the Give an Hour Celebration of Service Award. Brendan completed his 3,600-mile Run for the Veterans in honor of the men and women who have served Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

Our evening will end with a Q&A followed by a dessert reception.  

  

   

To register or to keep up-to-date on event details, click here. 

 

For sponsorship opportunities, click here or contact Katherine Wilkins at kwilkins@giveanhour.org.

 

Give an Hour is proud to have been selected to be a part of The Giving Library, an online video archive providing philanthropists at all levels of giving an efficient way to learn about work being done by nonprofits across the nation.

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Click here to see Give an Hour on the Giving Library.  The video does a great job of telling the Give an Hour story--who we are, what we do, and how you can help us serve veterans and our military community.  Check it out and, please, share this link

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There is a growing interest in equine therapy supporting the psychological health and family relationships of service members, veterans, and their families worldwide. More information on equine therapy for military members can be found here.

 

Dr. Williams practices clinical and forensic psychology. She has advanced training in hypnosis, forensic psychology, and equine-assisted psychotherapy, as well as 26 years of experience in treating individuals with a wide range of mental health issues. In the forensic field, Dr. Williams has published journal articles and a book chapter. She is a former board member for PACE Center for Girls and presently serves on the board for the Institute for Survivors of Incest & Sexual Violence, Inc. 

 

Dr. Williams served as a Founding Member and Associate Trainer for both the International Academy for Advanced Clinical Hypnosis and the American Institute for Rapid Trauma Resolution. Her areas of specialty include trauma recovery, grief and loss, psych cardiology, couples and family treatment, and transpersonal psychotherapy. Dr. Williams is certified in Hypnotherapy as well as Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy. Author of Resurrecting Self: Understanding and Treating Military Women with PTSD & MST--A Guide for Survivors and Those Who Love and Care for Them, she has been approved since 2009 by the APA to provide CEs in the area of PTSD/MST for mental health professionals. In addition, she is approved as a Mental Health Consultant, Department of Labor, and Center for Excellence, St. Petersburg, Fla. 

 

She is co-founder of Sun Song Healing Retreats & Workshops, part of the Equusolutions nonprofit organization, and has been interviewed on broadcast and internet radio, television, and in print.

 

As a result of Dr. Williams' work with horses and military women with PTSD/MST, she has been approved by The American Psychological Association to offer CE workshops using equine therapy methods for military women. Interested parties can Click Here for the workshop schedule, or call the office at (727) 467-4213 for more information.

 

Thank you, Dr. Williams, for your dedication to the military community and Give an Hour! 

 

In keeping with their mission and the spirit of giving, Give an Hour staff and board members gathered to celebrate the holidays and also collected food for their neighbors in Montgomery County, Md.

 

 

"What If There's a 

Traumatic Brain Injury?"

 

A webinar co-sponsored by Give an Hour,  

the Brain Injury Association of America, 

and the Ohio Brain Injury Program  

Wednesday February 26, 3:00 p.m. EST

 

 

This webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals who want to learn about traumatic brain injury (TBI), why it is important to know a client's lifetime history of TBI, how neurological impairments could interfere with treatment, and suggestions for adapting their approach to accommodate those impairments. John D. Corrigan, PhD, Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Ohio State University and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation will present this one-hour training.

 

Click here to register.

 

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) invites submissions of proposals to present at the 2014 NASW National Conference, Social Work: Courage, Hope, and Leadership to be held July 23-26, 2014, in Washington, D.C.  

Social workers are leaders of change and strengthen the safety net of society. They bring hope and inspire people to find their courage and fulfill their potential. Join renowned keynote speakers and gain new skills at innovative workshops. Submit a proposal to present, and network with 2,000 of your colleagues, at NASW's meeting of the profession, the 2014 NASW National Conference. The final date for submission of proposals is January 31, 2014.

For more information on proposal requirements, click here.

Whether you are a provider new to Give an Hour or an old hand who has been giving your services to Give an Hour for years, we encourage you to take a look at the new provider tool kit. In this collection of materials, you will find useful information and opportunities to "give an hour" in your community while you are waiting for your first GAH client or in between clients.

Give an Hour provider logos are now available on our website-- www.giveanhour.org. Log in to the provider section of the website, and you will find a logo that can be saved and downloaded into your business website (please consider making this a link to our website) or included in print material. We are thankful for your involvement with Give an Hour and want to help you receive recognition for your choice to serve military families. In turn, we appreciate your continuing to educate the community about us. 

 

With so many worthy causes vying for dollars and support, Give an Hour is especially grateful for every dollar and every hour given in support of our organization.

We are thankful for the continued support of friends new and old, such as the many federal employees and military service members who donate through the Combined Federal Campaign. New donors in 2013 and early 2014 include those who gave through GlobalGiving, such as gift card recipients of VMware and Outerwall.  

We are proud of our efforts to operate efficiently, keep overhead at a minimum, and maintain an extremely low cost for providing services.  It costs Give an Hour roughly $17 to provide one hour of free counseling.

Thank you for your very generous donations of time, talent, and money.  We couldn't do what we do without you.

Give an Hour apparel and all sorts of other cool items, available at our online shop, make great holiday gift items. Whether it is a water bottle, coffee mug, tote bag, t-shirt, or Give an Hour baseball cap, you can purchase it at our Cafe Press shop and help us raise awareness and funds for the valuable work we are doing all over the country. Show your colors and your support.