🪖 Course for psychologists and chaplains

Military
Psychology

A course for training specialists for the professional support of military personnel and their families at all stages of war. Combines biblical therapy, CBT and the ACT method.

Program

100+ students are already studying

Audience

Who is this course for?

For military psychologists and volunteer psychologists who want to expand their competence in military psychology

For chaplains who want to deepen their knowledge of psychotherapy and spiritual support of the military

For social workers, specialists of rehabilitation centers, hospitals and students of psychological and theological programs

Results

What you will get after the course

Understanding the warrior's psyche

You will understand the specifics of the military psyche, combat trauma and the principles of trauma-focused and crisis work

Practical algorithms

You will master support algorithms in combat, hospital and rehabilitation settings, working with suicidality, sleep disorders and addictions

Holistic approach

You will understand the boundaries between psychological help and spiritual ministry and learn to combine both dimensions

Team

Course teachers

Tetiana Shaposhnyk

President of UIMP, psychotherapist

Psychotherapist, specialist in the trauma-focused therapy method, President of UIMP, volunteer of the hotline for military personnel and their families "Worth Living" (2022-2025)

Stan E. DeKoven

President of Vision University

Military psychologist (service 1976–1978), officer training (Fort Benning, Fort Sam Houston), Basic Training experience (Fort Jackson), practitioner-consultant since 1979 (trauma, violence, forensics), President of Vision International University

Anatoliy Kushnirchuk

Chaplain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Full-time military chaplain of the 143rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, pastor of the Irpin Bible Church (UCEC EBC)

Curriculum

Course program

Foundations and theory

1Introduction to military psychology
2The practice of trauma-focused therapy when working with the military
3A spiritual view on trauma therapy
4Spirituality and the inner resilience of a warrior
5Psychological support in combat conditions
6Psychological recovery of military personnel
7Psychological support for those released from captivity
8Working with military families

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