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The primary goals of this program are to help veterans and service members of any conflict era improve anger management skills and prevent arguments and conflict in intimate relationships.
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The primary goals of this program are to help OEF/OIF military couples strengthen their relationship, increase feelings of closeness and happiness, and to prevent arguments and conflict.
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Casey Taft, Ph.D., is a staff psychologist at the National Center for PTSD in the VA Boston Healthcare System, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Taft was the 2006 Chaim Danieli Young Professional Award winner from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the 2009 Linda Saltzman Memorial Intimate Partner Violence Researcher Award winner. Dr. Taft currently serves as principal
investigator on funded grants focusing on understanding and preventing relationship conflict through NIMH, the Department of Veterans Affairs,
the Centers for Disease Control, and the Department of Defense.
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Candice M. Monson, Ph.D., is
one of the foremost experts on intimate relationship
functioning and PTSD and the use of conjoint therapy
in treating traumatic stress reactions. She is currently
an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training
at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. Prior to this,
Dr. Monson served as Deputy Director of the Women's Health
Sciences Division of the VA National Center for PTSD
and continues to collaborate with colleagues as an Affiliate.
Her primary research focus is on the development, testing,
and dissemination of treatments for PTSD. Dr. Monson
has co-authored Cognitive Processing Therapy: Veteran/Military
Version, and is the primary developer of Cognitive-Behavioral
Conjoint Therapy for PTSD.
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Patricia A. Resick, Ph.D., is the Director
of the Women’s Health Sciences Division of the National
Center for PTSD at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare
System. She is a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology
at Boston University. She has developed and tested Cognitive
Processing Therapy, an effective short term treatment
for PTSD and corollary symptoms. She has published four
books and over 150 journal articles and book chapters.
Dr. Resick has served on the editorial boards of eight
scientific journals and has been elected President of
both the International Society for Traumatic Stress and
the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
(now ABCT). Dr. Resick has received numerous awards for
her research in the field of PTSD and has been leading
a national VA initiative to disseminate Cognitive Processing
Therapy throughout the country.
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Christopher Murphy, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He also directs the New Behaviors Program at the Domestic Violence Center of Howard County, Maryland, a comprehensive clinical training, service, and research program focused on perpetrators of intimate partner violence. Dr. Murphy’s research focuses on cognitive-behavioral and motivational treatments for abusive behavior in intimate adult relationships, factors that predict successful response to partner violence treatment, emotional abuse in relationships, and the links between intimate partner violence and the use of alcohol and drugs. This work has been supported by the grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Dr. Murphy has authored more than 50 articles and book chapters on the topic of intimate partner violence. |
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Coordinator:
Sarah Krill, M.Ed., is a mental health counselor
on the Strength At Home staff at the National Center for PTSD,
Behavioral Science Division, Boston VA. Sarah received
her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Boston University.
She completed her clinical internship in PTSD and substance
abuse disorder treatment at the Bedford VA Domiciliary. Since
2003, Sarah has been doing community-based advocacy work for
military families and veterans struggling with deployment and
reintegration issues. |
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Jason “Jake” Flick, M.A., is a mental health
clinician on the Strength At Home staff at the National Center
for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division, Boston VA. He received
his Master’s degree in clinical psychology from Western Carolina
University and is currently in his fourth year as a Doctoral
Candidate in clinical psychology at Antioch University New
England. Jake served for six years in the U.S. Navy, most
of which was spent aboard USS Halyburton (FFG-40), where
he served three tours-of-duty in the Persian Gulf. Impelled
by his own experiences in the military and as a veteran,
his primary research interest focuses on ways to reduce the stigma of seeking therapy among returning veterans. |
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Jamie Howard, Ph.D., is
a postdoctoral fellow on the Strength At Home staff
at the National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division,
Boston VA. Her clinical and research interests are in the
effects of PTSD on family functioning, particularly parent-child
and intimate partner interactions. She received her Doctorate
in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University and completed
her internship at The Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology,
focusing on assessment and treatment of trauma in both children
and OEF/OIF veterans. |
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Alexandra Macdonald, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral
fellow on the Strength At Home staff at the National Center
for PTSD, Behavioral Science Division, Boston VA. Her clinical
and research interests are in the overlap between, and treatment
of, PTSD and substance abuse disorders. She received her
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Boston University and
completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship in PTSD
assessment, treatment and research in Charleston, SC at the
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center at the
Medical University of South Carolina. |
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