Training Description:
This yearlong series of presentations is presented by and in association with Journey Mental Health Center and the Madison Veteran's Administration (VA). The training courses are free and open to community members. Please RSVP using the form below to gain access to the Zoom link for each session. This training is not eligible for CE credits.
Venue: All trainings will take place on Zoom
Time: 9:00 to 10:00 AM CST
Cost per Session: FREE
Click HERE to Register for Session 2
Training Information:
Session 2: Veterans in the Legal System - Friday, May 16, 2025
Description: Veterans can become involved with the legal system (both civil and criminal) for several reasons, including mental health issues and struggles adjusting to civilian life. This training will explore what leads Veterans into the legal system, the challenges they face, and how to assist them to exit the system. This will include a presenter sharing his relevant lived experience.
Objectives:
- Recognize what risk factors increase the likelihood that Veterans will struggle to readjust to civilian life.
- Explore the legal challenges Veterans are faced with once involved in the legal system.
- Explain the options available to assist a Veteran in how to exit the legal system.
Presenters: Richard Harris, CAPSW, MSW, WCBTP, WCPS & Edward Zapala, LCSW
Richard Harris is a Wisconsin Certified Peer Support Specialist with the “lived experience” of “Veterans in the Legal System.” Richard provides peer support community reentry services to incarcerated Veterans in Dane County in collaboration with Just Dane, Inc.
Edward Zapala is a social worker in the homeless program at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, where he has been since 2007.
Click HERE to Register for Session 2
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Interested in More? Check out more in this series:
- Session 3: Overview of the VA Homeless Program
- Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
- Presenter: Nancy Vue, LSCW - Coordinated Entry Specialist, VA Homeless Program
- Session 4: Let’s Talk about Firearms: Improving Lethal Means Safety Discussions Through Improved Self-Knowledge
- Date: Friday, September 12, 2025
- Presenters: Andrea Bailey: LCSW, Madison VA Suicide Prevention Program Supervisor, Kati Beck: Madison VA Community Engagement and Partnerships Coordinator, & Jade Goodhue: USCCA Instructor, American Legion Commander for Lyons, WI and Marine Corp Veteran
- Session 5: Veteran's Mental Health and Case Management
- Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
- Presenter: Calvin Stammer
- Session 6: Moral Injury
- Date: Friday, December 12, 2025
- Presenter: Victoria Fishel, D.Min, C.S.D, BCC-CLA
