Learning Path

Pathway: Healthcare Professionals

The Illinois Governor’s Challenge Healthcare Professionals Learning Pathway, developed in partnership with PsychArmor, provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools to better support service members, Veterans, and their families. Through eight courses, participants will strengthen their understanding of military culture, Veteran healthcare needs, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed care.

Here's what you'll learn:

Recognize the unique experiences and healthcare needs of Veterans.
Identify suicide risk factors and apply effective crisis response and prevention strategies.
Understand the importance of firearm safety and lethal means counseling.
Recognize the impacts of military sexual trauma and the unique needs of women Veterans.
Apply VA S.A.V.E. principles and connect Veterans with appropriate VA resources and support.
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4 Lessons

15 Things Veterans Want You to Know for Healthcare Providers

This course was created to educate Healthcare Providers who care for our military Veterans. PsychArmor asked hundreds of Veterans what they wanted civilians, employers, educators, health care providers, and therapists to know about them.

3 Lessons

Communicating with Veterans

Master the fundamentals of online learning to enhance your study habits, improve time management, and boost engagement in virtual classrooms.

4 Lessons

Columbia Scale for Healthcare Providers

Talking to a service member or Veteran about suicide -- and asking the right questions -- are the first steps in saving a life. To create an open, honest discussion about mental health healthcare providers should use the C-SSRS

7 Lessons

Women Veterans Series

This series explores the history, triumphs, and unique challenges of women in uniform throughout history while highlighting the valuable service of the fastest-growing group of Veterans.

4 Lessons

Crisis Response Plan for Healthcare Providers

This course introduces the theory behind the Crisis Response Plan, and explains the importance of narrative-based assessment of predisposition, risk factors and protective factors in your clinical interactions with patients.

11 Lessons

Firearms & Suicide in the Military-Connected Community: 5 Things Medical Professionals Need to Know

In this short, engaging course, Dr. Ted Bonar and Dr. Heidi Kraft discuss the importance of including conversations about lethal means accessibility – specifically firearms – during safety planning in all types of clinical encounters.

1 Lessons

Evaluation Survey

Earn your Healthcare Professional certificate

Complete all of the required courses