This is the 6th episode of the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp, a series of podcasts that is looking at all aspects of Veteran Mental Health. Check out the first episode and all episodes as they’re released by going here
Summary:
Dr. Kidd is currently a staff psychologist and manager of the Community-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Program with the VA of Eastern Colorado.
Education
1987 – 1992 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Ph.D.,
Clinical Psychology Dissertation: Attachment styles and terror management: Individual differences in response to mortality salience
1985 – 1987 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado
M.A., Clinical Psychology
Thesis: Loneliness and the aged: An examination of Wiess’s typology
1973 – 1977 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
B.A., Social Science
Teaching
1/2015 Visiting professor, January term, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan – Course: Addiction, Trauma, & Recovery
1/01 – 12/02 Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Certifications
Licensed Psychologist – State of Colorado
IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:
- Dr. Kidd’s history and work with the Department of Veterans Affairs
- The shift in substance abuse treatment from pre-9/11 veterans to post-9/11 veterans
- Primary substance abuse with veterans
- The military’s influence on developing substance abuse
- Drinking culture as communal, celebratory, and coping
- Substance use/abuse during isolation
LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Colorado Springs Community Based Outreach Clinic
Contact information for the Colorado Springs Substance Abuse Treatment Program
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