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Dr. Edward Tick: Healing for War Veterans
March 6, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Dr. Tick’s current book is Warrior’s Return: Restoring the Soul after War. Edward Tick, Ph.D., is Founding Director of the non-profit Soldier’s Heart, Inc. Honored for his groundbreaking work in the spiritual, holistic and community-based healing of veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dr. Tick has been a psychotherapist for 39 years, specializing in working with veterans since the 1970s. Dr. Tick is an internationally recognized educator and expert on veterans, PTSD, and the psychology of military-related issues and has conducted trainings, retreats, and workshops across the country and overseas. He has lectured and trained staff and worked with wounded warriors at West Point, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Forts Hood, Knox, Bragg, and other Dept. of Defense facilities. The Department of Defense now uses his pioneering work and he was the U.S. Army’s 2012 trainer for its annual Chaplain Sustainment Training in PTSD.
He is a tireless advocate for war-healing and peace-making, lecturing around the world and leading semi-annual educational, healing, and reconciliation journeys to Vietnam and Greece.
Dr. Tick is a gifted healer, teacher, and guide specializing in using psycho-spiritual, cross-cultural, and international reconciliation practices to bring healing and hope to veterans, communities, and nations recovering from the traumas of war and violence.