National trauma expert to speak at Maine Military & Community Conference

AUGUSTA — The Maine Military & Community Network will host its ninth annual statewide conference Thursday, July 18, at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Moral Injury: The Many Faces of Loss.”
Carolyn Allard, associate professor and program director of the Ph.D. program at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, will deliver the keynote address. Prior to her current position at the CSPP, Allard served as the program director of the Military Sexual Trauma & Interpersonal Trauma Clinic for more than a decade at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System.
“We are very excited to bring trauma expert Dr. Allard to Maine,” said Amy Line of the MMCN leadership council and planning committee. “Dr. Allard’s interest in trauma-related guilt and shame developed throughout her clinical and research career due to their obviously pervasive and impactful role in post-traumatic distress. We look forward to her training on Trauma Informed Guilt Reduction and all it stands to offer those in attendance.”
MMCN’s annual conference provides active duty military personnel, veterans, veteran service organizations and clinicians the opportunity to network and share information on topics affecting veterans, service members and their families. The objective of the conference is to increase the overall awareness among service members, veterans, and providers of the issues and opportunities related to those who have served in the military.
To register for the conference and to view the complete conference agenda, visit mainemcn.org/annual-conference-2-2/ by July 16. To learn more about available resources for veterans and their families, contact the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services at 207-430-6035 or visit www.maine.gov/veterans.