Organizers, presenters, and participants are to be congratulated for recognizing a need and trying to provide a service. It is too bad the theoretical focus of the conference was not carried out in practice. For the therapist, products of their education and not their heart, process rather than substance was stressed. Clearly the twain was not meeting in New York's Upper East Side. The workshops did identify the areas in which vets and their families need assistance.
Vets do have problems related to homelessness, substance abuse, and other psycho-social disorders.
They need an arena and an advocate to so these issues can be raised, discussed, analyzed, evaluated, and resolved. It might be argued that after ten years, the passion surrounding vet issues has cooled. Ultimately, if this conference is to progress to years eleven and twelve and beyond, it must regain its initial integrity and purpose. We are still in need of consideration and are still seeking answers to questions we do not know how to ask. This site designed by New Word Order .