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Please Help Our Military Men and Women in Obtaining Appropriate Disability Compensation for (Recognition of) Mental Health Injuries

Our returning troops injured from service in Iraq and Afghanistan often return to a battle at home – the battle to receive the treatment and compensation earned by their service. Mental health conditions are among the most common injuries; but often are not fully evaluated, diagnosed, and treated.

Lawyers Serving Warriors leads the fight to secure for service members and veterans the federal benefits earned through service to our country in Iraq and Afghanistan. You can help us assist these returning warriors if you are:

  • Licensed as a psychiatrist or doctoral-level psychologist
  • Qualified to perform a psychological or psychiatric evaluation
  • Able to integrate forensic methods into evaluation
  • Able to provide 10-14 hours of time free or at significantly reduced cost
  • Interested in helping those who have served in our Armed Forces

Evaluations will consist of typical elements: 1) reason for referral, 2) background information, 3) description of assessment procedures, 4) recent stressors, 5) mental status exam, 6) results of psychological tests administered, 7) review of relevant medical records, 8) opinion summary, and 9) prognosis and treatment recommendations.

Additionally, evaluations will be consistent with a forensic approach; an evaluator will explicitly assess the consistency of factual information across multiple sources.

The Lawyers Serving Warriors Project provides guidance in the elements and methods of forensic assessment. Lawyers Serving Warriors will provide mental health volunteers with complete medical records, a statement of the case identifying the focus of inquiry, and guidance in complying with regulations that dictate the required content of evaluations. Volunteers will work closely with pro bono legal counsel representing the service member or veteran.

Volunteer to help by completing the form below.

Basic Information

Salutation:

First Name:

Middle Initial:

Last Name:

Home Phone:

Cell Phone:

Work Phone:

Primary Email Address:

Secondary Email Address:

Do you speak Spanish?

License:

State granting this license:

License Expiration Date:

License Number/NPI/UPIN:

Highest Relevant Degree:

Education-based Subfield or Subspecialty:

Name of School or Institute granting this Degree:

Professional Affiliations and Certifications:

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW)

American Board of Psychiatry &
      Neurology (Board Certified)

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse
      Practitioner (PMHNP)

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

American Psychological Association Leadership

American Psychiatric Association Leadership

Please indicate if you have a practice or research focus in any of the following "disorder" categories:

Anxiety

PTSD

Mood

Bipolar

Psychotic

Substance Abuse

Cognitive

Developmental

Axis II diagnoses

Based on the descriptions above, please indicate which of the following services you would be willing to perform for our clients:

Full Evaluation

Critical Review of Mental Health
      Records

Forensic Consultation

Interview of a Client

Ongoing Counseling

Practice Information

Practice 1 (Preferred Place of Contact)

Facility/ Practice Name:

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State:

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Phone Extension:

Fax:

Practice 2

Facility/ Practice Name:

Street Address:

Street Address line 2:

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State:

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Phone Number:

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Fax:

Practice 3

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Fax:

Administrative Assistant information, if appropriate

With which Practice above is this Assistant associated?

First Name:

Last Name:

Phone Number:

Phone Extension:

Email:

Free Response

If you want to clarify your above responses, or if there is anything else we should know about you, please tell us here:

We will review your information, and ensure our program is an appropriate volunteer opportunity based on your qualifications. We will confirm receipt of your information by email within one week, and contact you by email or phone for clarification if necessary. Your information will be kept in an internal database of volunteers, but not publicly posted or shared. Please note: We are unable to ensure that one of our cases will present an appropriate volunteer opportunity for you.