Dr. Anthony Hassan is the CEO of the Cohen Veterans Network, a network of  25 mental health clinics nationwide. These clinics are designed to improve the mental health outcomes for post-9/11 veterans and their families, with a particular emphasis on post-traumatic stress, through high-quality, free, and accessible mental health care. In addition, he leads efforts to advance the field through funded research initiatives and training programs to improve care within the network and beyond.

Hassan is a veteran of the United States Army enlisted and Air Force officer with 30 years of experience in military behavioral health, serving as a military social work officer, leader, clinician, and academic. He served during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004 on the first-ever Air Force combat stress control and prevention team embedded with the Army. He also led the largest military substance abuse and family advocacy programs in the Pacific. These programs were recognized as benchmark programs and training sites for all other Pacific bases.

He most recently served as the inaugural Director and Clinical Professor of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the University of Southern California School of Social Work. During his tenure at CIR from 2009-2015, Hassan was instrumental in the exponential growth of the school’s military social work program and community-based research on veterans and military families. He has strong relationships with the most senior levels of leadership in the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Washington, D.C.

In this episode, we discuss work-life balance, voice search and why you should care, and how content affects SEO.

Welcome to Remove Before Flight where we help prepare Veterans to start, grow or scale a business. Every Sunday Kevin will share an interview with a successful business owner, or a service organization that can help you along your journey, when possible the interviewee will also be a veteran, or Remove Before Flight will feature a marketing training to help you make your business a success.  If you liked this episode please share it with your friends and family!

In this episode, Duane sits down and talks to Veteran and Clinical Mental Health Counselor Marc Scroggins about his military experience and his path towards becoming a clinical mental health and substance abuse counselor.

Marc shares his personal journey regarding mental health and his thoughts on how veterans should approach those challenges in post-military life that they may be experiencing.

In this episode, we discuss the entrepreneur life, provide some helpful tips no matter what stage your journey is in, and hopefully deal with these nasty bugs invading my office.

The Entrepreneur Life - Reading Habits

The Quest for Knowledge

Rich Habits

Learning From Failure

The NBA's Biggest Bust

The 5 Paragraph Business Plan

Refusing to Give Up

The Infiltration of Nasty Bugs

This is the second podcast in a two-part series that looks at removing some misconceptions about mental health treatment. In the first episode, Duane talked about eight things that a veteran might want a mental health professional to know; in this episode, Duane talks about eight things that a mental health professional wants a veteran to know about the therapy process. Understanding the expectations of each will benefit both.

The eight things a therapist wants a veteran to know are:

1.    This isn’t about Freud on the couch.

2.    This stuff actually works.

3.    You’re going to have to talk about what’s bothering you…

4.    …and it’s not as bad as you think it’s going to be.

5.    It’s not all about pills and meds.

6.    I actually know what I’m talking about.

7.    I’m not going to give you advice or tell you what to do.

8.    If you and I don’t click, then let me help you find someone you do click with.

Eight Things a Mental Health Professional wants a Veteran to Know (Blog Post)

Head Space and Timing Podcast Episode 5: 8 Things a Veteran wants their Therapist to know

In this episode things get real. Paige is back and this time she is the host of the show spinning the table around by interviewing her dad about entrepreneurship.

Learn our host, Kevin Fairbanks' views on Entrepreneurship

Keeping Yourself Educated

Kevin's Golden Rule

FREE Website SEO Audit

Veterans Hearing Study

Richard Bong was America's top Ace Fighter Pilot in World War 2. Jeff is joined by fellow veteran Albert LaBella. Albert considers Richard Bong a role model and example of great leadership and we will discuss this Hero and also some of our own experiences and funny stories.

Richard Bong's impressive military career and accomplishments

How Richard Bong inspires and is the example for retired Army Colonel Albert LaBella.

Albert talks about Jeff and his sometimes wild antics.

You will hear Jeff break down into a rarely heard genuine bout of laughter at Albert's stories and anecdotes.

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http://acepilots.com/usaaf_bong.html