Scott Tirocchi is the division director for Justice For Vets (JFV), a division of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP). He served in the U.S. Army reserves and the Rhode Island Army National Guard for 21 years. His occupational specialty was being a military police officer. While deployed to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004, he served as commander for the training and doctrine component of Training Assistance Group II to the Afghan National Army. He retired at the rank of major. Scott has an employment background rooted in treatment and criminal justice. He is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with certifications in clinical trauma and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). He was previously employed with the Rhode Island Judiciary, serving in a dual capacity as deputy director for their district court's pretrial services unit and program coordinator for their veterans treatment court. Scott has been a behavioral health clinician in correctional and hospital settings as well as various community behavioral health organizations throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. He has Master of Arts degree in Human Development and a Master of Science degree in Human Services.

The PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the series of courses on Military Culture. From the cornerstone PsychArmor course 15 things veterans want you to know, to working with veterans as a community member and basic information about how to communicate with veterans who are disabled or trauma exposed, these courses are designed to help you understand and interact with veterans more effectively so that you can provide whatever support they need. You can access this course series through this link: https://learn.psycharmor.org/collections?category=military-culture

 

This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.

Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.