In this course, which was developed by Amy Appel of Real-Life Alternatives, you will summarize the ways in which massage therapy is good for the veteran population in general, identify common characteristics of veterans and develop skills for communicating with them, identify health conditions that are specific to individual theaters of war, identify the 15 veteran-related health conditions, and develop a strategic plan for working with veterans using the SMEAC process. We will also be having a guest speaker in this class, a veteran who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, who will be here to share his experiences and answer questions.