“You may be permanently changed by experiencing traumatic events, however, you do not have to be permanently damaged.”
Roger P. Buck., Ph.D. is a retired Navy veteran with 22 years active duty serving during the Vietnam War era. Dr. Buck is a licensed professional Clinical Counselor, a Doctoral Addictions Counselor and a retired U.S. Navy Veteran. He earned a Ph.D. in Counseling and Human Development Services from Kent State University in August 1998, an M.Ed. in Community Counseling from Georgia State University in March 1984, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Toledo in June 1975. Dr. Buck has extensive advanced training and research in human responses to Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He also has extensive experience as a counselor, teacher, consultant and administrator spanning a twenty five year career.
Dr. Edgardo Padin, Ph.D. is Chief of Psychology Services at the Louis Stokes Cleveland DVA Medical Center, and Chair of the Ohio VA Network PTSD Experts Workgroup, a group of VA clinicians focused on enhancing the study, identification, and care of Post-traumatic Stress and anxiety disorders across all VA medical centers and clinics in Ohio. He is a Vietnam War Army combat veteran and has been involved with veteran’s mental health issues for 22 years.
Dr. Padin graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tn., where he received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 1988. He has since held positions in the VA as Team Leader of Cleveland Veterans Outreach Centers, Coordinator of Intensive Addiction Recovery Programs, Manager of Psychiatry Outpatient Services and Director of the Center for Stress Recovery, a PTSD treatment center at the Cleveland VA. He has published various articles on PTSD assessment and treatment, including treatment manuals now used at VA Medical Centers across the country. He is a member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, American Psychological Association, Association of VA Psychology Leaders and the Ohio Cares Network, whose mission is to develop education and community intervention programs to assist returning OIF/OEF veterans and their families. In 2005, he was honored with the Ohio Governor’s Commendation Medal for his work with Ohio National Guardsmen, their families and the Ohio Cares Network.
