The Hidden Frontline: Caring For Invisible Wounds

Presented by: Roxana E. Delgado, PhD, MS, PNAP

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
10:00am - 12:00pm ET

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Meet the Presenter

Roxanna E. Delgado

PhD, MS

Dr. Roxana Delgado is a health scientist committed to enhancing the well-being of Military and Veteran communities. She serves as a tenured Professor, Military Health Research Scholar, and Director of the Caring for the Caregiver Program at UT Health San Antonio’s School of Nursing. Additionally, Dr. Delgado holds an appointment as a scientist with the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Elizabeth Dole VA Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research. She is the first Military Health Institute Fellow at UT Health San Antonio and currently an affiliated faculty member. Her research includes developing the Military and Veteran Caregiver Portfolio, a pioneering platform focused on the short- and long-term health outcomes of caregivers supporting wounded, ill, and injured service members and Veterans. Her work examines predictors of caregiver health outcomes, especially those related to chronic illness and disease progression. Notably, her key study identifying distress phenotypes as predictors of suicidal ideation among caregivers has impacted healthcare practices and national policy. Dr. Delgado is the scientific lead for the Campaign for Inclusive Care and the Caregiver Integrated Care, where she guides the development, implementation, and multi-phase evaluation of a caregiver-inclusive model adopted within the Veterans Health Administration and now being adapted for broader healthcare systems.

Her professional journey is deeply personal, shaped by her experience as the spouse of a combat Veteran and Purple Heart recipient. This lived experience fuels her passion and commitment to the science of caregiving and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Delgado is a nationally recognized researcher, speaker, and advocate, and she serves on numerous advisory boards to inform Veteran and caregiver policy. An Elizabeth Dole Foundation Fellow representing Texas (2015–2016), Dr. Delgado continues to champion caregivers' voices through her science, scholarship, and advocacy. Her mission is clear: to help Veterans and their families not only survive the wounds of war but also find ways to heal and thrive together

Target Audience For This Presentation: Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Marriage Family Therapists, Peer Support Specialists, Mental Health Counseling and Social Work Interns

Content Area: Intermediate level courses provide information that builds on knowledge practitioners with some experience already have. These courses focus on skill-building or adding knowledge, possibly following a brief overview of basic information, and involve using information in concrete situations and understanding the underlying structure of the material.

Agenda (Eastern Time)

9:55 - Login In

10:00 - Welcome, Announcements, Speaker Introduction

11:45-12:00 - Q&A

12:00 - Wrap-up & Evaluations

Course Interaction & System Requirements: This live webinar presentation is interactive. Attendees & presenters may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.

System requirements:

• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher

• Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher

• Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible

Course Completion and CE Information:

To earn CE credit, participants must be on time, sign in and sign out, attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation. This is a 2 hour course. Partial credit is not permitted. Must be present the full 2 hours to receive CE certificate. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 5 business days of course completion.

CE Statements:

Summit BHC, provider #2057, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/31/2025 - 07/31/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

Summit BHC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7161. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Summit BHC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Contact: For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call or email: Janis Ellington 912-678-4480 janis.ellington@summitbhc.com

Registration Deadline: Registration will remain open until 5:00 ET on the day prior to the start of the training. In the event the training reaches capacity prior to that day/time, registration will close automatically.