Keith Armstrong

Keith Armstrong, L.C.S.W. is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He directs the San Francisco Veterans Administration's (SFVA) Veteran's Outreach Program at San Francisco City College, the first ever VA funded mental health program on a college campus, the SFVA's Family Therapy Program where he provides supervision and training to psychiatry residents, psychology externs, interns, fellows and social work interns. He also directs the social workers in the mental health service, is a member of the SFVA's Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Clinical Team and he consults to the UCSF Intensive Family Therapy program. He is the recipient of multiple teaching awards including the prestigious 2011 UCSF Department of Psychiatry George Sarlo Teaching Award. Mr. Armstrong is the co-author of the best-selling book, Courage After Fire, Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families. His newest co-authored book is entitled Courage After Fire for Parents: Strategies for Coping When your Son or Daughter Returns from Deployment.