Perfecting the Partnership: Maximizing Behavioral Consultants in Child Development Settings
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Perfecting the Partnership: Maximizing Behavioral Consultants in Child Development Settings Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy)
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Perfecting the Partnership: Maximizing Behavioral Consultants in Child Development Settings. Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy). Experience & Expectations. COUNSELING - NEED TO TALK?. Private and confidential - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Perfecting the Partnership:
Maximizing Behavioral Consultants in Child
Development Settings
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of
Defense (Military Community and
Family Policy)
Experience &
Expectations
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COUNSELING - NEED TO TALK?
• Private and confidential • Referral to Local Counseling Professionals
– Licensed– Knowledgeable of military life– Pre-paid
• No cost to Active Duty and members of Guard and Reserve
• No cost to family members• Help for coping with normal reactions to
difficult situations
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How to Get Counseling for Troops and Families
• Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC) • Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB-MFLC)• Licensed Master’s and PhD level mental health
professionals – Flexible service delivery on and off the installation
• Rotational (attend Family Readiness Groups) Request from your respective Service HQ POC
• On-demand (Reunion ceremonies and pre-deployment meetings) http://jfsap.mhf.dod.mil/request
• Full-time (Located off the installation)• Additional information about the MFLC program may be
found at www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/service/counseling
CYB MFLC Program: Background
• Response to military families’ emerging need for support beyond existing services at installations.
• Initiated in 2005 with support of Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) summer programs.
• In 2006, support provided to the Summer Enrichment Program.
• 2007 expansion into an ongoing, rotational program• Fall of 2008, support into 5 DoDEA schools in Europe
as a pilot program.• Spring of 2009, support of 24 Military Impacted
Schools• Fall 2009, there will be 364 CYB-MFLCs in rotation
worldwide.
Where can you find CYB-MFLCs?
Elementary, Middle & High Schools
Family childcare settings
Child development centers
School-age programs
Teen centers
Other CYS sponsored events/activities
CYB-MFLC Program: Scope
Staff Support and EducationStaff Support and Education
Positive Coping Positive Coping Mechanisms Mechanisms
Parent EducationParent Education
Classroom Classroom ObservationObservation
Prevention through EducationPrevention through Education
Deployment and Deployment and Reintegration IssuesReintegration Issues
Family DynamicsFamily Dynamics
Stress ReductionStress Reduction
Out of Scope
• CYB-MFLCs cannot participate in IEP’s or any formal process for reviewing children for special needs assistance/ placement.
• May not provide clinical therapy. May not provide formal assessments, evaluations or diagnoses.
• Cannot be counted in the staffing ratio.• CYB-MFLC(s) will remain in the line of sight of
staff at all times.
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CONUS 140 CYB Current176 CYB Fall ‘09
Alaska 6 CYB Current9 CYB Fall ‘09
Growth of CYB MFLC’s
Hawaii 5 CYB Current8 CYB Fall ’09
Japan, Korea, Guam5 CYB Current9 CYB Fall ‘09
Europe20 CYB Current22 CYB Fall ‘09
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Europe6 School CYB
Alaska3 School CYB
Hawaii10 School CYB
20 CYB Jun ’07 179 CYB Current 364 CYB Fall ‘09
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Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Military Community and Family Policy)
• Mike Hoskins, Special Assistant, Office of Counseling, [email protected], 703-602-4991
• Dave Dupuis, Program Analyst, Office of Counseling, [email protected], 703-602-4997
• Kelly Mohondro, Program Analyst, Office of Counseling, [email protected], 703-602-0688
• Jena Moore, Program Analyst, Office of Counseling, [email protected], 703-602-4969
• Laura Savitsky, Program Analyst, Office of Family Policy, [email protected], 703-614-3330
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QUESTIONS?
