November 2011 Family Connection Newsletter

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It is not the strongest of thespecies that survive, nor the mointelligent, but the ones mostresponsive to change.

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Contentsoaching Into Care

educe Stress with Yoga

ew Changes Mark Improved NMPS

are for IA Sailorsrengthening FamiliesCreating aew Normal

oving During the Holiday Season

arch of Dimes

FMP Mobile Website

ew Webinar for FRG Members andamilies

hildren and Deployment

ood Communication

at Healthyour Way

merican Red Cross oming Home Series

avy-Marine Corps Relief Society

peration Homefront

I Bill Post-9/11 Changes

oD Schools Seeking Feedback tohape Way Ahead

mployment Resources and Updates

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mily Connection is a publication of the Fleetd Family Support Program.

e Navy's Fleet and Family Support Programomotes the self-reliance and resiliency ofilors and their families. We provide information

at can help you meet the unique challenges ofe military lifestyle.

you have questions or comments, contactmothy McGough at [email protected] .

sit us online at:

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Military amilies are inspirational models o

devotion, resilience and patriotism. For their daily

sacrices in support o Navy missions and every

Americans reedom, Fleet and Family Support

Centers (FFSCs) salute Navy amilies. FFSCs oer

services to enhance amilies well-being and psy-

chological health, provide resources or child and

youth education and development, and increase

career and educational opportunities or spouses.

Programs and services are currently

delivered rom 80 sites worldwide. Find your local

Fleet and Family Support Center.

Programs available include:

N Deployment support or Sailors and

amilies.

N Personal and amily wellness educa

and counseling.

N Emergency preparedness and respo

N Crisis intervention and response.

N Military and personal career develop

N Financial education and counseling

Month of the Militar y Famil
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Reduce Stress with YogaThe word yoga means to join, or

unite. Methods include ocusing on

respiration, physical movement, and

consciousness.

The iRest military program, based on

the ancient practice o Yoga Nidra,

is designed to systematically reduce

physical, emotional, mental, and even

subconscious tension. It can be helpul

in the treatment o PTSD. Participants

are taught to manage disturbing

moods and memories throughconscious choices rather than allow-

ing unconscious reactions to answer

them. The simple techniques can also

be used in other aspects o daily lie,

letting the student o yoga eel more

mentally and emotionally balanced

when encountering dicult situations.

iRest may be particularly wellsuited or

service members and amilies because it:

N Is a nonpharmaceutical, adjunctive

program that complements any

current treatments they are using or

healing.

N Develops mental ocus on the present

moment which helps people avoid

revisiting traumatic lie events or wor-

rying about possible uture ones.

N Emphasizes the practice oawareness o and acceptance o im-

mediate as well as past experiences,

and acceptance o lie as it is without

excessive tension.

N Quickly establishes a eeling o

success in learning a means o

selregulation.

N Is a seladministered program

ater just a ew hours o inperson

instruction.

Research has shown that iRest Yoga

Nidra eectively reduces these symp

toms o PTSD:

N Depression

N Anxiety

N Insomnia

N Chronic pain

N Chemical dependency

Learn more at the

Integrave Restoraon Instute

website or view the video .

Yoga for Vets

Yoga or Vets is a non-prot organization that exists to welcome home

war veterans and help them cope with stress o combat through yoga

instruction. The Yoga or Vets website lists studios, teachers, and venues

throughout the country that oer our or more ree classes to war vetera

Learn more at Yoga or V

Coaching Into CareThe Department o Veterans Aairs

Coaching Into Care program works

with amily members or riends who

become aware o their veterans post-

deployment diculties. Coaching into

Care supports signicant others eorts

to nd help or the veteran.

Coaching Into Care oers veterans and

their loved ones:

N Encouragement and inormation

about evaluations and services.

N Coaching with amily members o

riends to help motivate veterans t

receive evaluations/consultations.

N Reerrals to services or veterans an

their amily members.

Visit the Department o Veterans Aairs website, call toll-ree: 1-888-823-7458, or email: [email protected] or ad-

ditional inormation and resources.
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Ways to Save:

With the holiday season approaching,

reate and stick to a set amount with-

n your spending plan. Make a git list

o stay on track and start watching

he sales to stretch your dollar even

urther. Consider making the gits

oursel, homemade translates thatxtra personal touch. Learn more at

Military Saves.

oint Services Support (JSS)

SS provides valuable inormation

n benets, entitlements, events,

ainings and more. JSS makes it easy

o stay connected, anytime, anywhere

with online access, mobile device

pplications and interactive voice

esponse. Services are available to all

military branches; eaturing a com-

munity resource locator by state. Goo the Joint Services Support website.

Navy Family Accountability and AssessmentSystem (NFAAS)

NFAAS allows Navy personnel to manage the recovery process or personnel aecte

by a widespread catastrophic event. It is also helpul in providing commands with

inormation to support IA amily members while their sponsors are deployed overse

Log on to NFAAS at https://www.navyamily.navy.mil.

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New Changes Mark Improved NMPS Carefor IA SailorsCommander U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) is changing the way the Navy manages its Ind

vidual Augmentee (IA) program to acilitate and streamline the deployment proces

or deploying Sailors.

A new website, standardized fight schedules, and revised communication pieces are

among the many improvements implemented by USFF and its Navy partners in an eo

to ease the transition o IA Sailors in and out o the boots on ground rame o mind.

Key adjustments made to improve and standardize the return process include:

N Sailors can learn about the Navy Mobilization Processing Site (NMPS) prior to arriv

and can review bries in advance.

N Warrior Transition Program travel briengs and inormation sheets are tailored

toward the specic NMPS locations and IA assignments.

N An Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center (ECRC) liaison detachment has been

established in Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) to welcome Sailo

and provide necessary ollow-on fight assistance and transportation to designat

NMPS.

N Standardized berthing and destination airports have been secured or each NMP

location.

N Dedicated direct fights rom BWI to Norolk reduce overall transit time or Sailors

N Immediate changes have been implemented or Norolk and San Diego, with

similar changes or Gulport and Port Hueneme orthcoming.

Read the entire article
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Moving During the Holiday Sea

PCS orders to move during the hol

season can be challenging, but are

able. As with every move, preparatKEY. Those moving with children sh

continue at least some amily tradit

as this will make the transition easi

on them. Which traditions should b

kept during the moving process ca

the topic o a amily meeting. Find

small Christmas tree, Menorah or K

to put in temporary quarters can ke

traditions alive and make this time

on everyone in the amily.

Where temporary quarters have a k

enette, prepared meals rom a groc

store can take the place o elaborat

holiday dinners and there may still

letovers later. Relocating amilies n

to give themselves a break and not

pect to do everything they normal

Electronic holiday cards can take th

place o traditional holiday greeting

or mailing can be delayed until a

permanent address is established. C

are a great way to provide new con

inormation to amily and riends.

Even in the midst o relocating, it s

important to enjoy spending time

amily and beginning a new chapte

lie together.

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Strengthening FamiliesCreating a New NormalNavy amilies selfessly make sacrices and endure

challenges as they serve alongside the service

member. An important indicator o overall orcereadiness is the well-being o its amilies. The New

Parent Support Home Visitation Program (NPSHVP)

provides supportive and caring services to Navy

amilies with new babies through the age o three

using various intervention strategies.

In 2012, NPSHVP will integrate the Strengthening Families

ramework o the Center or the Study o Social Policy into its overall Healthy

Family Awareness Campaign. Five protective actors are the oundation o this ap-

proach. Research has shown that together, these actors buer risk, build on amily

strengths, and establish an environment that promotes optimal child and youth

development.

Below are examples o how the ve protective actors can impact a amily:

N Parent Resiliency. Parents who are emotionally and psychologically healthy are

able to resolve conficts and handle unexpected lie challenges

N Social Connections. Parents who have supportive and trusting adult relation-

ships are able to receive spontaneous emotional support and advice that could

improve their quality o lie

N Concrete Support in Times of Need. When amilies are in crisis, having their

needs met with accessible and tangible resources alleviates anxiety and stress.Research points to anxiety and stress to the leading precipitators o domestic

violence incidents

N Knowledge of Early Child Development. Parents who have basic child

development education are more likely to set age appropriate expectations and

milestones or their child. Unrealistic expectations oten precipitate child abuse

and neglect incidents.

N Social and Emotional Competency. Children who communicate their eelings

in an age-appropriate manner seemingly motivate parents to respond appropri-

ately to their needs, building healthy parent and child attachment.

To learn more, visit www.strengtheningamilies.net. For additional education and

support contact your local Fleet and Family Support Center and ask or your New

Parent Support Home Visitation Program specialist.
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New Webinar for FRG Membeand Families

CNIC is proud to oer a Family Readin

Groups (FRG) webinar or FRG membe

and amilies. This webinar will highligh

the new Family Readiness Groups Sta

dardized Curriculum, and will include

topics such as: Establishing an FRG,

FRG Membership Building, Fundrais-

ing, Event Planning and Emergency

Response. The FRG webinar will be he

on 7 December at 7 PM EST. Please

spread the word! You can register at:

http://learning.zeiders.com.

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March of DimesThe March o Dimes is the leading nonprot organization or pregnancy and

baby health. With chapters nationwide, the March o Dimes works to improve

the health o babies by preventing birth deects, premature birth and inant

mortality. Worldwide, 13 million babies are born early every year, including

more than hal a million in the United States.

The rst-ever World Prematurity Day will be held November 17 and will call

on governments worldwide to reduce death and disability caused by prema-

ture birth. Preterm birth, birth beore 37 weeks gestation, is the leading cause

o neonatal death, and babies who survive an early birth oten ace the risk o

lielong health challenges. One million babies worldwide die each year as a

result o their early birth.

People everywhere can support global prematurity prevention eorts by

going to acebook.com/WorldPrematurityDay and joining the virtual cam-

paign by updating their Facebook status to refect a prematurity awareness

message.

In the United States, the March o Dimes volunteers are working to renew the

ederal PREEMIE act, which expands research into the causes and prevention

o prematurity. Also, it is implementing prematurity prevention programs

and educational campaigns, and holding awareness events. The Empire State

Building in New York City and buildings across the country will be lit purple in

November to symbolize hope or a healthy start or more babies.

Learn more about healthy pregnancy

resources at: March o Dimes or

March o Dimes (Spanish).

EFMP Mobile Website

Introducing the Exceptional Family

Member Programs mobile website,designed to help military amilies quic

and easily access inormation about

programs and services via a smartpho

tablet, or other mobile device with an

internet connection. Get Connected!
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IA Discussion GroupScheduleView the Fleet-wide list o classes,support groups and events.

Returning WarriorWorkshops (RWW)Returning Warrior Workshop Sche& IA Family Events www.ia.navyClick, Links and Resources.

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Children and DeploymentFOCUS onGoal Setting.

Times o major change, such

as moving, starting school, and

deployment are oten good

opportunities to set amily goals.

Change oten prompts us to look

at things in a new way and see

things that we may wish were

dierent.

Read more at: Focus Project.

Good CommunicationHealthy relationships begin with good communication. Communication is power-

ul and directly aects our quality o lie and relationships. To express what we

think and eel without disrupting our

ability to really listen and respect how

others think and eel greatly contributes

to our success at work and at home. Yet,

communication is a daily activity that

can be taken or granted.

Eective communication can:

N Reduce stress.

N Strengthen relationships.

N Encourage a cooperative environment.

N Increase understanding.

Use the power o communication to strengthen relationships at work and at home

by practicing skills that build eective two-way communication. Register or Com-munication Skills or any o the Lie Skills Education trainings available at your local

Fleet and Family Support Center. Lie Skills, Lie Change! For more ideas, check out

the Family Matters Blog: Keeping Relationships Healthy.

Eat HealthyYour WayGreat recipes,

coupons and

tips or healthier

eating are in the

current issue o Eat

Healthy Your Way

magazineree

at your Commissary. Find ast and

simple suppers, gluten-ree option

and kid-approved veggie dishes.The Fall 2011 digital edition can be

viewed on your Internet browser,

tablet or smartphone. Shop the Co

missaries. Its worth the trip!

Learn more at: Eat Healthy Your Wa

and the Commissary website.
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American Red Cross Coming Home Series

The American Red Cross, with support rom Walmart, has developed the Coming

Home series or military amilies to assist with managing the challenges o rein-

tegration. The series uses individual and small group discussions to enhance the

likelihood o positive reconnections between amily members and the successul

reintegration o service members.

Licensed and specially trained Red Cross mental health proessionals will acilitate

the sessions. Topics include managing anger, supporting children, building com-

munication, reconnecting with others, recognizing PTSD and TBI, and other topics

critical to reunion adjustment. The sessions are designed to assist those aected b

a military deployment and incorporate all branches o the Armed Forces. ReserveNational Guard, active-duty service members, veterans and their amilies, including spouses, parents, siblings and signicant

others are invited to participate. Workshops include:

N Communicating Clearly.

N Exploring Stress and Trauma.

N Identiying Depression.

N Relating to Children.

N Working Through Anger.

To learn more about this no-cost and condential program, go to: www.redcross.org and search Coming Home, or click here

To register, please email your name, city/state and the workshop you would like to attend to [email protected]

Navy-Marine CorpsRelief Society

The Navy-Marine Corps Relie Society

(NMCRS) provides need-based nancial

assistance and other services to members

o the United States sea services and their eligible amily

members and survivors. NMCRS oers nancial counsel-

ing, no-interest loans, grants, various support services,

and reerrals to other community-based resources whenavailable. There are no ees or assistance. Operating in

partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, NMCRS

operates nearly 250 oces ashore and afoat at Navy and

Marine Corps bases around the world. Learn more at the

Navy-Marine Corps Relie Society website.

Operation HomefrontOperation Homeront provides emergency nancial and

other support to the amilies o all service members, with a

ocus on wounded warrior care and transition assistance. T

includes cash grants not loans paid directly to mort-

gage lenders, auto mechanics, utility companies, doctors an

other providers. Assistance is usually provided within 24-72

hours ater receiving pertinent inormation rom the warrio

or amily member. All requests should be made through

Operation Homeronts online application.
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8/8

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GI Bill Post-9/11 ChangesBeginning October 1, 2011 students can use the Post-

9/11 GI Bill or:

N Non-college degree programs

N On-the-job and apprenticeship trainingN Flight school programs

N Correspondence training

N Housing allowance or students (other than those on

active duty) enrolled solely in distance learning

N Books and supplies stipend (students on active duty).

Get the details on the VA website.

DoD Schools SeekingFeedback to Shape Way AheadDeense Department ocials are inviting military and

community members to share their thoughts on the

quality and continuity o education in DoD schools and

their suggestions or improvements.

This eedback will be used in the development o a new

Department o Deense Education Activity Community

Strategic Plan, a document that will help to shape the

Activitys way ahead including mission, vision, guid-ing principles, goals and initiatives through 2016. The

current plan expires at the end o this year.

Ocials would like to hear rom parents, students,

principals, sta members, teachers, military leaders,

students and any community member who interacts

with the school system, such as child care or health

care providers. Topics o interest include consistency

o communication rom schools, strategies to improve

support or students and amilies through transitions,

and eedback on curriculum, instruction and assessmentin DoD schools.

Read more or provide eedback online.

Employment Resources andUpdatesMilitary Spouse Employment

Partnership (MSEP)

The Military Spouse Employment Partner-

ship (MSEP) is connecting highly qualied,

job-seeking military spouses with employers who are ready a

eager to hire them. The program has recently expanded to 96

companies and currently has over 54,000 positions to ll. An o

linejob search site along with career and education counselin

are available to all military spouses.

Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM)

The Navy Exchange work orce consists o

approximately 27 percent military amily

members, so NEX understands the need or

associates to have a portable career. Established in 1998, the

Navy Exchange Service Commands (NEXCOM) Continuity

o Employment Program has placed more than 1,300 associ-

ates in positions at an associates new duty station. When the

military member transers to a new location with a NEX, this

program helps ease job transition by providing hiring preer-

ence and allowing continuity o employment and benets.

Also, the associates service date and benets remain intact

as they transition rom position to position. Once enrolled in

the program, payments can still be made to health, retiremen

or other benets the associate has so there is no break in

enrollment. Learn more about employment opportunities at:

https://www.mynavyexchange.com/, then click on Work or

USAJobs

The Department o the Navy has

transitioned its application site to

www.USAJOBS.gov. USAJOBS is the U.S. governments oci

source or ederal jobs and employment inormation, with

search categories ranging rom individuals with disabilities,

veterans, students and recent graduates to senior executive

The USAJOBS iPhone/iPad application puts the pow

o searching or a ederal job at your ngertips.
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