Family Connections Newsletter

8/22/2019 Family Connections Newsletter

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eady and Resilient Navy Familiesebinar series

ew Spouse Orientation

ECA Guard/Reserve on-site sales

ummer heat safety

ps to avoid identity theft whileaveling

nderstanding PTSD: Help is available

mploymentnd Transition Corner

One o the things military childrenhave to requently adjust to is go-ing to a new school. They have toleave teachers and schoolmatesthey have grown close to andcomortable with. As they transi-

tion, children may worry aboutwhether:

N They will like the new school

N The teacher will like them

N They will make any riends

In most military communities, schools will have some type o welcoming protocol such asconnecting a new student with a student volunteer to make the transition easier. Considercontacting the school beore you move to learn what welcoming programs they have andwhether they will be suitable or your children. You can also help them explore what extracuricular activities they may enjoy. I the schools do not have a particular sport, music or otherdesired program, the local community or the MWR Child and Youth Program may haverecreational leagues or classes that interest your children. In act, you may be able to registerprior to arriving at the new location, ensuring your child does not miss an opportunity. Hereare some additional resources to help your amily get settled in:

School Liaison Ocers (SLO). The School Liaison Ocers primary unction is to serve asa conduit between parents, educators and the command so that military-connected childrenexperience a seamless transition during the transer between schools. They are responsibleor ensuring a Youth Sponsorship Program is at both the losing and gaining locations andcan connect your children as soon as you receive your orders. Most military children moveup to nine times in their Pre-K12th grade years and consistency and retention o educationagoals is a major ocus or amilies when planning to PCS. The School Liaison Ocers can oeinormation on area schools and help acilitate communication between the military amily omatters relating to public and private schools as well as home school and alternative modes education. For more inormation about the SLO program and to obtain a SLO directory, visitDoDEAs webpage Military K-12.

An investment in knowledge alwpays the best interest.

Ben Frank

Preparing or anew school yearand a new school

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mily Connection is a publication of the Fleet

d Family Support Program.

e Navy's Fleet and Family Support Program

omotes the self-reliance and resilience of

ilors and their families. We provide information

at can help you meet the unique challenges of

e military lifestyle.

you have questions or comments, contact

mothy McGough at [email protected] .

Visit us online at:
http://www.cnic.navy.mil/ffr/family_readiness/fleet_and_family_support_program.htmlhttp://www.cnic.navy.mil/ffr/family_readiness/fleet_and_family_support_program.htmlhttp://www.cnic.navy.mil/ffr/family_readiness/fleet_and_family_support_program.htmlhttp://www.militaryk12partners.dodea.edu/mailto:%20timothy.mcgough%40navy.mil?subject=mailto:%20timothy.mcgough%40navy.mil?subject=http://www.militaryk12partners.dodea.edu/http://www.cnic.navy.mil/ffr/family_readiness/fleet_and_family_support_program.htmlhttp://twitter.com/#!/Fleet_Familyhttp://www.facebook.com/navyffsc?ref=mf


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Check-Ups and Immunizations. It is a good idea to take your child in or a physical andeye exam beore school starts. I your child will be participating in a sports activity, yourhealthcare provider may have to sign a release orm to permit your child to participate.

Most schools require your childs immunization shots be up-to-date and each state hasdierent immunization requirements. Find out what orms your childs school requiresand provide them to your healthcare provider to complete. Be sure to keep your owncopy o any records. Failure to keep immunizations up-to-date could prevent your childrom attending school. For school immunization requirements visit your local state orDepartment o Deense Education Activity (DoDEA) website.

New year, new school

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Navy Fleet and Family Readiness has de-veloped a series o webinars specicallydesigned to help Navy amilies adjust tothe challenges o deployment. These 60minute webinars will provide Sailors andamily members with the knowledge,resources and tools to promote and en-hance amily resilience. The rst webinar

will take place on August 29 at 1:00 p.m.Eastern time and will ocus on nancialpreparedness and insurance benets.

To attend the webinar, Sailors and amilymembers should ollow the instructionsbelow:

1. Open Internet Explorer on your com-puter. Click on the ollowing link:

http://zeiders.adobeconnect.com/deploymentamilies/

2. Type your name in the box next to theEnter as a Guest label.

3. Click the Enter button. The classroomwill open in a new screen window.

This is a pop-up window, so you may

have to disable the pop-up blockersecurity setting or this instance.

NOTE:To enter the Adobe classroom,you must have the most up-to-dateversion o Adobe Flash player installed onyour computer. I you get prompted todo this upon entry, simply click Yes toinstall/update automatically. This is a quickinstall/update.

New Spouse Orientation

Ready and Resilient Navy Familieswebinar series

provides inormation on benets, supportservices, military culture and resources tohelp Navy spouses adapt to the militaryliestyle. The New Spouse Orientationtraining should be at the top o any newspouses to-do list.

DECA Guard/Reserve On-site SalDue to budget restrictions mandateunder sequestration, Guard and Reson-site sales have been postponed urther notice. Visit the Commissarywebsite or additional inormation.

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Summer heat saetyHeat waves and excessive heat exposure pose a very real threat to humans. According to the Centers or Disease Control, between1999 and 2009 an average o 658 heat-related deaths occurred in the United States each year. The National Weather Service deneheat wave as a period o abnormally and uncomortably hot and unusually humid weather that lasts two or more days. It is impotant to prepare or extreme heat and to know how to stay sae during the hot summer months. As with any hazardous situation, trst step to prepare or extreme heat is to ensure you have an emergency kit assembled and a amily communication plan arrange

Next, check inside your home to make sure air-conditioning units are installed properly. Weather stripping around doors andwindow sills along with appropriate window coverings can also help keep the heat out. I your home is not air-conditioned, you mwant to consider spending the warmest part o the day in a public building or community acility. I nothing else, stay in the coolesarea o your home and use a an to circulate the air. Do your best to keep your body cool.

To help protect yoursel and your amily rom heat exhaustion, cramps or heat stroke during intense heat waves, drink plenty owater even i you do not eel thirsty; wear loose, light-colored clothing; avoid strenuous activity and stay indoors away rom the sunas much as possible. Limit your intake o alcoholic beverages and eat light, well-balanced meals.

Throughout the summer months stay alert to weather conditions. Know i a heat wave is in the orecast. Keeping a close eye on yolocal weather conditions will enable you to make choices that are smart or you and your amily.

Visit www.Ready.Navy.mil or www.Ready.gov or more inormation on how to prepare or extreme heat and all other hazards.

Tips to avoid identitythef while travelingAs military amilies, we are accustomedto giving people our personal inorma-tion at the military treatment acility(MTF) or other base acilities. Many o uslive close-knit communities, especiallyi we live in base housing, and usuallyeel a bit more secure than the averageAmerican amily. However, we must re-main vigilant both in our communities aswell as while traveling so that we do notbecome victims o Identity thet. Hereare 10 tips you should consider to avoididentity thet while traveling:

1. Dont announce your travel planson social media. This invites identitythieves to target your house whileyou are away.

2. Place a hold on your mail. Whencriminals see an overfowing mailbox,they see an easy way to steal personalinormation.

3. Carry only necessitiesin your walletwhen traveling.Go throughyourwallet andleave athome yourlibrary cardand other cardswith your name on them.

4. Set up a travel alert on your creditcard accounts, and reeze your creditwith the three credit bureaus.

5. Leave your laptop computer athome i you can. I you must travelwith a laptop, update your anti-virusand anti-spyware programs. Do not

access bank accounts rom yourlaptop while in a hotel room or at acoee shop or other public location

6. While staying at a hotel, lockimportant documents such as yourpassport in a sae.

7. Use only ATMs located in banks.

8. Protect your smart phone.Create a password or access, and u

an application with a GPS locatorto nd your phone i it is lost or

stolen.

9. Dont put your ull name andaddress on luggage tags. Include

just your last name and phonenumber.

10. Tear up and discard used boardinpasses. Many travelers leave boardinpasses behind in airplanes or hotels

They oten contain ull names andother personal inormation.

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Employmentand Transition CorneDid you know that the Department o La(DOL) unds a network o almost 2,700American Job Centers (AJCs) in communwithin each state? They are operated throthe state workorce agencies that oer joseeking Veterans and other covered persincluding eligible spouses, Reserve and Ntional Guard members, with priority o sein all employment and job training progunded by the DOL.

Every AJC (ormerly called a Career One-

Center) is equipped to assist individualveterans to nd employment in their selecareer elds, to chart a new career path oeven get a job while they are in school otraining. They can also assist Veterans whhave just completed military service, theeducation, vocational training or retraininprograms to nd work using their uniqueo knowledge, skills and abilities.

To access inormation on American JobCenters in your state or throughout the n

please visit Americas Service Locator weat www.servicelocator.org or call the ollotoll ree number: (877) US-2JOBS or (877) 5627. In the event that an AJC is not physlocated nearby, a variety o web-based asistance is also available.

Returning Warrior Workshops (RWW)

Returning Warrior Workshop Schedule and IA Family Events

www.ia.navy.mil. Click Links and Resources.

IA Discussion Group Schedule

View the Fleet-wide list o classes, supporgroups and events

U.S. Navy IndividualAugmenteesLike us on Facebook.

Service members exposed to combat are

not the only people who can experience

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); it

can aect anyone who has been througha traumatic event. Traumatic events are

situations in which you ear death or serious

injury to yoursel or others and where you

eel araid and not in control o what is hap-

pening to or around you.

Symptoms o PTSD can start soon ater

the traumatic event and vary with each

person. Some people may not experience

symptoms or months or years ater the

traumatic event(s), and these symptoms

may come and go over the years. Thosesuering rom PTSD may eel that they are

requently reliving the traumatic event, may

avoid situations that remind them o the

event, may eel numb and have diculty

expressing their eelings or may eel jittery

and always on alert as though they are

expecting danger. Additionally, they oten

have eelings o hopelessness and shame,

experience depression and anxiety, may

have substance abuse problems, chronic

pain or other physical symptoms andrelationship or employment issues.

Many people who experience a traumatic

event can have some symptoms o PTSD,

but only some will truly develop the

disorder. When symptoms last longer than

our weeks or interere with a persons day-

to-day home and work lie, that person may

have PTSD.

PTSD symptoms in children may vary

depending upon their ages. Children up

to age 5 may cling more to parents and

become distressed when they are notclose by. They may suddenly begin to

have trouble with toilet training or expe-

rience gastrointestinal upsets. Children

ages 6 to 11 may reenact the trauma

through play, drawings and stories,

have changes in temperament such as

increased irritability or have trouble at

school or with riends. Older children,

ages 12 to 18, have similar symptoms

to adults, including depression, anxiety,

withdrawal or substance abuse.Need help? Have questions? You have

options:

N Call 911.

N Go to the nearest emergency room.

N Call the Suicide Prevention Lieline

at 1-800-273-8255.

N Contact the Veterans Crisis Line:

1-800-273-8255, press 1 (text

838255) or

N Condential Veterans Chat witha counselor

N Visit Military OneSource

http://www.militaryonesource.mil.

N Contact a Clinical Counselor at

your local Fleet and Family Support

Center.

Understanding PTSD:Help is available

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WhatisSECO?Career Exploration

Identify career interests and aptitudes and ndinformation about todays job market and work

opportunities, including portable skills andcareers, entrepreneurship and top federalemployment options.

Comprehensive counseling services are available atno cost to all eligible military spouses through thecareer center. Staffed by certied career counselors,the career center can help military spouses with creatingan action plan targeting education programs, nancialaid options, training program resources and credentialor licensing information.

Call 800-342-9647 or visit

http://www.militaryonesource.mil/secofor more information.

Education, Training,and Licensing

Identify education, training and licensing/certication opportunities as well asnancial aid resources and scholarships.

The MyCAA Scholarship offers up to$4,000 of nancial assistance to eligiblemilitary spouses who are pursuinga license/certication, certicate orassociates degree in a portable careereld and occupation. Spouses of activeduty service members in pay grades E-1to E-5, W-1 to W-2 and O-1 to O-2 on

Title 10 military orders are eligible forthe scholarship.

Call 800-342-9647 or visit https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/default.aspx formore information.

Career Connections

Connect with corporations, governmentorganizations and non-prots to gainmeaningful, long-term, portableemployment.

The Military Spouse EmploymentPartnership connects military spouses tomore than 180 partner employers whohave pledged to recruit, hire, promoteand retain military spouses in portablecareers. To help with their introduction,spouses are encouraged to self-identifywhen contacting or applying with these

employment partners.

Visit https://msepjobs.militaryonesource.milfor more information.

Employment ReadinessReceive face-to-face support at the installation level for

topics such as resume writing, interviewing skills, federalemployment, job search strategies, dressing for success,job fairs, career assessments and more.

Visit http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil andsearch by program (Spouse Education, Training andCareers) and an installation or postal code to nd theclosest ofce.

Regardless of location, spouses can call 800-342-9647 to speak with a certied career counselor

or visit https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil forinformation and resources available 24/7.

The Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program provides expert education and career

guidance to military spouses worldwide. Call the SECO Career Center at 800-342-9647 or log on

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