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Joint Family Support Assistance Program

Joint Family Support Assistance Program. September 2008. MHNGS responsibilities include but are not limited to: Develop position descriptions in collaboration with DoD

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Joint Family Support Assistance Program

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  1. Joint Family Support Assistance Program September 2008

  2. MHNGS responsibilities include but are not limited to: Develop position descriptions in collaboration with DoD Recruit/hire Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC) and Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB)-MFLCs staff in coordination with State Family Program Directors (SFPD)/designated POCs Provide logistical support to each site to include provision of vehicles, laptop computers, cell phones and BlackBerries Conduct initial staff orientation and training prior to the consultants beginning work Consolidate and analyze consultant activity reports Process staff travel reimbursements Develop standardized baseline briefings, trainings and education programs for use by staff at all sites Provide staff supervision and performance appraisal in coordination with the SFPD/designated POCs MHN Government Services (MHNGS)

  3. Develop community capacity through outreach to community agencies and groups Provide psycho-educational groups addressing life skills and military lifestyle topics Attend Inter-Service Family Assistance Council, Family Readiness Group, and other relevant meetings Support mobilization, demobilization, and reintegration activities Although the majority of work will likely involve community capacity building, MFLCs at times will provide non-medical, short-term, solution-focused counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups MFLC Responsibilities

  4. Outreach to families with children to assess their needs and offer parenting and child development education, support, counseling, and referral Facilitate the connection of families to supportive military and civilian resources Raise family and community awareness about the effects of deployment and reunification on children and youth Brief school staff and other community groups about the issues impacting military children CYB-MFLC Responsibilities

  5. Scheduling: Hours must be highly flexible to meet needs of families Normal MFLC/CYB-MFLC work schedule is 40 hours per week Unauthorized support: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); medically diagnosed psychiatric disorders (eg. Depression, bipolar disorder etc.); Post Deployment Health Assessments; Post Deployment Health Reassessments; drug and alcohol counseling; domestic violence; child abuse/neglect; 24/7 on-call crisis response. These issues will be referred to the Military Medical Treatment Facility, TRICARE, or the appropriate authority for treatment. Service Delivery

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