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FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
WHAT WE DO
• Support individual and family readiness, and adaptation to life in the Military.
• Services are currently delivered from 81 sites worldwide.
SERVICES INCLUDE
• Deployment support for Sailors and their families • Personal and family wellness education and
counseling • Emergency preparedness and response • Crisis intervention and response • Military and personal career development• Relocation assistance • Financial education and counseling • Family employment
THREE SUB FUNCTIONAL AREAS
• Deployment Readiness• Career Support and Retention• Crisis Response
DEPLOYMENT READINESS
• Deployment support• OMBUDSMAN Program• Relocation assistance• Life skills education
DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT
• Pre-deployment: FFSC staff provide pre deployment briefs to Sailors and their families. All family members are provided with the Navy Deployment
Handbook that provides comprehensive information and a step-by-step guide to deployment preparedness.
• During Deployment: Families are supported during deployment via the FaceBook, Twitter, the Family Connections Newsletter, Command OMBUDSMEN and Family Readiness Groups.
• Return and Reunion: Support continues with briefs that help Sailors and their families understand, identify and deal with the stressors involved with coming home after an extended deployment.
• Reintegration: Information, resource referrals and continuing support is provided to families dealing with post deployment stressors.
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
• Ombudsman Roles -A volunteer, appointed by the commanding officer.
-Serves as an information link between command leadership and its families.
-Disseminates information both up and down the chain of command.
-Provides resource referrals when needed.
-They are instrumental in resolving family issues before they require extensive command attention.
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
• CNIC’s responsibilities– Policy, procedure, outreach, marketing and implementation.
– Establish and provide training and certification.
– OMBUDSMAN Program Advisory Group.
– Establish and maintain the OMBUDSMAN website and Registry. http://www.ffsp.navy.mil
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
• Designed to make the moving process run as effortlessly as possible for Service members and their families.
• FFSC provides the following: – One-on-one relocation counseling– Smooth moves workshops (CONUS/OCONUS)– Sponsorship training– Spouse orientation– Military installations website– Lending locker
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
• Designed to make the moving process run as effortlessly as possible for Service members and their families.
• FFSC provides the following: – One-on-one relocation counseling– Smooth moves workshops (CONUS/OCONUS)– Sponsorship training– Spouse orientation/Military installations information– Lending locker
LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION
• Helps Service members develop skills to better manage the Military lifestyle.
• FFSC provides the following classes:– Anger management – Communication skills – Conflict management– New spouse orientation– Parent education– Stress management– Suicide prevention
CAREER SUPPORT AND RETENTION
• Personal Financial Management• Transition Assistance• Family Employment Readiness
PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• Addresses the financial education needs of Sailors and their families and the Navy’s need to keep personnel focused on mission readiness through information and referral, education and training, and financial counseling .
PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• COMMAND FINANCIAL SPECIALIST– Command Financial Specialists are trained to provide
financial education and training, counseling, and I & R at the command level.
• COMMAND FINANCIAL SPECIALIST TRAINING– Provides students the basic tools, techniques, and
information to perform the role as a CFS.
PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• FFSC provides the following classes:– Identity theft– Predatory Lending– Budgeting/spending plan– Saving and investing– Consumer awareness– Thrift Savings Plan
PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
MILITARY SAVES CAMPAIGNPromotes Military readiness
through financial readiness
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
• Assists separating and retiring Service members and their families with their transition from military to civilian life.
• FFSC provides:– TAP employment workshops– Transition resources– Reserve transition assistance
CONSEP
• Career Options and Navy Skills Evaluation Program (CONSEP) designed to improve service members’ ability to manage their career experience.– First Term CONSEP is for Service members who
have completed two to four years of service.– Mid-Career CONSEP is for high performance
members who have completed six years.
FAMILY EMPLOYMENT READINESS
• Addresses the career challenges of Military families caused by the frequent relocations associated with the military lifestyle.
• FFSC provides the following classes:• Job search• Career planning• Resume writing• Interview techniques • Federal employment
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CRISIS RESPONSE
• Family Advocacy
• Clinical Counseling
• New Parent Support Home Visitors Program
• Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
COUNSELING, ADVOCACY AND PREVENTION
FAMILY ADVOCACY• Domestic Violence (DV) and Child Abuse and
Neglect (CAN) Prevention and Intervention Program
• Initiates the reporting process for all DV and CAN cases
• Conducts Victim Safety Assessments and Provides Victim Advocacy
• Treatment Planning
FAMILY ADVOCACY
• Prepares Documentation for the Incident Determination Committee (IDC) and Clinical Case Staff Meeting (CCSM)
• Facilitates Brief Individual and Group Counseling
• Make Referrals for other support services as needed
NEW PARENT SUPPORT HOME VISITATION PROGRAM
• Secondary Prevention Program that provides support to expectant and new parents of children from birth to age 3 through use of the following services:– Home Visitation– Parenting Skills Training– Child Development Education– Prenatal Education
Clinical Counseling• Prevention and Intervention Counseling for
Active Duty Service Members and dependents• Crisis Counseling• Brief Individual Counseling• Facilitates Warm Hand Off When Intensive
Services are needed• Provide Technical Support and Consultation
for the Combat and Operational Stress First Aid (COSFA) Program
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE (SAPR)
• Prevention:– Provide awareness and prevention education products and
trainings– Sexual Assault Awareness Month Activities(April)
• Response:– Victim advocacy and intervention (crisis intervention and
ongoing support)– Trained staff and volunteers provide 24/7 victim response,
worldwide– Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) manages SAPR
program at individual installations
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