Settling In:

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Settling In Surviving and Thriving during
Deployment
FACILITATORS NAME Date
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Objectives

• Identify  and discuss how to maintain legal and
  financial matters during to deployment.
• Discuss emergency preparedness and notification
  processes.
• Apply strategies for helping children and
  yourself cope with a Service Members deployment.

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Keeping Up
Emergency
Children

• Legal

YOU
Financial
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Legal Considerations

• Power of Attorney
• Taxes
• Resources

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Financial Considerations

• Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
• Deployment Spending Plan
• Savings
• Savings Deposit Program (SDP)
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
• Bills
• Emergency Relief Organizations

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Prepare for Emergencies

• Plan
• Emergency Phone List
• Support System
• Emergencies involving Family Members
• Emergencies involving Service Member

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Emergency Phone Numbers

• Ambulance
• Fire Department
• American Red Cross
• Police
• Family Programs Office
• Civilian Police
• Family Advocacy
• Poison Control
• Family Practice Clinic
• Veterinarian
• Family Practice Doctor

• Deployment Information
• Rear Detachment
• Phone Number
• Commanders Name
•  
• FRG Leader Name
•  
• Family Assistance Center
•  
• Sponsors Duty Address

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Red Cross Message Info

• Full Legal Name
• Rank/Rating
• Branch of Service
• (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Coast Guard)
• SSN
• Date of Birth
• Military Unit Address
• Deployed Unit and Home Unit (if different)

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Common Behaviors
Preschool and Kindergarten

• Increased clinginess
• Unexplained tearfulness
• Increased aggression
• Choosing adult company over other children

• Shrinking away or becoming quiet
• Change in sleeping or eating
• Fear of new situations and people
• Increased separation anxiety

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Common Behaviors
School Age

• Any preschool/ kindergarten behaviors
• Increased physical complaints
• Increased irritability

• Drop in grades
• Decreased interest in school
• General complaints
• Anger toward at-home parent

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Common Behaviors
Adolescents

• Any preschool/ kindergarten/ school age behaviors
• Acting out at home or school
• Lower self esteem
• Self criticism

• Misdirected anger
• Sudden or unusual school problems
• Loss of interest in hobbies and activities

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Common Behaviors
You

• Concern over financial issues
• Changes in eating habits
• Feeling withdrawn
• Feeling powerlessness
• Headaches or stomach problems
• Irritability and anger
• Sadness and depression
• Trouble concentrating

• Emotionally numb
• Crying for no apparent reason
• Difficulty completing tasks or making decisions
• Difficulty sleeping
• Concern over managing alone
• Concern over impact of deployment on relationship

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Helping Children

• Recognize normal behaviors
• Get them connected
• Share feelings
• Be consistent
• Seek help

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Taking Care of YOU

• Get connected
• Take care of YOU
• Set goals
• Things to avoid
• Seek help

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Objectives

• Identify  and discuss how to maintain legal and
  financial matters during to deployment.
• Discuss emergency preparedness and notification
  processes.
• Apply strategies for helping children and
  yourself cope with a Service Members deployment.

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Settling In Surviving and Thriving during
Deployment
FACILITATORS NAME Date