Family resiliency: Helping leaders teach resiliency to their Soldiers and families.

1. Family Resiliency:
Equipping Leaders
To Help Their Soldiers

2. Army Family Strong Video

3. Family

6. GEN Casey Video

8. Michelle Obama Video

9. Purpose
• The purpose of this training is to
enhance Family Resiliency by increasing
leader awareness and competencies, so
that when a significant event occurs (i.e.
deployment, death of a loved one,
unfaithfulness, bankruptcy, etc.) the
family in specific, and the unit at large,
might experience Post Adversity Growth
rather than Post Traumatic Stress.

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 Spiritual Growth
 Relationship Growth
 Purpose of Life
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 Isolation

11. Terminal Learning Objectives
• TLO 1: Extensively familiarize leaders with
resources to which they can connect Soldiers
and families.
• TLO 2: Equip leaders will some basic marriage
and family intervention skills.
• TLO 3: Provide leaders advanced training for
enhancing their own family relationships.

12. Assumptions
• Most of the marriage and family counseling in
the battalion is done by NCOs.
• Even our most experienced leaders could
benefit from a “field trip” to the various helping
agencies on post.
• Most all Marriage and Family problems are
directly related to other underlining issues.

13. PTSD

14. Phases
• Phase 1: Introduction
– “Why Family Resiliency”
• Phase 2: Connect to Resources
– “Here’s who can help”
• Phase 3: Buddy Aid
– “You can help”
• Phase 4: Self Aid
– “Here is some help.”

15. Agenda (Day 1)
• Reception 0800 - 0815
• Introduction 0815 - 0845
• Commander’s Welcome 0845 - 0900
• TLO 1: Resources
(Post Tour of Family Resources)
• Youth and Child Services 0915 - 1000
• Army Community Services 1000 - 1100
– Family Advocacy
» Victim Advocacy / Anger Management
» EFMP
» New-Sole Parent Support Program
– Employment Readiness
– Relocation Readiness

16. Agenda (Day 1)
• TLO 1: Resources (continued)
• Family Life Chaplain (Main Post Chapel) 1115 – 1200
(Catered Lunch at Blue Room) 1200 – 1300
• Department of Behavior Heath 1315 – 1415
– Community Mental Health Services
– Social Work Services
– Family Advocacy Program
– Army Substance Abuse Program
– Joint Mental Health Services
• Military One Source (Blue Room) 1430 – 1600
• Spiritual Resources (Chaplain) 1600 – 1700

17. Agenda (Day 2)
• TLO 2: Equip Leaders with Basic Famiy Intervention
Skills:
• Senior NCOs Talk 0900 – 1030
• Family Intervention Card (Chaplain) 1030 – 1130
• Lunch 1130 – 1230
• TLO 3: Advanced Individual Family Skills Training
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families 1230 – 1630

18. The Way Ahead
• Pilot Program: The 187th ORD BN is
conducting a test program on 7-8 July 2009.
Each company will provide a senior E-7 to
attend for Feedback.
• Frequency: Battalion conducts this training
every 4-5 weeks.
– Future Dates (templated): 18-19 Aug; 15-16 Sept;
20-21 October; 1-2 Dec.
• Endstate: All Platoon Sergeants / Site NCOICs
and 50% of Squad Leaders “trained”.

19. Family Resiliency:
Equipping Leaders
To Help Their Soldiers