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The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Post Deployment. FACILITATOR’S NAME: Leslie Robinson Date: July, 2014. Objectives. Discuss the stages of the emotional cycle of deployment. Identify common characteristics of the post deployment stages and corresponding coping strategies.
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The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Post Deployment FACILITATOR’S NAME: Leslie Robinson Date: July, 2014
Objectives • Discuss the stages of the emotional cycle of deployment. • Identify common characteristics of the post deployment stages and corresponding coping strategies.
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment Post Deployment Pre Deployment Deployment
Anticipation of DepartureDetachment and Withdrawal • Denial • Anticipation of the loss • Feeling conflict • Frequent disagreements • Anger and resentment • Depression Pre Deployment • Emotional distance • Sadness and despair • Hopelessness • Increasing conflict • Lack of energy • Indecisive • “What ifs”
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment • Restless • Confused and indecisive • Indecisive • Irritable • Sleep Difficulty • Anxiety, lonely, frustrated • Routines set • Mixed feelings of success and failure • Mildly depressed or anxious • Vulnerable yet in control • Independent and confident Deployment • Excitement • Anticipation • Apprehension • Nervousness • Restlessness • Indecision • Irritability
Return Adjustment and Renegotiation Post Deployment
Return Adjustment and Renegotiation Exercise • Work as a family unit. • Concentrate on the Return Adjustment and Renegotiation section. • What are some coping strategies to overcome the feelings in the first two columns on Handout 1? • How might spouses have changed during the deployment? • How might Service Members have changed during the deployment? • What are some things the family member is doing now that the Service Member did before the deployment? • Have you started reestablishing daily routines and household responsibilities?
Reintegration and Stabilization Post Deployment
Return and Stabilization Exercise • Work as a table. • Concentrate on Return and Stabilization section. • What are some coping strategies to overcome the actions and feelings in the first two columns on Handout 1? • What will “new” normal look like? • What “things” did you have to renegotiate in the family?
Deployment Resources • General /Specific: www.militaryonesource.com • Deployment Information: http://www.afterdeployment.org/ • Financial: www.dfas.mil • Fort Family: www.arfp.org/index.php/programs/fort-family-outreach-and-support • Military Family Network: www.emilitary.org • Joint Service Support: https://www.jointservicessupport.org/ • Operation Military Kids: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/nea/family/part/youthdev_part_military.html • Military Homefront: www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil • http://www.yellowribbon.mil/event-support (The Emotional Cycle of Deployment)
Objectives • Discuss the stages of the emotional cycle of deployment. • Identify common characteristics of the post deployment stages and corresponding coping strategies.
The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: Post Deployment FACILITATOR’S NAME: Leslie Robinson Date: July, 2014