Chief, Workforce Support MAJ Robert Stinson Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Larry Levindofske

1. Chief, Workforce Support MAJ Robert Stinson Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Larry Levindofske State Family Programs Mary Nesbitt Transition Assistance Program DC Hannah, Howard Steanson Employer Support Guard Reserve Fred Waller Chaplain / Clinical Services CH Richard Dunn / Shannon Ozbun

2. Mission The office of the Chief Workforce Support will coordinate the State and Federal personnel and resources to ensure effective and timely care for Kansas Guardsmen and their Families during Steady State operations and throughout unit/individual Mobilizations. O/O BPT execute COOP operations for State emergencies.

3. Mission(Cont) ENDSTATE: The staff will coordinate with service delivery entities of the Kansas National Guard during Mobilization and Steady State Operations. The Transition Assistance Advisor, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, National Guard Psychological Consultant, Deployment Cycle Support Staff, Sexual Assault Coordinator, full time Chaplain and the State Family Program Director will work together to deliver effective events/activities that involve the cooperation of the Deployment Cycle Support, Chaplain Office, Family Programs, and the Transition Assistance Office to ensure quality service delivery to the Kansas Guardsmen and their Families.

4. Chief Workforce Support State Family Programs Director Transition Assistance Advisor DCS Yellow Ribbon Support Staff (Sup) Transition Assistance Advisor DCS Yellow Ribbon Support Staff SFAC Supervisor Air Wing Coord Tri Care / ID Card ESGR DCS Yellow Ribbon Support Staff FAC Air Wing Coord ASFAC Chaplain DCS Yellow Ribbon (Air Force) FAC MIL Life Consultant Chaplain Asst FAC MIL Life Consultant Sexual Assault Coordinator FAC FRSA287th SB NG PSYCH Cons FAC FRSA 69th TC FAC Military One Source Youth Dev Spec(ss) Assistant (GS 7) Youth Dev Spec(ds) FRG Coordinator

5. Current Challenges Requiring Attention • 30-Day Reintegration Training/PDMRA • Joint Program ANG/ARNG • Yellow Ribbon (DCS) vs. State Family Programs responsibilities • Integration of resources between ANG and ARNG • Attendance estimates/Rosters: Registration • Funding: IDT vs. other Duty status for meals • TY10 funding for Non Deploying Units

6. Yellow Reintegration Ribbon Program • Scope: The Yellow Ribbon program shall consist of informational events • and activities for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, • their Families, and community members to facilitate access to services • Supporting their health and well-being through the 4 phases of the deployment • cycle:IAW National Defense Authorization Act 2008, section 582, • Deployment Cycle Support (Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program). • Pre-Deployment • Deployment • Demobilization • Post-Deployment-Reconstitution

7. Deployment Cycle Support Team • Scope:“Assist in executing Guardsman and Family wellbeing and benefit • coordination throughout the Deployment Life Cycle” • Deployment Life cycle: BEFORE-DURING-AFTER • Coordination of training requirements • Preparation and execution of: • - Pre-deployment training • - Family well checks • - Reunion training • - Reintegration training

8. KANSAS Deployment Post-Deployment Pre-Alert Alert Pre-Deployment Reintegration 1 Year 6 Months 180 days 1 Year 3-6 Months Service Member care Family Assistance centers Transition Issues Marriage Enrichment Youth Counseling Family Counseling Financial Counseling Legal Counseling Single Service Member Counseling Resources Available to Service Members and Families Military OneSource VA Resources State Benefits Employer/ESGR Education Options Demographics FAC Realignment FRG Program SRP (Support) Service Member Readiness Marriage Enrichment Military Youth Counseling Military Family Counseling Single Service Member Counseling Financial Counseling Legal Counseling Employment/ESGR Yellow Ribbon Training Spouse Education Childcare Youth Counseling/Support Family Counseling Community Outreach Family Assistance Centers State Family Programs Resource Availability Financial Assistance Life Skills Training Spouse Education Childcare White cell at DEMOB Site Family Prep for Service Member return Family Counseling Financial Counseling Legal counseling Military One Source Employment/ESGR Family Programs Veterans Benefits Marriage Enrichment Yellow Ribbon Training Demographics FAC Stood-up FRG Training Before, During and After Process

9. Deployment Cycle Support Team “Pre-Deployment” This phase constitutes the time from first notification of mobilization/deployment until deployment of the alerted National Guard Member or unit. DoD YRRP pre-deployment event or activities provide training, resources, and services to prepare Service Members and their Families for deployment and/or mobilization.

10. KANSAS BEFORE Alert Pre-Deployment 180 Days to MOB 90 Days to MOB 270 Days to MOB 360 Days to MOB Briefings: (Available) -Family counseling -Single Service Member -VA Support -Military OneSource -Tri-Care -VET Centers -Financial Planning -Military Life Consultant -Day Care -DEERS -TRICARE -Transition Assistance -Warrior Transition Units -Traumatic Brain injuries -Battlemind (Service Member/Family) Hotline Information Community Outreach Family Care Plans Civilian Employer Info Update (CIE) ESGR FAC Website CDR Requested Briefings: (Available) -Family counseling -Single Service Member -VA Support -Military OneSource -Tri-Care -Dental Brief -VET Centers -Financial Planning -Military Life Consultant -Day Care -DEERS -Transition Assistance -Warrior Transition Units -Traumatic Brain injuries Hotline Information Smart Card Community Outreach Family Care Plans ESGR/CIE FAQ Website Battlemind (Service Member/Family) Resiliency Briefings: (Available) Marriage Enrichment Youth Programs/Counseling FAQ Website Sensitivity Training Military One Source TRICARE Transition Assistance FAC Training Letters to Families DEERS Update Hotline Info Community Outreach CEI Update Job Fair/ESGR CDR Requested Battlemind (Service Member/Family) Resiliency Briefings: (Available) Family Care Plans FAQ Website Transition Assistance FAC Training DEERS Update Military One Source Community Outreach TRICARE CEI Update Job Fair/ESGR CDR Requested Battlemind (Service Member/Family) Resiliency Director of Psychological Health Military Life Consultant GuardsmEn, Family, Employers, Community

11. Deployment Cycle Support Team “Deployment” This phase constitutes the time from deployment or debarkation of the National Guard Member or unit until arrival at a demobilization station or point of embarkation inside the continental United States DoD YRRP deployment events or activities provide information, resources, and services specifically to Families, and/or employers of deployed/mobilized Service Members and focus on a Family’s challenges and stressors associated with deployment or mobilization. DoD YRRP events may be conducted at a National Guard facility due to authorized funding that is available.

12. Deployment During Reintegration 240 270 330 210 300 365 60 120 180 30 90 150 Ongoing Focus: Donations/Care Packages Respite Day Care FRG Homepage updates Tri-Care Issues Military One Source Chaplain Assistance Family Life Consultant Community/Employer Support Unit Command Issues/concerns Rumor Control Separation issues Guard BIG – Guard Little Programs Monthly Focus: Children's Programs FRG Meetings Newsletter/CDRs Updates Well Checks (Family) Military Spouse Career Advancement Account Family Reintegration Seminar: (Available) 1 Day (30 days prior to redeployment) Tri-Care Transition Financial management Family Battlemind Couples/Family counseling Youth reintegration Expectations (Service Member/Family) Military One Source De-Mobilization Process CDR/Rear Det CDR Priorities Calendar Focus: Tax Seminars Holiday Events Youth/Teen Camps Family, Employers, Community

13. Deployment Cycle Support Team “Demobilization/Redeployment” This phase constitutes the period from arrival of the National Guard Member or unit at the demobilization station or point of embarkation until departure for home station or home of record. At a minimum, reintegration activities should provide members with information about the resources available to them to transition back to civilian life as well as connecting them with service providers who can assist them in overcoming the challenges of reintegration.

14. AFTER Post-Deployment/Reintegration Redeploy R+30 R+60 R+90 R+180 - 360 -180-Day Reintegration Event PHDRA Reintegration AAR Service Providers VA TAA ESGR -Medical Readiness Behavioral Health PTSD Other Health Issues -90 Day Reintegration Event PDHRA TB Tine VA Benefits VA Vets Center Tri-Care ESGR DPH/Stress Management Unit Equipment Reconstitution 60 Day Reintegration Event (Resource Focus) -Single Service Member -Reconnect w/ Children -Relationship Challenges -Adjustment Challenges -Substance Abuse issues -Benefits issues -TRICARE Available programs/services: -Family Programs/JFSAP -Veterans services -Psychological/Relationship -Financial -ESGR MOB SITE: -Reverse SRP -VA Enrollment -VA Benefits Brief -Tri-Care Brief -DEERS -ESGR/DOL Brief -Yellow Ribbon program -Finance/PFO -Personnel Actions/G1 -Safety Briefs -Medical Briefs/Tracking -Welcome Home Activities -Alert Roster Scrub -HRO – FTS Reset -AGR Processing 30-Day Reintegration Event: (Management/Resolution Focus) -Single Service Member -Reconnect w/ Children -Relationship Challenges -Adjustment Challenges -Substance Abuse issues -Benefits issues -TRICARE Marriage Enrichment Unit level well checks MED Hold/CBWTO Tracking Community Based Training Marriage/Single Service Member Retreat Monthly Individual Reintegration Training (MIRT) GuardsmEn, family, employer, community

15. Deployment Cycle Support Team “Post-Deployment/Reconstitution” This phase constitutes the period from arrival at home station until at least 180 days following demobilization. A Post-Deployment (30/60/90-Day) event should focus on reconnecting Service Members with their Families, employers and communities, as well as providing information and access to resources that will facilitate a successful reintegration. The reintegration activities should also provide a forum for Service Members and their Families to address negative behaviors related to combat stress and transition.

16. Deployment Cycle Support Team “Funding” Family Members, as defined by Service policy, will be placed on Invitational Travel Authorizations (ITAs) when attending YRRP events. Total Family Members’ ITAs cannot exceed two, subject to funds, per Service Member attending the event. States may request an additional day’s invitational travel order for Service and Family Members who are over 150 miles away, one-way, from an event. Commanders may direct Service Members and Families who live within the commuting distance to be housed at government expense if the mission dictates. However, States should plan to allow for travel time on the first and last day of an event, thus mitigating the need for an additional night’s stay prior to an event.

17. QUESTIONS?

18. State Family Program Director • Scope:“To plan, coordinate, implement , execute and manage the Family • Program for National Guard Members and their Families and to provide • commanders with staff assistance in solving problems affecting the military • community” • Family readiness • Resource management • Mobilization and Deployment coordination • Volunteer management • Joint Family Support Assistant Program (JFSAP) • Youth Programs • Operation: Military Kids

19. State Family Program Director “Mission” “To establish and facilitate ongoing communication, involvement, support, and recognition between National Guard Families and the National Guard in a partnership that promotes the best in both”

20. State Family Program Director “Responsibilities” • Policy and Guidance • Human Services • Quality of Life • Strategic Planning and • Implementation of TAG Policy • Volunteer Network • National Representative

21. State Family Program Director “Family Readiness” • Program provides Information and resources • Intended Family Outcomes: • Self Reliance • Increased Wellbeing • Self Confidence • Knowledge • Six Step Family Readiness Process: • In-processing • Welcome Briefing • Training • Pre-Deployment Support • Deployment • Reunion and Reintegration Support

22. State Family Program Director “Family Assistance” Provide services to Families and Service Members in need during times of contingency call up, mobilization, and large scale deployment. The information and referral service helps to facilitate wellbeing while providing necessary assistance to Families in times of need or crisis.

23. State Family Program Director “Youth Development” • To support the social, emotional, and academic needs of National Guard children and youth. • Military Family Youth Consultant • Kids Camps • Teen Camps • Back to School

24. Joint Family Assistance Program (JFSAP) • Scope:“Augment existing Family Programs to Provide a continuum of • support and services based on member and Family strength and needs and • available resources” • Financial and Material Assistance • Mobile Support Services • Sponsorship of volunteers and Family Support professionals • for delivery of support services. • 4. Coordinate Family assistance programs: • - Military OneSource • - Counselors • - Military Life consultants • - DoD • - Federal agencies • - State and Local agencies • - Non-Profit Entities

25. State Family Programs Director / Joint Family Assistance Program (JFSAP) QUESTIONS?

26. Transition Assistance Program Scope:“To serve as the statewide point of contact and coordinator, and to provide technical support to managers, supervisors, Guard Members and their Family Members as to the benefits and entitlements available through Department Veterans Affairs and to provide technical assistance in resolving entitlements to TRICARE” Coordinate with Family Programs and Employer Support (ESGR)

27. Transition Assistance Program • TRAINER • ADVISOR • ADVOCATE/CASE MANAGER • GUIDE • SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT

28. Transition Assistance Program “Trainer” • Deployment and Transition • Veterans benefits and programs • Employment (60-Day TAG program) • Education and training • Community resources and programs • Battlemind and resiliency/stress control (back-up) • Financial Survival (back-up) • Post-Deployment Retention • Other subjects as needed • ARNG, ANG, USAR, USNR, USMCR

29. Transition Assistance Program “Advisor” “Advisor to Adjutant General, Governor, US Department of Veterans Affairs, State Director of Veterans Affairs, and Unit Commanders in areas of Veterans benefits and programs for Reserve Component Service Members, and the effects of deployment on Reserve Component Service Members and communities”

30. Transition Assistance Program “Advocate” • WOUNDED WARRIORS • Non-clinical case management • Refer for disability compensation and benefits • Employment Assistance • Coordinate with DPH, WTU/CBWTU case • managers, G1 Medical case managers, VA • OIF/OEF case managers, Veteran Service • Officers, AW2 Advocates

31. Transition Assistance Program “Guide” • Receive request for assistance or information • Refer to appropriate resource or provider • Follow-up/Follow-through

32. Transition Assistance Program “Subject Matter Expert” • Veterans Benefits and Programs • Wounded Warrior Programs • Veterans Health Care • Community Resources and Networks • Answer Congressional and Governor’s inquiries • Write articles for National Guard, VA, and civilian • publications

33. Transition Assistance Program QUESTIONS?

34. Employer Support Guard Reserve • Scope:“Provide Service Members, Families, and employers the opportunity to • raise issues of concern regarding quality of life for leadership information • action” • Assist State J1: ESGR Committee Programs • - Management • - Analyze • - Oversight • - Guidance and Support • - Day to day continuity • J1 Liaison between National and State ESGR Officials • Briefings: Employers and Service Members • Marketing plan development and implementation

35. Employer Support Guard Reserve “Overview” • National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (NCESGR) formed in 1972 • Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense • Promotes understanding of RC with employers • Now over 4,500 volunteer committee members in 55 States, territories, the District of Columbia, and Europe • Over 60 volunteers on the Kansas ESGR Committee

36. Employer Support Guard Reserve “Vision & Mission” • Vision • Develop and promote a culture in which all American • employers support and value the military service of their • employees. • Mission • We gain and maintain employer support for the Guard and • Reserve service by recognizing outstanding support, • increase awareness of the Law, and resolving conflicts • through mediation

37. Employer Support Guard Reserve “Programs and Services” • Proactive employer and military member outreach through • Statements of Support, Employer Awards, Briefing with • Boss, Boss Lifts, Military Liaison • Reacting to Ombudsman services

38. Employer Support Guard Reserve “Statements of Support”

39. Employer Support Guard Reserve “Awards Program” • “Patriot Award” • Employer Recognition • Nominate your Boss and/or Supervisor • Most frequently presented ESGR award • Used as basis in consideration of higher • awards • Easy as going to www.esgr.mil • Presented with the assistance of ESGR • volunteer

40. Employer Support Guard Reserve “USERRA” • Provide advance notice--written or oral • Less than five years cumulative absence • Serve under honorable conditions • Timely return to civilian job using • guidelines • 30 days or less … Report next work day – • safe travel plus 8 hours • 31 to 180 days … Apply within 14 days • after completion of service • Over 180 days … Apply within 90 days • after completion of service

41. Employer Support Guard Reserve “Problem Resolution” • Trained Ombudsmen • Mediation with Service Member • and employer • Average time a case is resolved is • down to 14 days

42. Employer Support Guard Reserve “Getting Help” • 1st – Use your “Chain of Command” • Unit Employer Support Rep, Supervisor, • Commander • 2nd – Contact your local ESGR volunteer • 3rd – Contact Kansas ESGR, 758-217-4828 • 4th – National ESGR, 1-800-336-4590 • www.esgr.mil

43. Employer Support Guard Reserve “Success” • KansasNational • KS Cases Assigned 19 2,664 • KS Cases Mediated 15 1,899 • Committee Members 88 4,427 • Volunteer Hours 4,903 234,081 • Employers Briefed 2,236 148,463 • RC Members Briefed 2,582 341,953 • Statement of Support 722 44,861 • Patriot Awards 227 14,071

44. Employer Support Guard Reserve QUESTIONS?

45. Chaplain Chaplain “Joint Support” JSCO’s primary responsibility is to create and implement a religious support plan that will meet the operational tempo of the Kansas National Guard. JSCO accomplishes this mission by staffing RSPs, organizing and conducting pre-mobilization briefings, mid-tour well checks, Family reunion events, and reintegration briefings. JSCO areas of special emphasis: marriage enrichment retreats, critical incident stress debriefings, death notifications, memorial ceremonies, pastoral counseling, and suicide prevention/intervention training statewide.

46. Chaplain “What We Offer” SRP: Religious Support Unit Religious Preference Profile Pre-mob: Battlemind for couples Communication during deployments Relationships State Training: Battlemind for Warriors – E1 to E5 Battlemind for Leaders – E6 and up ACE: Suicide Prevention Deployment: Separation Support Group Meetings Family and/or Spouse Counseling

47. Chaplain “What We Offer” Well Check / Midpoint: Deployment Stress Reunion: Reunion for Military Families ACE: Suicide Prevention for Families Reintegration: Relationship Ground Rules ACE: Suicide Prevention/Intervention Battlemind for Service Members & spouses Small Group Sessions Strong Bond Retreats: Pre-mob or Post-Deployment

48. Chaplain “Strong Bonds” • Preparation and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) • Marriage Lasting Intimacy Through Nurturing, Knowledge and • Skill (LINKS) • Survival Skills for Healthy Families by Family Wellness • Seven Habits of Highly Effective Army Families • Active Relationships • Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage • Couples Communication • Eight Habits of Highly Successful Marriages • Premarital Interpersonal Choices and Knowledge (PICK) • Strong Bonds Families of Deployed Service Members • Strong Bonds Pre-deployment • Strong Bonds Reintegration • www.strongbonds.org

49. Chaplain QUESTIONS?

50. National Guard Psychological Health Consultant Scope:“A licensed, full-time, mental health provider who will partner with both the ANG and ARNG populations to assess, guide and assist Guard Members and their Families who may be experiencing any sequela associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)” A Guard Member and his/her Family will be able to seek advice, referral, guidance and information about local and State resources that are available to help regarding any psychological health concern. Sequela: a pathological condition resulting from a disease, injury or other trauma.