EFMP March Newsletter - Marine Corps Community Services
EFMP March Newsletter - Marine Corps Community Services
EFMP March Newsletter - Marine Corps Community Services
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HENDERSON HALL <strong>EFMP</strong><br />
M A R C H 2 0 1 3<br />
S P E C I A L P O I N T S O F<br />
I N T E R E S T :<br />
PCS Season is Around the<br />
Corner!<br />
<strong>EFMP</strong> Contacts<br />
Don’t Miss it! The 3rd<br />
Annual Joint <strong>Services</strong> Exceptional<br />
Family Member<br />
Program Resource Fair<br />
Resource of the Month:<br />
Parent Training and Information<br />
Centers<br />
<strong>EFMP</strong> Workshops & Support<br />
Groups Schedule<br />
<strong>EFMP</strong> Frequently Asked<br />
Question: Disenrollment<br />
Tricare Tip of the Month:<br />
Find a Pharmacy<br />
Save the Date: Children’s<br />
Fair<br />
Facebook Page<br />
<strong>EFMP</strong> Lending Library<br />
PCS Season Is Around the Corner!<br />
Is a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move on your summer<br />
schedule? If so now is the time to get your moving plan in order. The<br />
PCS To-Do list is long, and longer still when you have a special needs<br />
family member. Getting an early start on that list is essential to keeping<br />
stress to a minimum. What can you do now, and what resources are out<br />
there to help?<br />
Use Plan my Move<br />
Visit your Relocation Assistance Program office — and we have a<br />
great one at Henderson Hall. See our website for the schedule of<br />
“Smooth Move” PCS classes or call 703-614-7202 to make a one-onone<br />
appointment with the Relocation Assistance Program Manager.<br />
Check out these resources on Military One Source:<br />
Healthy Parenting during a Move<br />
Moving to a New Duty Station with a Family Member with Special Needs<br />
Moving with an Individualized Education Program<br />
Relocating When Your Child has a Serious Medical Condition<br />
Making and keeping a plan will not only make your move run more<br />
smoothly, it will make a big impact on reducing stress. Get started now!<br />
HENDERSON HALL <strong>EFMP</strong> TEAM<br />
1555 Southgate Road, Building 12<br />
Arlington, VA 22214-5000<br />
Program Manager:<br />
703.693.6368<br />
Training, Education & Outreach:<br />
703.693.5353<br />
Family Case Workers:<br />
703.693.4172<br />
703.693.6510<br />
Email: efmphh@usmc-mccs.org
M A R C H 2 0 1 3<br />
P A G E 2<br />
Exceptional Family Member Program Resource Fair<br />
Don’t miss the 3 rd Annual Joint <strong>Services</strong> Exceptional Family Member<br />
Program (<strong>EFMP</strong>) Resource Fair on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 10 am to 2 pm,<br />
at the Joint Base Andrews Youth Center, 4700 Yuma Rd, Joint Base Andrews,<br />
MD 20762. This event, a collaborative endeavor by the Joint <strong>Services</strong> <strong>EFMP</strong> of<br />
the National Capital Region which includes <strong>EFMP</strong> Henderson Hall, will provide<br />
military and DoD families with exceptional family members an opportunity<br />
to learn all about community and military resources and services that may<br />
enhance their lives and those of their family members. Exhibitors from DC,<br />
MD and VA will have displays throughout the day. In support of this year’s<br />
theme, Family and Caregiver Wellness, chair massages will be available. A light<br />
lunch will be provided, and attendees can attend break-out sessions held afterward.<br />
The session Safety Issues for People with Exceptional Needs will be given<br />
by Army LTC Scott Campbell, President of the Board of Directors of the Autism<br />
Society of Northern Virginia and a member of the Virginia Autism Public<br />
Safety Workshop. Other breakout sessions include How to Handle Compassion<br />
Fatigue for Caregivers and TRICARE-ECHO Supports & Resources. The deadline<br />
for registration is <strong>March</strong> 19, 2013. Limited free childcare is available upon<br />
registration.<br />
Last year’s <strong>EFMP</strong> Resource Fair, held at Joint Base Myer-Henderson<br />
Hall, featured over 40 exhibitors and included a presentation by Isabel Hodge<br />
of the Office of <strong>Community</strong> Support for Military Families with Special Needs.<br />
This was followed by a discussion and Q&A with a panel which included Ms.<br />
Hodge along with parents, service members, medical providers, and advocates.<br />
We hope that this year’s event will be an even greater success, with more participants,<br />
exhibitors, and informative sessions.<br />
The Resource Fair is open to all DoD ID card holders and their guests.<br />
For more information and registration please see the event website at andrewsfss.com/mfsc/efmp.html.
M A R C H 2 0 1 3<br />
RESOURCE OF THE MONTH<br />
P A G E 3<br />
Parent Training and Information Centers<br />
Did you know that each state has at least one Parent Training and Information<br />
Center (PTI), whose purpose is to provide training and information to<br />
the families with children with disabilities? These centers are funded through<br />
the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs<br />
(OSEP) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).<br />
PTIs serve families of children, birth to 26, with any type of disability, physical,<br />
cognitive, behavioral, or emotional. They offer services such as one-toone<br />
support and assistance, workshops, publications, and websites. The majority<br />
of PTI staff members and board members are parents of children with<br />
disabilities so they are able to bring personal experience, expertise, and empathy<br />
when working with families.<br />
There is also a PTI just for those in the US Armed <strong>Services</strong>: Specialized<br />
Training of Military Parents (STOMP) is the national center serving military<br />
families.<br />
What a wonderful resource for assistance in advocating for your child!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
District of Columbia PTI:<br />
Advocates for Justice and Education<br />
Maryland PTI:<br />
The Parents’ Place of Maryland<br />
Virginia PTI:<br />
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)<br />
Moving? Use this nation-wide PTI-finder, to locate your new PTI:<br />
<br />
Find a Parent Center In Your State
M A R C H 2 0 1 3<br />
<strong>EFMP</strong> WORKSHOPS & SUPPORT<br />
GROUPS<br />
P A G E 4<br />
For event registration email: efmphh@usmc-mccs.org<br />
Please register at least 1 day prior to event<br />
DATE PLACE TIME TOPIC<br />
<strong>March</strong> 12<br />
<strong>March</strong> 13<br />
CBIRF/Indian Head<br />
Chapel<br />
830 Chisholm Ave.<br />
Ft. Meade, MD<br />
1100-1300 Share the Load: Asking for<br />
What You Need When<br />
You Need It<br />
1800-2000 Support Group<br />
<strong>March</strong> 18<br />
<strong>March</strong> 21<br />
<strong>Marine</strong> Barracks<br />
Washington, Post 5,<br />
Ground floor, Room<br />
126<br />
Henderson Hall, Building<br />
12, Conference<br />
Room<br />
1000-1130 Share the Load: Asking for<br />
What You Need When<br />
You Need It<br />
1030-1230 Share the Load: Asking for<br />
What You Need When<br />
You Need It<br />
<strong>EFMP</strong> Frequently Asked Question<br />
Question: My family member’s condition has improved and we no longer need<br />
the services of the Exceptional Family Member Program. Will they automatically<br />
be disenrolled if I fail to update their enrollment by the every-3-year due date?<br />
Answer: No, your family member will remain enrolled in the program. The only<br />
way to disenroll is by completing and resubmitting the DD Form 2792, and the<br />
DD Form 2792-1 as well if the family member is age 3 to high school graduation.<br />
HQ USMC will evaluate the documents and either update your family member’s<br />
status or disenroll your family member if <strong>EFMP</strong> services are deemed no longer<br />
necessary.
M A R C H 2 0 1 3<br />
P A G E 5<br />
Tricare: Tip of the Month<br />
There is a quick and easy way to locate the nearest Express<br />
Script/Tricare pharmacy: Find a Pharmacy. Just enter your zip<br />
code, and indicate in how wide a radius you’d like searched (the<br />
5 mile maximum is good for this populated area). Click<br />
“SEARCH” and you’ll get a list pharmacies, with their addresses,<br />
phone numbers, and a link to a map of the location.<br />
There are also mobile apps you can download to your phone:<br />
http://www.express-scripts.com/mobile/.<br />
Save the Date for the Annual<br />
Henderson Hall Children’s Fair!<br />
In honor of the Month of the Military Child,<br />
MCCS Henderson Hall's Children Youth and<br />
Teen Program will hold its 6th annual Children's<br />
Fair at Smith Gym on Joint Base Myer-<br />
Henderson Hall Saturday, April 13, 2013. This<br />
annual event offers service members and their<br />
families an opportunity to gather for fun<br />
activities while honoring military children.<br />
Don’t miss it!<br />
If you haven’t “Liked” the Family Care<br />
Branch at Henderson Hall Facebook Page<br />
you are missing out on great tips and<br />
resource information for <strong>EFMP</strong> families,<br />
and the latest on Henderson Hall <strong>EFMP</strong><br />
events and programs, as well as for the<br />
School Liaison and Child, Youth, and Teen<br />
Programs. It’s a must do!
M A R C H 2 0 1 3 P A G E 6<br />
Did you know…<br />
that <strong>EFMP</strong> Henderson Hall has a lending library?<br />
We have a wide variety of books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs that are available<br />
for check out for up to 6 months. Titles include Little Children, Big Needs, Adolescent<br />
Depression, From Emotions to Advocacy, It Isn’t Fair! Siblings of Children With<br />
Disabilities, among many others. Come by and take a look, and take a few home!<br />
We also have resource materials to give away. These include copies of the<br />
DC, MD and VA Special Education handbooks and copies of key Special Education<br />
Regulations from the DC, MD and VA Departments of Education.<br />
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less<br />
difficult for each other?”<br />
Log On for the Next Facebook Live Chat!<br />
Summer camp season is almost upon us (Woohoo!). “Like” the<br />
Facebook Live Chat event on the <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Corps</strong> Family Team<br />
Building at Henderson Hall page, then join the event online<br />
Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> 26, 2013,12-1 pm to discuss summer camp options<br />
including those for children with special needs.<br />
DISCLAIMER:<br />
The contents of this document do not<br />
necessarily reflect the views or policies<br />
of the Department of Defense, nor<br />
does the mention of trade names, commercial<br />
products, gift suggestions, or<br />
organizations imply endorsement by<br />
the USMC.