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The Cumberland
County Schools (CCS) serves the third largest concentration of military
connected students in the world.
The CCS and the
local military installations of Ft. Bragg and Pope Air Field, as well as
statewide installations, and the North Carolina National Guard and Reserve
components, have enjoyed a strong history of positive relationships built on
service and collaboration.
The positive
relationship between the CCS and the military helps ensure that student needs
are identified and addressed, resulting in high quality service for these
students. The relationship shared between the entities has allowed the CCS to
work in a progressive way by thinking forward and helping identify trends and
targets that reveal areas of need.
Military Family and
Youth Liaison (MFYL)
This full-time position was designed to assist military families with needs as
they relate to deployment and relocation. The MFYL coordinates and support
efforts to: assess needs, build awareness of resources, and connect those with
needs to supportive solutions. The liaison role provides a connection between
families with needs and possible solutions.
The stress placed
on families in the midst of relocation or the deployment of a family member can
be overwhelming. Support for these families can come from many places, some
military-affiliated as well as non-military sources. The MFYL works with
agencies and organizations, military and civilian, in our area to help ensure a
network of support is in place when needed. The MFYL works with various
departments within the Cumberland County Schools to produce materials and
programs targeting military families.
Military and Family Life
Consultants (MFLC)
The services of the Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC) are
provided to military connected students through a partnership between
Cumberland County Schools and Fort Bragg. The MFLCs are Masters and
Ph.D. level consultants specializing in child and youth behavioral
issues. MFLCs provide solution-oriented, problem-solving support to
military students, to their family members, and to other teachers and
adults who support them. Consultants can help people who are having
trouble coping with concerns and issues of daily life. MFLC's
are assigned to select schools with a high ratio of military dependent
students. For a listing of MFLC assignments, call Anna Rodriguez at
678.7008 or a Fort Bragg School Liaison Officer at 432.1008.
Some
Examples of Support Include:
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School adjustment
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Parent Deployments
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New
School Adjustment/Transitions
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Academic Support and Organizational and Study Skills
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Behaviors in the classroom and at home
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Grief and Loss
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Family issues
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Divorce and Separations
MFLC
Solutions:
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Trainings and Workshops for Teachers
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Spouse Support groups
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Deployment Groups for children and teens
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1:1
Individual Support meetings for children, couples, and families
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Flexible appointment times, including evenings and weekends
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Flexible meeting locations
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*Confidential
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No
Records Kept
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FREE
*Duty to
warn does apply in cases of threat to self, others, and any reportable
abuse issues.
Child and Youth Behavioral Program
Military
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