Community Corner – Sept. 04, 2015

Airman & Family Readiness Center

For details or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100.

Monday

» Holiday Labor Day

Tuesday

» Reintegration briefing: 9 to 11 a.m., IDRC

» Intro to German: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., A&FRC

» Resume Writing: 1 to 3 p.m., A&FRC

» Pre-deployment briefing: 1 to 3 p.m., IDRC

Wednesday

» Base INTRO: 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., E Club

» Capstone: 8 to 10 a.m., A&FRC

» Key Spouse Training: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC

Thursday

» Pre-separation briefing: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., A&FRC

Sept. 11

» Understanding TSP: 9 to 10 a.m., A&FRC

Child/Youth

For details and to register for KMC Youth Instructional Classes, visit www.86fss.com, select “Family” and click “Instructional Classes” or call 06371-47-6444, Ramstein Youth Programs, or 0631-536-6504, Vogelweh Youth Programs.

Health Promotion

For more information, call Health Promotion at 06371-47-4292 or 480-4292 or stop by Bldg. 2117.

Tuesday

» Running Clinic: 2 to 3 p.m.

Thursday

» BOD POD: 1 to 3 p.m.

Sept. 11

» BOD POD: 8 to 10 a.m.

Family Advocacy

To register for classes or for more information, call Family Advocacy at 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370.

» Expectant Parent Orientation (Monthly): Every first Tuesday of each month, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Learning Resource Center, Bldg. 3718, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Learn about birth registration, passports and much more. No sign-up needed. For more information, call the New Parent Support Program at 06371-46-2098 or 479-2098.

» Kids First: Principles of Positive Co-Parenting: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Bldg. 212, third floor. Being a divorced or separated parent presents unique challenges. This training focuses on practical strategies for managing stress through a divorce or separation, helping your children with coping and how to keep your kids first. Feel free to bring lunch. To register, call 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370.

» DADS 101: 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, and then the first Monday of every month, Bldg. 2117 (Health Promotion). The class is designed to teach fathers to become more effective parents. It allows dads to ask questions about labor and delivery, teaches them how to calm a crying baby, teaches role adjustment and other infant care issues. To register, call the New Parent Support Program at
479-2098 or 06371-46-2098.

» Parenting with Love and Logic (four sessions): 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 7 and 13, Bldg. 2121, third floor. Feel free to bring lunch. Parenting is not an easy job. Even the most seasoned parent goes through times of challenges in knowing how to manage behaviors and handle concerns about their children. This training is most appropriate for parents with children 9 years old and younger. The class will discuss using principles of love and logic for effective, loving parenting. To register, call 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370.

» Stress Management: Retail Therapy: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24, Bldg. 2121, third floor. Feel free to bring lunch. Do you spend money when you are upset, sad, mad or lonely? Do you have credit card debt? This interactive workshop is for men and women. Stress reduction involves setting limits, communicating with others and managing time. To register, call 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370.

» Anger Management (four sessions): 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9 and 16, Bldg. 2121, third floor. Feel free to bring lunch. Anger is a normal human emotion. In this four-session training, participants will learn new strategies for managing this strong emotion in healthier ways. Effective anger management results in better well-being and happier relationships with others. To register, call 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370.

» Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy services:

Family Advocacy provides a new service which offers immediate support and service for men or women affected by abuse. The Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy program is available 24/7. Victims of domestic violence can call 479-2370 during duty hours or 0173-628-4624 after duty hours for a variety of support and advocacy services. Trained personnel stand ready to help. DAVA can provide assistance by helping to develop a safety plan, assessing imminent risk of harm, connecting with helpful services and arranging follow-up care.

ASACS

Contact your school ASACS counselor for details.

» Adolescent Support and Counseling Service is a comprehensive program providing prevention education and counseling services to 11- to 19-year-old ID cardholders in the military community. ASACS’s mission is to provide comprehensive counseling services to adolescents and military families stationed OCONUS while enhancing military readiness and quality of life. In addition, ASACS offers Life Skills classes that promote health and personal development in the Department of Defense schools. ASACS participate in supportive activities related to military life transitions as well as providing individual, group and family counseling services. ASACS counselors’ offices are located in DOD schools for the convenience of military families. ASACS counseling services are completely confidential. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday; however, flexible appointment times are available to meet the needs of military families.

Military Family Life Consultants

For details, call 0152-24211233; 0152-02663352; 0176-69333243; or 0151-5674 8179.

» Military Family Life Consultants are licensed clinical providers who assist service members and their families with issues they may face throughout the cycle of deployment to reintegrating with their family and community. The MFLC program provides short-term, non-medical counseling support for a range of issues including: relationships, crisis intervention, stress management, grief, occupational and other individual and family issues. Psycho-educational presentations focused on issues common to the military family including: reunion and reintegration, stress and coping, grief and loss, and deployment and reintegration.

SARC

For Emergency Victim Care during duty hours and after duty hours, call 480-7272 or 06371-47-7272.

For administration questions on the Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Program, call 480-5597 or 06371-47-5597.

Medical Group

» Self Initiated Care Kit, twice a month. Call 479-2273 (CARE) to sign up for a class.

» Attention: TRICARE online is available for your convenience. Schedule your own appointments, view the home care website, check lab results, contact the nurse advice line, get medication refills and more. To register or for more information, visit www.tricareonline.com.