Operational Psychology: a New Field to Support National Security and Public Safety by Williams Thomas J.; Staal Mark A.; Harvey Sally C

Author:Williams, Thomas J.; Staal, Mark A.; Harvey, Sally C.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2019-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

Pre-Deployment Readiness and Post-Deployment Reintegration

AFOSI’s Employee Assistance Service provides pre-deployment support and education to deploying personnel and their families. The goals of the pre-deployment program are to prepare personnel for a successful deployment experience by helping them address individual and family stressors, establish a support plan to care for family members, mentally prepare for the combat environment, increase performance and resilience, facilitate a smooth reintegration with family and friends following deployment, understand and cope with deployment-related stress, and learn how to access additional support or treatment if needed. Prior to returning to their home units, redeploying AFOSI personnel attend a two-day decompression and reintegration program in Germany or other third-country location. The program allows redeployers an opportunity to decompress and prepare for the upcoming reintegration with their families, coworkers, and communities back home. During these two days, they participate in educational discussions on a variety of topics, including effects of combat-related stress (cognitive, physical, emotional, and behavioral); family reunification; impact of deployments on self, coworkers, spouses, and children of various ages; recommendations for successfully readjusting back to normal life routines, relationships and roles; what to do if “normal” post-deployment effects don’t improve; information on traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder: and other topics customized to the unique circumstances and experiences of the specific participants. AFOSI was one of the first military agencies to establish a dedicated post-deployment decompression and reintegration program.

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