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Resiliency

Reintegration and Post-Deployment Resilience Training

for Civilians

Mission and Vision

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Mission: Develop a strong, resilient workforce (Soldier and Civilians) through resiliency training.

End state: Sustain a resilient workforce that stands shoulder to shoulder, able overcome challenges and bounce back from adversity

Task: Learn that deep beliefs may be operating when an emotion or reaction seems out of proportion to what you’re thinking in the heat of the moment.

Conditions: Within a classroom/small group environment and 90 minute timeframe.

Standards: Understand that self-awareness and integration training can assist in a civilians transition to home life.

Task, Conditions, Standards

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You have skills that helped you throughout the deployment

These same skills will help you to transition home

However, adapting these skills for home can be challenging

Welcome Home

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After returning home, civilians are usually happy to be back home but they may feel edgy and angry

off…

Combat Veteran’s Paradox

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What does it mean to successfully transition home?

Transition Home

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What combat skills did you use during the deployment that helped you be resilient?

Deployment Skills

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Strength: Cohesion My coworkers and I are there for each other; I built

relationships that will last a lifetime

Re-establishing relationships back home takes time

During the Deployment

Back Home

Strength

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Strength: Sharing Experiences I can talk to my coworkers because they know what the

deployment was like

Friends and Family can support you better if they know something about what you’ve been through

Strength

During the Deployment

Back Home

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Strength: Discipline I can be relied upon to give (& take) orders and complete

a task

Family and friends make decisions together

Strength

During the Deployment Back Home

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Strength: Emotional Control I am in control of my emotions

Showing a range of appropriate emotions lets others know you care

Strength

During the Deployment Back Home

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Strength: Being Responsible I take personal responsibility for failures and credit

successes to the team

Recognize that when bad things happen, there are many contributing factors

Strength

During the Deployment Back Home

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Strength: Accountability I maintain control to ensure things are done correctly

Accepting that others do things differently and I can’t control what they do

Strength

During the Deployment Back Home

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Strength: Tactical Awareness I am alert to dangers in the environment

The level of threat is different at home; it takes time to learn to relax

Strength

During the Deployment Back Home

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Strength: Targeted Aggression Focused aggression kept me pumped up and alert so I

could handle danger

Anger is normal after deployment and I know how to keep it in check

Strength

During the Deployment Back Home

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What other personal strengths and skills do you have to help you transition home?

Identify Strengths in Self

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Hunt the good stuff Practice humor

– The dream vs. the reality

Optimism and Humor

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Don’t judge yourself critically

– Accept your reactions

Typical reactions get better over time

– Sleep problems

– Discomfort in crowds

– Edginess

– Others?

Don’t try to suppress memories

Keep it in Perspective

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Acknowledge that Family/friends have also been through the deployment

– Use “Active Constructive Responding”

– Reinforce their success by asking for details

– Celebrate your Family’s success

Talk to Family/friends about changes

Relationships

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How have you grown from the deployment?

Personal Growth

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Thank you for your service and Welcome Home!

Welcome Home!

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Resiliency

Questions

AAR

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