FREE COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES

Date: Monday, July 6, 2009 – Monday, August 10, 2009
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location:
Pioneer Counseling Center
43900 Garfield, Suite 222,
Clinton Twp, MI 48038

Contact Information: (800) 833-4105

FREE SERVICES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES

Wellness and Stress Management Psycho-Educational Group Topics

Week One: July 6, 2009
Finding Our Footing
1. Dealing with deployment
2. What does it mean to be a military parent?
3. How to talk to your child about going away.

Week Two: July 13, 2009
Preparing for Change
1. Preparing for your spouse/partner to leave – changes at home.
2. What can I do when my spouse/partner is away?
3. How to spend anniversaries/ holidays without your spouse/partner?

Week Three: July 20, 2009
Managing the Home
1. Financial changes at home
2. Managing additional responsibilities at home.
3. Parenting tips – dealing with behavior changes in our children
4. Attending to my own needs

Week Four: July 27, 2009
Dealing with the Downs
1. Loneliness and seclusion
2. Depression
3. Stress & Anger Management

Week Five: August 3, 2009
Anticipating and Wondering

1. Grief & Loss
2. What to do when your spouse/partner returns: re-entry
3. How to cope with self/spousal disabilities / mental illness

Week Six: August 10, 2009
Tobacco Cessation

1. Quit Tips
2. Benefits of Being Tobacco- Free
3. Rewarding Success
4. Relapse Prevention