For
Middle School Aged Students in 6th-8th Grades
With
A Deployed Parent
Beginning
When Kids Sign up
Group
Meeting times will be on Saturdays
From
Schofield
Barracks
ASACS
Building T695A
Group
will include education, sharing, and fun activities
Ř Emotional experiences during your parent’s
deployment
Ř Realistic expectations for adolescents while their
parent is deployed
Ř Alternatives
for coping with missing your parent
Ř Alternative
projects for keeping yourself busy
Ř Alternatives
for staying in touch with your deployed parent
Ř Bowling
Ř Group
Video-a-thon
Ř Picture
taking/video taping during activities to send to deployed parents
Ř Pizza
and ice cream parties
Ř Group newsletter to be sent to deployed parent
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All group members will be need to pick up a parent consent form in the ASACS
room E-7 at Wheeler Middle School or at the ASACS office Bldg T695A on
Schofield Barracks and return form to Ms Jeanne before initial group meeting. Students may sign up at any time throughout
parent’s deployment period.
ADOLESCENT
DEPLOYMENT GROUP
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Dear Parent and Teen
Deployment is a difficult time not only
for the soldier who is away from home but also for the family members at home. Often time teens silently worry about their
soldier/parent because they don’t want to bring added stress to the
family. And stress is a part of being a
family member whose soldier is off fighting for our peace and safety. As a “single” parent and teen during these
times it is sometimes difficult to “take care of business” as usual.
The ASACS program would like to support
you and your family through offering an Adolescent Deployment Group for all
Army kids in the 6th, 7th, and 8th
grades. We are proud of all our soldiers
and would like to give them some peace of mind that their kids will have an
avenue for taking care of their needs as the son/daughter of a deployed parent.
Teens of this age often have mixed
feelings about the deployed parent. One
feeling is that of pride that their parent is fighting for our peace and safety
yet on the other hand another feeling is that of fear/being scared their parent
may not return home. In addition kids
are often confused about what role they need to be playing in their family
during deployment. Kids sometimes begin
seeing themselves as being responsible for becoming an “adult” overnigh,t taking on the
responsibility of the deployed parent. Because they are not ready to be adults
they will sometimes feel like they are letting down their family. This often results in a teen acting out
and/or withdrawing from the family. They
may experience quilt and shame for not being able to meet their perceived role
during this time. Therefore, it’s
important that kids are able to meet with other kids who are facing the same
issues. We are fortunate to be living on
a military base where many more support opportunities will be available to our
kids and their families. During this
time, it is important that we become actively involved in all that the military
community has available.
The ASACS Adolescent Deployment group will be an education/support group for
adolescents at the Middle School age whose sponsor is deployed. Please read our flyer for further information
on the when, where, how, why, activities, and time of our group.
If you would
like to sign up your son/daughter please pick up a parent permission form from
Jeanne Staivisky in room E-7 at
ASACS looks forward to being
able to support your son/daughter through the ASACS Adolescent Deployment
Group.
Jeanne
Jeanne Staivisky, CAS, NCC, MAC, LMHC, NCP. LPC
ASACS Counselor
WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUT SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES