Families Overcoming Under Stress


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Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) offers resiliency training designed to strengthen couples and families for the challenges of military life. Grounded in three well-established interventions, the program builds on current strengths and teaches practical skills for managing stress, injury, and other life transitions.

FOCUS is a short-term intervention delivered in six to eight sessions. Some sessions are for parents, some for children, and others for the entire family. Families and couples practice perspective and develop a shared understanding of their experiences, helping them grow closer. FOCUS Family Resilience Training allows families to build their own story about their life experiences. This helps families to:

  • Identify, manage, and discuss emotions

  • Clarify misunderstandings and respect individual points of view

  • Build on family strengths

  • Feel closer and more supported

  • Use family-level problem solving and goal setting to empower the entire family

Although FOCUS is structured to ensure each family learns the program’s core skills, it can be customized to meet the unique needs of each family. Training is confidential, free, and available during family-friendly hours.

Schedule an appointment at a FOCUS location near you to learn practical strategies, gain helpful tips, and strengthen your family for a smoother transition and greater resilience.


Tips for Parents

Getting Ready for an Upcoming Deployment

  • Be open and honest. Use developmentally appropriate language to help kids understand. Kids want and need to know.
  • Address children's feelings openly. Use reassuring language to help kids manage fears and concerns.

Coping During the Deployment

  • Practice self-care. When parents are coping effectively, children are better able to manage their own feelings.
  • Stay connected. Have a plan to keep the service member active and present in the child's mind throughout the deployment. Be creative!

Return and Reunion

  • Be patient. It takes a little time for family members to reconnect and reestablish their roles within the family.
  • Be aware EVERYONE has grown and changed during the deployment. Have fun learning about each other and take time to appreciate how each of you has grown.

Location

FOCUS (Courtney)
Please call our office to set up an appointment.

Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) offers training designed to strengthen couples and families for the challenges of military life. The program builds on current strengths and teaches practical skills for managing stress, injury, and other life transitions. Families and couples practice perspective and develop a shared understanding of their experiences, helping them grow closer. FOCUS training is confidential, free and available during family-friendly hours. 

Schedule an appointment at a FOCUS location near you to learn practical strategies, gain helpful tips, and strengthen your family for a smoother transition and greater resilience.  

FOCUS (Foster)
Please call our office to set up an appointment.

Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) offers resiliency training designed to strengthen couples and families for the challenges of military life. Grounded in three well-established interventions, the program builds on current strengths and teaches practical skills for managing stress, injury, and other life transitions.

FOCUS is a short-term intervention delivered in six to eight sessions. Some sessions are for parents, some for children, and others for the entire family. Families and couples practice perspective and develop a shared understanding of their experiences, helping them grow closer. FOCUS Family Resilience Training allows families to build their own story about their life experiences. This helps families to:

  • Identify, manage, and discuss emotions

  • Clarify misunderstandings and respect individual points of view

  • Build on family strengths

  • Feel closer and more supported

  • Use family-level problem solving and goal setting to empower the entire family

Although FOCUS is structured to ensure each family learns the program’s core skills, it can be customized to meet the unique needs of each family. Training is confidential, free, and available during family-friendly hours.

Schedule an appointment at a FOCUS location near you to learn practical strategies, gain helpful tips, and strengthen your family for a smoother transition and greater resilience.

FOCUS (Kadena)

Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) offers training designed to strengthen couples and families for the challenges of military life. The program builds on current strengths and teaches practical skills for managing stress, injury, and other life transitions. Families and couples practice perspective and develop a shared understanding of their experiences, helping them grow closer. FOCUS training is confidential, free and available during family-friendly hours. 

Schedule an appointment at a FOCUS location near you to learn practical strategies, gain helpful tips, and strengthen your family for a smoother transition and greater resilience.  

FOCUS (Kinser)
Please call our office to set up an appointment.

Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) offers training designed to strengthen couples and families for the challenges of military life. The program builds on current strengths and teaches practical skills for managing stress, injury, and other life transitions. Families and couples practice perspective and develop a shared understanding of their experiences, helping them grow closer. FOCUS training is confidential, free and available during family-friendly hours. 

Schedule an appointment at a FOCUS location near you to learn practical strategies, gain helpful tips, and strengthen your family for a smoother transition and greater resilience.  

FOCUS (Torii)

Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) offers training designed to strengthen couples and families for the challenges of military life. The program builds on current strengths and teaches practical skills for managing stress, injury, and other life transitions. Families and couples practice perspective and develop a shared understanding of their experiences, helping them grow closer. FOCUS training is confidential, free and available during family-friendly hours. 

Schedule an appointment at a FOCUS location near you to learn practical strategies, gain helpful tips, and strengthen your family for a smoother transition and greater resilience.  

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