NEW JERSEY VETERANS HELPLINE PROGRAM YELLOW RIBBON COMMITTEE 60-DAY REINTEGRATION PROGRAM

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NEW JERSEY VETERANS HELPLINE PROGRAMYELLOW
RIBBON COMMITTEE 60-DAY REINTEGRATION PROGRAM

• AGENDA
• 800 a.m. 900 a.m. 500 Registration
  Logistics Team Yellow Ribbon Staff
• 900 a.m. 1015 a.m. 250 Large Group
  Briefing - Dr. George Everly
• 250 Breakout groups for New Jersey
  Veterans Administration/NJDMAVA
• Post Deployment Survey
  Distribution Anna Kline Team
• 1015 a.m. 1030 a.m. 15 Minute Break
• 1030 a.m. 1145 a.m. Groups switch
  250/250
• 1200 100 p.m. 500 Lunch
• 1200 p.m. Logistics Details Team Briefing
• SMALL GROUP BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• 100 p.m. 200 p.m. Introductions Thank
  You
• 200 p.m. 230 p.m. Anger Management
  15 minute didactic 15 minute Q A
• 230 p.m. 300 p.m. Substance Abuse 15
  minute didactic 15 minute Q A
• 300 p.m. 315 p.m. 15 Minute Break
• 315 p.m. 345 p.m. Compulsive
  Behavioral/PTSD 15 minute didactic 15 minute
  Q A
• 345 p.m. 400 p.m. Evaluations/Certifica
  tes distribution and collection

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LOCATIONS

• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009   800 AM to 400 PM
  
• TEAM A
• TEAM LEADER LOGISTICS CHUCK ARNOLD
• CLINICAL TEAM LEADERS DR. GEORGE EVERLY
  CHERIE CASTELLANO
• UMDNJ- Piscataway, NJ Campus Between Building
  2 and 3
• 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ
• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009   800 AM to 400 PM
• TEAM B
• TEAM LEADER LOGISTICS CHUCK ARNOLD
• CLINICAL TEAM LEADERS EAST ORANGE VA
• NJVA East Orange Campus Building 1
• 385 Tremont Avenue, East Orange, NJ
• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009   800 AM to 400 PM
• TEAM C
• TEAM LEADER LOGISTICS CHUCK ARNOLD
• CLINICAL TEAM LEADERS HEATHER ALTMAN JEFF
  HOERGER JILL BARRETT
• UMDNJ- Piscataway, NJ Campus Between Building
  2 and 3

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ROLE PLAY/GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• DISCUSSION QUESTIONS PTSD
• Do you have concerns about any of your
  thoughts, feeling or behaviors since returning
  from active duty?
• What are your sleep patterns like?
• What are your financial concerns at this time?
• Describe how you think youve changed in the last
  5 years? (pre and post deployment)
• Have people around you, especially those how knew
  you before deployment, say that you are more
  short tempered then in the past?

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ROLE PLAY/GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• DISCUSSION QUESTIONS SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• Do you have other questions youd like answered
  about alcohol or drug use?
• What does drinking (or drugging) do for you?
• In what circumstances do you find yourself
  wanting to resort to alcohol or drugs?
• What other solutions have you found for coping
  with these circumstances?
• Do you have questions about dealing with loved
  ones who may be using alcohol or drugs to cope?

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ROLE PLAY/GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ANGER ISSUES
• When you are feeling angry what do you do?
• What steps do you take to avoid emotional
  overload? Are your actions helpful or harmful?
• What steps can you take to avoid anger causing
  situations?
• How do you talk to yourself? Are you super
  critical or are you tolerant of your own short
  comings?
• Are you able to accept the shortcomings of
  others? If not what needs to change within side
  of you?