COMBAT2COLLEGE

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COMBAT2COLLEGE

• Montgomery College
• Rockville, Maryland

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Developed by

• National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
• National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, CA
• Montgomery College, Rockville Campus
• Veterans Administration Medical Center,
  Washington, DC

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Message

• Welcome Home
• and
• Thank You Veterans!

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The Returning Warrior WW II
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The Returning Warrior Today
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Mission

• To create a welcoming environment for all
  veterans, active duty, and reserve members of the
  armed forces by assisting them in adapting the
  skill set developed from military training and
  combat experience to facilitate a successful
  college experience.

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Philosophy

• Respect and Appreciation
• This message is embedded and communicated in
  all college processes

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Philosophy

• Inclusiveness
• Emphasis on primary prevention to facilitate
  academic success for all OIF/OEF veterans, with
  disabilities or not

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Philosophy

• Removal of Stigma
• Focus on assisting the veteran to explore and
  identify how military training and combat
  experience can be a source of personal strength
  and resilience towards a successful college
  experience

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Objective

• To provide academic and social opportunities and
  appropriate support services for
• OIF and OEF veterans, specifically
• All veterans
• Active duty and reserve members of the armed
  forces

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Objective

• Connection
• To provide opportunities for veterans to meet
  and interact with each other without stigma.

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Objective

• Identification of Resources
• Resources are identified and made available to
  all veterans.

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Objective

• Wellness
• Promote optimal psychological, spiritual, and
  physical recovery from combat
• Exercise as treatment
• Provide opportunities to connect with other
  veterans

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Objective

• College community education
• Emphasis on training faculty and staff regarding
  veterans military and combat experiences
• Awareness of specific combat issues, impact in
  the classroom, and possible solutions
• Promote sensitivity to the shared experience of
  this population

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Implementation

• Small adjustments to existing college offerings
  and activities
• Liaison with Veterans Administration and local
  community resources

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Program Features for Students

• Single Point of Entry Admissions
• Identified Counseling Faculty
• Identified Disability Support Services Counseling
• Peer Mentoring
• Referral to VA and local resources

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Program Features for Students

• First Year Experience Course
• -adapted Student Development course
• Transitioning skills military culture to college
  culture
• Stress-management combat stress PTSD
• Guest Speakers

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Program Features for Students

• Open gym hours for veterans
• Physical Education classes, adapted as needed
• Faculty supported Clubs for veterans
• Projects Oral Histories
• Activities for families

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Program Features for Faculty/Staff

• In-service training opportunities for
  departments/areas
• Training materials on Combat2College website

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Program Features for Community

• Lecture/Discussion Series taped for cable TV and
  website
• Re-entry/Transition
• Clinical Issues
• Scholarly Inquiry
• Student Veterans Panels

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Summary

• C2C is created using existing college resources
• Removal of stigma allows all student veterans to
  benefit
• Assists the student to self-explore ways in which
  military training and combat experience can be a
  source of strength
• Community college serves as an agent of healing

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www.montgomerycollege.edu/combat2college/
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For Program Information Contact

• Rose Sachs, C2C Program Coordinator
• Email rose.sachs_at_montgomerycollege.eduPhone
  240-567-5077
• Sue Haddad, C2C Assistant Program Coordinator
• Email sue.haddad_at_montgomerycollege.edu
• Phone [phone]
• Chanel Riley, C2C Program Assistant
• Email chanel.riley_at_montgomerycollege.edu
• Phone [phone]