CENTER FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

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CENTER FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
CPD Orientation Brief LTC Robert
Byrne Director, Center for Personal Development

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PURPOSE

• To provide West Point Parents Club a Center for
  Personal Development Overview.

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AGENDA

• Organization
• Mission
• Type Appointments
• Presented Problems
• Eating Problems
• Crisis Intervention

• Considerations
• Recurring Classes
• Cadet Counseling Unit
• Contact Information
• Conclusion

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
CMDT/DC USCC
XO
CSM
USCC Chap
CPD
DMI
RTOS
DCA
SCPME
SACSP
DPE
1st
Cadet Hostess
2nd
3rd
Chief of Staff
4th
S1
S4
ISD
S3
LDB
RD
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CENTER FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTACADEMIC YEAR
2001-2002
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CPD MISSION

• Counseling cadets in personal development and
  coping
• Consultation to USCC/USMA staff
• Coordinate USMA wide personal development
  programs

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TYPES OF APPOINTMENTS

• Self-referrals
• Schedule appointments
• Walk ins
• Command referrals
• 100 TAC / CPD follow up
• Consultation
• Other
• Cadet chain of command - MEDDAC - Chaplain
• CEP - Academic - Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Command Referrals TAC Only!
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REASONS FOR COMING TO CPD

• Interpersonal
• Phase of life problems
• Performance issues
• Mood

• Anxiety
• Crisis intervention
• Exits and inprocessing
• Eating problems

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FACTORS FOR CADET CONSIDERATION

• Confidentiality (self-referral)
• No medical record entry
• Understand cadet life and stressors
• No fitness for duty determinations CMHS performs

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CRISIS INTERVENTION

• Dangerousness
• Debriefings

SUICIDE A permanent solution to a temporary
problem
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RECURRING CLASSES

• Stress Management for Leaders
• CPD Briefing
• Involuntary Change Workshop
• Mental Health Resources
• Eating Issues
• Military Performance Enhancement Workshop
• Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention

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Center for Personal Development

• CADET BASIC TRAINING
• THE CADET COUNSLING UNIT

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CCU 2002 ORGANIZATION
01-Nov-01
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CCU MISSION
In support of successful execution of the Cadet
Basic Training mission from 1 July to 14 August
2002, the Cadet Counseling Unit will - Prevent
psychiatric casualties - Provide counseling
services to New Cadets - Provide consultation to
the CBT Cadet and Officer Cadre
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COUNSELOR SPECIFIC DUTIES

• Daily supervision with counselor and OIC
• Sick call monitor
• Hospital visits
• Visit new cadets in transient barracks daily
• Company training (field and garrison)
• Evening counseling

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CONTACTING CPD

• Telephone x938-2360/4054
• Email Internal CPD Appointments
  External cpd_at_usma.edu
• In person building 720, 2nd floor
• CPD Web Site USCC Homepage

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CONCLUSION
CPD is an effective and accessible resource for
all cadets