MFLC Child & Youth Services
Effective in the summer of 2007, the DoD contracted with MHNGS to provide licensed professional clinical consultants to augment the child behavioral services offered through the Child & Youth Services (CYS) Program. The program addresses short-term problem resolution such as school issues, deployment and reunion adjustments, and parent-child communications.
MHNGS' Military & Family Life Consultants (MFLC) working under this contract, called Child and Youth Behavioral Military & Family Life Consultants (CYB-MFLC) support the children participating in the CYS Program as well as faculty, staff and parents. They also support military children through DoDEA Summer Programs and Purple Camps.
CYB-MFLCs support the children and families participating in the CYS Program in many ways including:
- Observe, participate and engage in activities with children and youth
- Provide coaching, guidance and support in classrooms, camps or Family Care Centers settings
- Model behavioral management techniques and provide feedback to staff
- Assist staff with daily stressors and concerns
- Outreach to parents when they drop off and pick up their children at group
- Facilitate psycho-educational groups at Child and Youth Centers
- Conduct trainings for staff and parents
The MFLC-CYS services supporting military children are provided both CONUS and OCONUS.
