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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MRO//
TO MARADMIN
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UNCLAS //N01000//
MARADMIN 172/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MRO//
SUBJ/PERSONAL SERVICES - INTERIM GUIDANCE//
REF/A/DOC/MHF/YMD:981118//
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NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS FAMILY SERVICE CENTER ORDER. REF B IS
MARINE CORPS FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (FAP) SOP. REF C IS MARINE
CORPS PERSONAL SEVICES ORDER - DRAFT. REF D IS MARINE CORPS
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (RAP). REF E IS EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY
MEMBER PROGRAM. REF F IS MARINE CORPS DRUG AND ALCOHOL ORDER. REF G
IS CREDENTIALS REVIEW AND CLINICAL PRIVILEGING OF CLINICAL
PRACTRITIONERS/PROVIDERS IN DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) FAMILY
SERVICE CENTERS.//
POC/CHRIS REITE/CAPT/-/-/TEL:703-784-9546/TEL:DSN 278-9546//
RMKS/1. BACKGROUND:
A. THE REORGANIZATION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS WITHIN MARINE CORPS
COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS) HAS CREATED A NEED FOR INTERIM POLICY
GUIDANCE FOR PERSONAL SERVICES PROGRAMS. PERSONAL SERVICES IS
REORGANIZED TO INCLUDE THE FORMER FAMILY SERVICE CENTER, SUBSTANCE
ABUSE COUNSELING CENTERS, FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM, AND LIFELONG
LEARNING. EXISTING POLICY REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT REVIEW AND
REVISION WHILE MCO P1700.24B IS PENDING SIGNATURE.
B. THESE PERSONAL PROGRAMS SUPPORT COMMANDERS' EFFORTS IN THE
PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS THAT DETRACT FROM MISSION
READINESS AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE MILITARY
COMMUNITY.
2. CURRENT SITUATION:
A. WHEN PUBLISHED, THE REVISED ORDER, WILL CANCEL MCO P1700.24A,
MCO P1752.3B, MCO P1754.3, MCO P1754.5, AND MCO P1000.10. THIS
INTERIM POLICY GUIDANCE AFFECTS ONLY THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED MARINE
CORPS ORDERS IN THE MANNER SPECIFICALLY STATED BELOW. THE REVISED
ORDER AND ACCOMPANYING NAVMCS (MCO P1700.24.B AND NAVMCS 2930, 2931)
CAN BE FOUND IN COMPLETE DRAFT FORMAT AT
HTTP://WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/DIRECTOR/DIR_
PPADMIN_POLICY_ORDERS.ASP.
B. NOTE THE REORGANIZATION OF PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DEFINED MCCS
PERSONAL SERVICES CAPABILITIES ARE:
(1) COMMAND AND COMMUNITY (EDUCATION AND SERVICES) EMPHASIZES
PREVENTION EFFORTS THAT SUPPORT THE CORPS' OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
AS WELL AS PREPARE SERVICE AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO BETTER ANTICIPATE
AND UNDERSTAND THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEMANDS WITH OUR WAY OF
LIFE. TYPES OF SERVICES INCLUDE: RETURN AND REUNION PROGRAMS,
CRISIS RESPONSE SERVICES, NEW PARENT SUPPORT, RETIRED ACTIVITIES,
FINANCIAL FITNESS, SUICIDE AWARENESS, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL.
(2) MOBILITY SUPPORT INCLUDES SERVICES THAT ASSIST WITH OUR
MOBILE LIFESTYLE BY FACILITATING SUCCESSFUL RELOCATIONS, THE
TRANSITIONS OF MARINES TO CIVILIAN LIFE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR
FAMILY MEMBERS AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES.
THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, SPONSORSHIP,
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE, AND FAMILY MEMBER EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.
(3) CLINICAL COUNSELING SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, MARRIAGE
AND FAMILY COUNSELING, FAMILY ADVOCACY, VICTIM INTERVENTION, RAPE
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT, AND
INTERVENTION AND REHABILITATION.
C. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES PENDING SIGNATURE IN
REF C ARE IN THE CLINICAL COUNSELING PROGRAMS.
3. MISSION. PUBLISH INTERIM POLICY FOR IMPLEMENTATION FOR PERSONAL
SERVICES PROGRAMS.
4. EXECUTION. COMMANDERS SHALL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOW INTERIM
GUIDANCE:
A. THE FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM: IN AN EFFORT TO MORE
EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT COMMANDERS AND SERVE MARINE FAMILIES IMPACTED BY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THREE MAJOR POLICY CHANGES SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED.
(1) A SEPARATE CATEGORY FOR FIRST TIME, LOW-LEVEL, LOW-RISK
CASES AS DELINEATED IN REF C. THE LOW-LEVEL, LOW-RISK CATEGORY AS AN
EARLY INTERVENTION HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTITUTED AS A PILOT
INITIATIVE AT SEVERAL COMMANDS. LEADERS ARE ENCOURAGING COUPLES TO
GET THE HELP THEY NEED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER AFTER A DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INCIDENCE HAS OCCURED. COMMANDS REPORT INCREASED REFERRALS
AND LESS SEVERE INCIDENTS DUE TO THIS INITIATIVE. REF C, PARAGRAPH
5001.5.A.
(2) THE LOW-LEVEL, LOW RISK CATEGORY WILL BE REPORTED IN THE
FAP DATABASE AS A SEPARATE CATEGORY WITH NO PERSONAL IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION. REF C, PARAGRAPH 5001.5.A.
(3) COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING CASE REVIEW COMMITTEE
SHALL NOW BE VOTING MEMBERS. REF C, PARAGRAPH 5001.6.
B. SUBSTANCE ABUSE: CHANGES TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
IMPACT DRUG TESTING, EDUCATION/TRAINING, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONTROL
OFFICER'S DUTIES. DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION COORDINATORS (DDRC) HAVE
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT MARINE CORPS ILLEGAL DRUG USE
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES (REF C, PARAGRAPH 3014). SPECIFIC CHANGES
INCLUDE:
(1) EVERY UNIT SHALL HAVE AN AGGRESSIVE COMPULSORY URINALYSIS
TESTING PROGRAM THAT ENSURES SYSTEMATIC SCREENING OF ALL MARINES
ANNUALLY, REGARDLESS OF RANK, FOR THE PRESENCE OF DRUGS. UNITS WILL
RANDOMLY TEST AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THEIR POPULATION MONTHLY,
REF C, PARAGRAPH 3014.4. THIS IS THE MINIMUM URINALYSIS
REQUIREMENT, AND DOES NOT INCLUDE COMMAND DIRECTED UNIT SWEEPS.
(2) A SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONTROL OFFICER (SACO) WILL BE
APPOINTED IN WRITING FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR TO ASSIST IN SATISFYING
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIT PREVENTION PROGRAM. DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE FOUND IN REF C, PARAGRAPH 3011.6.
(3) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING
CENTERS WILL PROVIDE, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED
INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONER (PHYSICIAN OR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST),
SERVICES THAT INCLUDE SCREENING, EARLY INTERVENTION, COMPREHENSIVE
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENTS, AND INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT (EXCEPT
FOR DRUG DEPENDENCE) USING A CONTINUUM OF CARE MODEL DESCRIBED IN
REF C, PARAGRAPH 5002, AND NAVMC 2931 (DRAFT) CHAPTER 2.
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.
A. ALL PERSONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS SHALL SUBMIT A CONSOLIDATED
PERSONAL SERVICES QUARTERLY REPORT VIA AC/S OR DIRECTOR MCCS.
WRITTEN COPIES WILL BE SUBMITTED PER REF C, PARAGRAPH 8000.1 UNTIL
AN AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL NLT 4TH QUARTER FY01.
(1) IN THIS REPORT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL:
NUMBER OF URINE TESTS FOR ILLICIT DRUGS; NUMBER DRUG POSITIVES BY
DRUG; NUMBER TRAINED IN DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION; NUMBER TRAINED IN
ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION; NUMBER SCREENED AT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COUNSELING CENTER; NUMBER TREATED FOR ALCOHOL BY LEVEL (EARLY
INTERVENTION, OUT PATIENT, INTENSIVE OUT PATIENT, AND
RESIDENTIAL/INPATIENT); NUMBER OF PERSONNEL TREATED FOR DRUGS BY
LEVEL (EARLY INTERVENTION, OUT PATIENT, INTENSIVE OUT PATIENT, AND
RESIDENTIAL/INPATIENT); NUMBER OF RELAPSES INTO ALCOHOLISM; AND
NUMBER OF YOUTH REACHED THROUGH DRUG OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
B. CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING DOCUMENTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
HQMC (MRO) FOR ALL CLINICAL PROVIDERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ACTIVE
DUTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS, NLT 01 JUNE 2001 PER REF C,
PARAGRAPH 8003.2 AND E.
6. POC IS CAPT REITE, JENICE STANIFORD, OR CRUZ MARTINEZ AT (703)
784-9546/26.//
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