At Ellsworth AFB there are two unique

Military & Family Life Consultant Programs.

One that Supports Service Members and Their Families (MFLC)
and
One that supports Military Children, Youth, & Those Supporting Them (CYB-MFLC)

Do you need someone to talk to?

Military & Family Life Consultants (MFLCs) are here to listen. MFLCs are Masters or Ph.D. level, licensed professionals from outside the military system who are available to help service members, spouses, family members, children, and civilian employees address:

The services they provide are FREE and ANONYMOUS except when state, federal and military reporting requirements dictate otherwise for protection of personnel.

NO RECORDS ARE KEPT

Helping you is their priority!

After-hours and weekend appointments are available and group or off-site meetings can be arranged.
Scheduling an appointment is easy just call the Ellsworth MFLC at 605-430-0332.

Do you need help with Child & Youth Behaviors?

The Child & Youth Behavioral Military & Family Life Consultants are Masters or Ph.D. level, licensed professionals specializing in child and youth behavioral issues. They are available at no cost to assist children & youth, parents, family members and staff.

• School adjustment
• Deployment and separation
• Reunion adjustment
• Sibling and parent-child communication
• Behavioral concerns
• Fear, grief and loss
• Daily life issues

Child & Youth Behavioral Military & Family Life Consultants provide broad-ranging support to military children and youth, and to the family members and other adults who support them. For example, they:

• Engage in activities with children/youth
• Provide direct intervention in classroom, camp or family childcare situations, including assisting staff in setting and managing boundaries
• Model behavioral techniques and provide feedback to staff
• Are available to staff to discuss interactions with children and other concerns
• Outreach to parents
• Facilitate psycho-educational groups at child and youth program sites
• Conduct parent and staff training sessions

The services they provide are FREE and ANONYMOUS except when state, federal and military reporting requirements dictate otherwise for protection of personnel.

NO RECORDS ARE KEPT

After-hours and weekend appointments are available and group sessions, educational presentations and individual meetings can be arranged.
Scheduling an appointment is easy just call the Ellsworth CYB MFLC at 605-415-2923.

Consultant program begins at Ellsworth Airman & Family Readiness Center
by David Hopper (ACC Public Affairs) & David Brinkworth (Ellsworth A&FRC)

4/28/2008 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC) Program will provide workshops and non medical, short-term counseling services to help Airmen and their families to cope with stressful situations created by deployments and reintegration, said Ira LeGrande, the Air Combat Command community readiness policy analyst.

The program will be conducted by licensed clinicians with master degrees, and they will work in conjunction with Airman and Family Readiness Center staffs. Each consultant is contracted to work for the Air Force for 45 consecutive days with a two-day cross over. These licensed clinicians typically have their own private practice or are part of a practice team.

Air Force officials said this counseling program is designed to address issues that occur across the military lifestyle. The military and family life consultants will assist members and their families with coping skills, conflict resolution, loss, grief, family issues, relationships, deployment stress, parent-child communication, family separations, reunion and reintegration, Mrs. LeGrande said.

The consultants will assist Airmen and their families reduce stress through informal support. They will also provide psycho-educational presentations and facilitate groups on issues that affect Airmen and their families in their personal and professional lives.

Communication with consultants will be anonymous except when state, federal and military reporting requirements dictate otherwise for protection of personnel. Additionally, consultants will have cell phones making them accessible to Airmen or their family members for individual support.

The primary goal of MFLCs is to deliver short-term, solution-focused, non-medical counseling and support services such as seminars, classes, etc. Any issues requiring intervention and/or treatment must be referred to the appropriate helping agency. In addition, “out of scope” work defined by DoD (i.e., long-term mental health issues, PTSD or other severe trauma disorders, personality disorders, repeated use of dysfunctional coping mechanisms, treatment for mental health or substance abuse, etc.) will be referred to appropriate providers at Mental Health or TRICARE. The program is being funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.