The

FOCUS presents a workshop for military children (Ages 6-10)

Program

"Deployment Club"
We invite your child to join us for a 4 week series... Participants will use arts & crafts to: *Learn tools to identify and express feelings in appropriate ways. *Develop strategies for thinking before acting. *Practice how to get along with other family members. *Meet other children with deployment experiences. *Take home his/her own hand-crafted toolbox of skills!

Deployments affect both the service member and the family as routines and roles are disrupted. Children may experience challenges before, during and after a parents deployment.

The FOCUS Program

FOCUS (Famiies OverComing Under Stress) is a resiliency-building program designed for military families and children facing the multiple challenges of combat operational stress during wartime. FOCUS promotes family strengths and supports parents to help manage the challenges of military life. FOCUS was developed at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in collaboration with the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress and Childrens Hospital Boston/ Harvard Medical School.

Kids Ages 8-10: Tuesdays, Feb.28 - Mar.20, 2012 4:00pm - 5:30pm Kids Ages 6-7: Thursdays, Mar.1 - Mar.22, 2012 4:00pm - 5:30pm Location: FOCUS San Diego Office NBSD, Bldg. 265, Dolphin Alley San Diego, CA 92136

Space is limited!
Please RSVP by February 24, 2012
**Parents - use this opportunity to drop off your kids for a great class while allowing yourself 90 minutes of free time!

To sign up or for more info, please call or e-mail:

(619) 556-6075 sandiego@focusproject.org

www.focusproject.org

FOCUS Naval Base San Diego

Revised: November 25, 2009