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about confidentiality is provided to all counseling
customers before counseling begins. Confidentiality
information is available by calling the FSC and
requesting to speak with any counselor about the privacy
act in regard to FSC counseling services.
Family Advocacy Program
Child
and
spouse
abuse
are
unacceptable and incompatible with
high standards of professional and
personal discipline. Abusive behavior
by DON personnel destroys families,
detracts from military performance,
negatively
affects
the
efficient
functioning and morale of military
units, and diminishes the reputation
and prestige of the military service in
the civilian community.
—SECNAVINST 1752.3
Every year active-duty members, spouses, and
children die as a result of domestic violence. The Family
Advocacy Program (FAP) was established by the
Department of Defense to address issues relating to this
social problem. The FAP is implemented worldwide on
all military installations by every branch of the services.
Spouse abuse and child abuse have a negative effect on
military readiness, effectiveness, and good order and
discipline.
GOALS.—The five primary goals of the FAP are as
follows:
1.
Prevention
2.
Victim safety and protection
3.
Offender accountability
4.
Rehabilitative education and counseling
5.
Community accountability/responsibility
for a consistent and appropriate response
The FAP pursues these goals through prevention
programs,
identification
of
domestic
violence,
investigation of alleged incidents, reports to appropriate
military and community response agencies, and
treatment of families identified. Commanding officers
are ultimately responsible for victim safety and the
successful implementation of the FAP within their
commands. The FAP staff is located within each FSC.
PETTY OFFICER RESPONSIBILITY.—Petty
officers should be aware of the FAP and its resources.
Further, petty officers are responsible to report all
alleged cases of abuse or neglect to the family advocacy
representative (FAR). As a representative of the military
community, the FAR will coordinate case management
and report to appropriate agencies.
Family Home Care and
Family Care Policy
The demands of Navy life styles make parenthood
challenging. By taking full advantage of the resources
available, parents can make their lives, and their
children's lives, more rewarding and less stressful.
Navy parents have more help available to them than
ever before because of FSC programs and expanding
child care options. FSCs provide information, referral,
educational, and other counseling services designed to
help parents and their children. Childcare is always a big
concern—and often a big headache—for parents. The
capacity of Navy-operated childcare facilities is not
always enough for the number of children eligible to use
them.
The Family Home Care (FHC) Program allows
spouses of Navy members to care for children of Navy
personnel in government quarters. FHC serves over
30 commands stateside and overseas. Those who wish to
open their homes for day care must complete training
that includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
instruction. Child care providers involved in the FHC
Program must purchase insurance, which is available
through
the
Navy
Personnel
Command
(NAVPERSCOM) at a nominal fee. A professional
monitor ensures that the childcare offered is of the
highest quality by providing training, screening and
background checks, and monthly visits to FHC homes.
The nature of naval service dictates that members
must be ready to deploy on short notice and be able to
execute fully their military and professional duties.
Planning to ensure the care of family members and
dependents is of great value and is required of every
service member. It is especially important for single
members with dependents and members of dual military
couples with dependents. Therefore, the Navy requires
all single parents and dual military couples with children
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