Guard and Reserve Institute
Registering online
To register online, click here.
Requirements for Institutes (purpose, terminal objectives, attendance, and mastery requirements)
For all institutes, 12 full seat hours are required for institute credit - attendance both full days is required - no partial attendance accepted. For CEU credit participants are required to attend 95% of the training institute and fill out an end of course evaluation.
Click here for the brochure, Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute, (PDF).
Guard and Reserves - Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute
Who should attend the Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute?
The Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute is primarily held for school educators, especially counselors of all grade levels, and members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families.
Goal of Guard and Reserve Institute
The primary goal of the Institute is to reach out in a support network to the children of the Army National Guard, Reserve components, and geographically isolated families through:
- State Education systems
- Informed and resourced professional educators
- School-based model for training and support
- State and local partnerships between the schools, military communities, and other organizations
Concept and Expectation
The Institute uses a school-based model with schools as the central and major system of delivery for:
- Reaching all children nation-wide
- Tapping into existing systems
- Building on schools as the hub for communities and neighborhoods
- Using efficiently established professional support structures
- Establishing sustainable state and local models that are accepted and adaptable
- "Fitting" into all locations - state and local
Institute training modules
Module 1: "The Basics"
Purpose/rationale
- Context and demographics
- History, background, and structure
- Definitions
- Resources and sources
- Current landscape
Module 2: "Issues and Insights"
- Suddenly military
- Deployment cycle
- Separation from parent(s)
- Family changes
- Possible moves and school transitions
- Emotional issues, sensitivity, and support
- Economic changes
- Academic issues
Module 3: "Response and Resilience"
- What do you do if_____?
- Who can you call?
- Deployment of community members
- Dealing with information in the media
- Coping with "anti-war" sentiment
- Special needs or situations
- Families who need intensive support
- Sustaining support and initiatives
Module 4: "Actions and Reactions"
- Strategies for children
- Strategies for families
- Community outreach
- Keeping families involved
- Schools as "safe zones"
- Local policies
- Meaningful efforts
- Team efforts and networks
- Local resources
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Evaluation/feedback
Calendar (dates and locations) for Scheduled Institutes - when and where are MCEC's Guard and Reserve Institutes held?
To check for dates and locations of Guard and Reserve Institutes in the next few months, click here.
Continuing Education/Graduate Credit
Continuing Education: The MCEC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. Several states have also given their approval. Furthermore, the MCEC is a National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The MCEC solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. To receive MCEC CEUs, participants will be required to complete the CEU Application during the Institute. CEU credits of 1.2 will be awarded for the successful completion of each institute for the cost of $25.00 payable by check only to the Military Child Education Coalition (no cash or credit cards accepted). Twelve (12) full seat hours required for institute credit, attendance is required for both full days, and no partial attendance will be accepted. For CEU credit, participants are required to attend 95% of the training institute and fill out an end of course evaluation.
Graduate Credit: Upon successful completion of the institute, you have an option to receive one graduate credit hour underwritten by a branch of Texas A&M. The University fee is $175.
