Living in the New Normal: Helping Children Thrive through Good and Challenging Times
Information and resources for Living in the New Normal: Helping Children Thrive through Good and Challenging Times
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Components of Living in the New Normal
Sparked by concerns about military children dealing with illness, injury, or death of a parent, the Living in the New Normal: Supporting Children through Trauma and Loss, or LINN, initiative was developed through collaboration with experts in the fields of trauma and grief, resiliency, health care, and child development.
LINN encourages families to ensure their children have the tools to weather life's storms, fosters homefront efforts to support military children, and provides educators and other concerned adults with information to help them support children during times of uncertainty, trauma, and grief. LINN's efforts are predicated on the belief that children are courageous and resilient and that these skills can be strengthened through deliberate encouragement by the adults in their lives. As the LINN initiative has grown and evolved, in 2009, the name was changed to Living In the New Normal: Helping Children Thrive through Good and Challenging Times.
In order to meet the mission of the LINN initiative, the MCEC has developed three key components:
- Professional Development
- Resources and Research-Based References
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Public Engagement
Requirements for Institutes (purpose, terminal objectives, attendance, and mastery requirements)
For the two-day institute,12 full seat hours required for institute credit - attendance both full days 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.
Calendar (dates and locations) for Scheduled Institutes - when and where are MCEC's LINN Institutes and Practicums held?
Continuing Education/Graduate Credit for Two-Day Institute
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 the 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.
