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A recent visit to Fort Polk underscored how much counterinsurgency permeates the grueling pre-deployment training.
Few had received pre-deployment training in improvised explosive devices, or I.E.D.s, the insurgents' signature weapon.
Little or no psychological support is provided post- or pre-deployment to help aid workers deal with these issues.
The only slight pause in the pre-deployment timetable has been for units whose job is mostly logistics and support.
The majority of large NGOs offer staff pre-deployment stress management workshops and provide them with coping skills and counselling.
A new program called Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness builds in resilience training for all soldiers at every phase — pre-deployment, in theater, upon return.
Dan brought back in a skill that nobody had really thought about and made it part of the pre-deployment training.
Should being able to spot the onset of PTSD, or secondary trauma (STS) – where the aid worker has not experienced trauma directly, but has been affected by dealing with others who have – be a prerequisite of the pre-deployment process?
Mindfulness training for staff (pre-deployment, remotely via Skype while in the field and post-mission) will provide a cost-effective way to manage stress, cope with anxiety, build resilience and increase workers' sense of wellbeing.
While the divorce rate for returning soldiers remains relatively high, a testament to the difficulties of war and the number of pre-deployment leaps to the altar, commanders agree that the Internet has helped morale considerably.
In addition, the report says that not one of the team of experts established through the high-profile Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative led by the Foreign Office have received pre-deployment training in the area of child protection.
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