2019
MILITARY CAREGIVING
NEWSLETTER
TRICARE in 2019:
What You Need to Know
MARCH 6, 2019 | 11 A.M. ET
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2019 brings a number of important changes and improvements to the TRICARE benefit as well as
the Military Health System. This presentation will review important information about TRICARE
for 2019, including enrollment requirements, current and upcoming changes to the benefit, and
changes to the military health system.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Understanding
Professional Boundaries
MAY 15 @ 11:00 A.M. ET
Professional Boundaries
in Action: Lessons from
Practice
JUN. 5 @ 11:00 A.M. ET
PODCASTS
Three Ways to Slow the Pace
on Busy Days
Have you ever felt as though
your day was spinning out of
control due to overwhelming
demands on your time and
energy? -That your day was
quickly disintegrating, and
there was no way to stem the
ensuing wave of anxiety long
enough to take care of your
priority tasks? Given a state of
distress, it is difficult to make
effective choices about how
to get things done.
Planning for Your Child’s
Special Needs: Working
with Medical Personnel Post 9/11 Caregivers are
at Risk of Depression &
Other Health Concerns
There are several types of
doctors/medical person-
nel parents or guardians
will need to work with as
they manage the health
of their child with special
needs. If your child is being
evaluated for special needs
or disabilities, you may be
referred to a pediatric
medical provider. Learn
what you can expect from
each type of practitioner. Numerous studies document
adverse health effects of
caregiving on individuals.
In fact, taking care of
themselves is probably the
one piece of advice
caregivers hear over and
over again. Even with
encouragement, caregivers
continue to place themselves
at risk of their health
deteriorating as they care
for their service member.
Mastering the Art
of Mindfulness
Mastering the art of balancing
work and life’s stressors can
be an elusive task for us all.
The phrase, “keep calm and
carry on,” isn’t always easy. In
this podcast series the narrator
provides mindfulness tactics
intended to help you discover
and observe your reactions
to life’s stressors and provide
tools for responding effectively.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy,
U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2015-48770-24368