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information, as well as "Contacts/Links" for Laughlin area
information.
Other relevant sections within SITES include:
Topic Education-Local Community-Special Education
Service members
arriving with an exceptional family member or a child needing early intervention
services must contact the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) office upon
arrival. The EFMP office is the installation coordinator for services
and is co-located with the Life Skills Clinic in the Medical Treatment Facility,
Bldg 375, telephone 830-298-6422 or DSN 732-6422.
The EFMP program
identifies eligible Department of Defense families with exceptional medical or
educational needs, helps those families obtain required services, and ensures
those families have access to necessary services if reassigned. The
EFMP identifies sponsors whose family members have exceptional needs and assists
the MPF in updating the Assignment Limitation Code Q that is assigned to the
sponsor for the purpose of ensuring service availability upon
PCS. Therefore, EFMP enrollment is mandatory for active duty sponsors
whose family members meet enrollment criteria established by
AFMO/SGOF. The EFMP helps families effectively find and use
appropriate medical, social services, and educational programs with the goals of
increasing family self-sufficiency and improving family self-advocacy
skills.
The Air Force EFMP is primarily a PERSONNEL FUNCTION involving
the Family Member Relocation Clearance Process (FMRC). The Special
Needs Identification and Assignment Coordination process identifies family
members with special needs for reassignment purposes. Historically,
the Air Force has supported family members with disabling
conditions. EFM Programs for AF families with special needs members
experienced wide variability from base to base. The current Special
Needs Identification and Assignment Coordination process supports personnel
assignments. When families relocate, the process is critical to
determine the availability of services for spouses and children with special
needs. The process links the services of the Military Personnel
Flights, the Medical Treatment Facilities, and the Family Support
Centers. The Air Force Special Needs Coordinator is located in the
Family Advocacy Office at the Military Medical Treatment Facility (MTF).