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- [Announcer] Introducing EFMP & Me
from the Department of Defense,
Exceptional Family Member Program, and Military OneSource.
An online tool made for military families
with special educational and/or medical needs.
And the military team members who support them.
Families can use EFMP & Me on their desktop
or a mobile device for 24/7 direct access
to helpful information and tailored support.
This video will highlight some features of EFMP & Me
to get you started.
This is the homepage.
In the upper right,
You can provide feedback or ask for support.
You can also:
Click to call,
learn about calling OCONUS,
or live chat.
This is also where you create or log in to EFMP & Me
with your Military OneSource account.
Logging in lets you save your information automatically
and come back to it at any time.
But you don't need a login to get started.
Let's walk through an example.
Let's say I'm a MilSpouse
and my seven year old son has special education needs.
I'd like to know how to get him more services and support.
I select "Family Member" and "Get Started"
Then answer a few questions to customize my resources.
I enter a nickname here, choose the relationship
and answer whether my son is enrolled in EFMP.
Now I can begin to choose my checklists.
Checklists are how information is organized.
There are 10 categories to choose from.
From about EFMP and Enrollment to Long-term planning.
In this case, we're interested in special education,
so we check "Education" and "Ages Three through 21"
then select "View Checklists"
On the "My Checklists" screen,
I can see all the topic checklists available
or view them by topic.
These are the checklists based on my topic choices so far.
The first two are more general to education.
Next come checklists for the age range I chose.
"Ages Three through 21"
Let's say I'd like to understand what documentation
I should be keeping and how to organize it.
I click on "Organizing for Success" to open it up.
The checklist has tasks and tooltips.
A task is a suggested action to take.
A tooltip offers information or resources
to help you complete a task or learn more.
Task one suggests
I find my state's Parent Training and Information Center.
I can click on the link here or open the tooltip.
The tooltip tells me more
and has a link to help me find
the Parent Training and Information Center in my state.
Once I've completed a task,
I can click the box and check it off
and continue this throughout the list.
At the end,
I can choose a new checklist simply by clicking on it.
At the bottom, I can download information to a PDF
or go back to "My Family Members" where I can add checklists
or add another family member, including myself.
Let's say I've been diagnosed with a condition
and I should enroll in EFMP.
I enter my name here and select "Self"
Then I select "No" because I'm not enrolled yet,
but I need to be.
Here, I can choose checklists for myself,
including this checklist for enrollment.
Let's say we're also moving overseas
and I want to know more about the PCS process.
I select "PCS" and "OCONUS" and "View Checklists"
When I open OCONUS PCS,
I get a checklist that covers tasks.
From contacting my relocation assistance office,
to connecting with EFMP Family Support.
And because I'm logged in,
all my checklists will be saved.
Once I'm done,
I can click "View Family Members"
to see all the checklists for myself and my son.
I can "View", "Download" or "Delete" each checklist.
Remember if you delete a checklist,
all completed tasks within that checklist will be removed.
As you can see,
the EFMP & Me tool delivers fast access
to all kinds of helpful customized guidance
and resources.
With additional support always available
On the homepage,
you can also sign up
for the Exceptional Advocate eNewsletter
with news and updates about EFMP
and family support resources.
You'll also find links to additional information and support
from frequently asked questions
to Military OneSource on social media.
That's a quick demonstration of the EFMP & Me tool.
One of the newest ways that EFMP
is working to deliver exceptional service
to exceptional military families.
Try it out for yourself.
Go to EFMPandMe.MilitaryOneSource.mil.
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