High Stress Assignment Outbrief Program

The Institute's Transition Center offers the High Stress Assignment Outbrief program, which occurs in either scheduled large group sessions (MQ950) or ad hoc individual and small group settings (MQ951). The Outbriefs are designed to be two-way educational programs, combining a psycho-educational component and a structured protocol interview. The facilitator-led psycho-educational section covers the basics of decompression symptomatology, related pathologies, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, resources available to employees and family members, and suggestions for facilitating personal transitions in resuming civilian life, re-entering a more normative work environment, and reintegrating into personal relationships after service in a threatening and demanding overseas assignment. The interview follows a series of questions designed to elicit and collect information on the ever-changing circumstances and experiences of officers deployed to high stress posts.