Military & Family Life Counselor

Welcome!

I'm Carly, your Makalapa Elementary School Military & Family Life Counselor (MFLC). In addition to supporting your child during the school day, I'm also available to meet with parents/guardians in person. To schedule an appointment, please call (808) 265-0715.

The MFLC program offers service members and their families confidential, non-medical counseling individually or in groups. Issues that can be addressed include:

Adjusting to a new duty station or school
Deployment and separation, and reunion/reintegration adjustment
Behavioral concerns
Improving communication with siblings and parents
Family dynamics
Fear, grief and loss
Transition stress
Social skills and peer interaction
Building confidence and resilience

Resources, Events & News

MAY

Military Spouse Appreciation Day is May 10! 💐

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I update this site monthly with new events and information. Please contact me if you have questions or events to share with our military families!

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HAPPENING NOW!

Registration for National Military Family Association's Operation Purple Summer Challenge (free) is open now! More info here!

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ONGOING EVENTS

Military OneSource offers a FREE online tool to help military couples communicate, problem solve, and stay connected. OurRelationship is self-paced, flexible, fully virtual, and couples can request help from a coach for extra support. Find out more here.

The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) has free, short webinars for parents and educators on a wide variety of topics like organizational skills, procrastination, transition, deployment, study skills, resilience, and much more. Webinars are live, but are also posted to their YouTube channel to be accessed at your convenience. Find out more here.

The Military Child Education Coalition also has a great (free!) resource for parents and students want to stay organized amidst constant transitions. Check out their SchoolQuest tool here!

Going through a deployment? TDY/TAD? United Through Reading is a GREAT way for kids to stay connected with their service member parent! For more information about this program, click here.

Attention military spouses! The National Military Family Association offers scholarships for military spouses (Active, Reserve, Guard, Retiree, 100% Disabled Veteran, and Fallen Service Member). Scholarship awards can be used for education and professional development. Applications accepted year round. Click here.

Parent Consent Form

If you'd like your child to receive MFLC services, please print and fill out the forms below - your child can submit to their teachers. Or, you can request that a form go home with your child. If you're not sure if you already have a form on file for your child, please contact me at 808-265-0715.