Commandant
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COMDTINST 1754.12
April 3, 1997
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 1754.12
Subj: MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY ADVOCACY AND SPECIAL NEEDS CASES
Ref:
(a) Family Advocacy Program, COMDTINST 1750.7 (series)
(b) Coast Guard Special Needs Program, COMDTINST 1754.7 (series)
1.
PURPOSE. This instruction establishes policy and procedures for managing family
advocacy and special needs cases within the Coast Guard. Family advocacy cases include
child abuse and neglect, spouse abuse, sibling abuse, parent abuse and elder abuse and
neglect. Special needs cases include family members with diagnosed long-term medical,
physical, psychological, educational and/or mental conditions. Intended users of this
instruction are Integrated Support Command (ISC) commanding officers, Headquarters
Support Command (HSC) commanding officer, Work-Life Supervisors, Fainily Program
Administrators (FPA's) and Dependent Resource Coordinators (DRC's).
2.
ACTION. Area commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistic commands;
commanding officers, Integrated Support Commands (ISC's); Commanding Officer,
Headquarters Support Command; Work-Life Supervisors; FPA's; and DRC's shall ensure
compliance with the contents of this instruction.
3.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. None.
4.
DISCUSSION.
a.
Standardizing case management processes and procedures for family advocacy and
special needs cases insures the Coast Guard provides quality services for members