RCC Support

 

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​The USSOCOM Warrior Care Program (Care Coalition) assists Service Members through four lines of operation:

 

Recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration are often referred to as the healing phases.

 

Recovery 

 

 

The Recovery Phase begins at the point of injury or diagnosis, and ends with release from acute inpatient care (when you are discharged from the hospital).  Key events in Recovery may include:

 

  • Notification of wound, illness, or injury to family members
  • Family or caregiver receives Invitational Travel Orders to travel to hospital bedside
  • Arrival at a military treatment facility in the U.S. or OCONUS
  • Treatments begin in a hospital setting
  • Medical Assessment by a team of physicians, and a determination of the category rating of the injury (Category I, Category II, Category III)
  • Comprehensive Needs Assessment to determine the service member and family needs (medical, support, financial, etc.), which builds a Comprehensive Recovery Plan (CRP), including targets and goals to serve road map through recovery

 

USSOCOM Warrior Care Program Recovery Care Coordinators assist Service Members in their mental, physical and spiritual recovery by getting them to the resources that are in the community. This could be physicians, physical therapists, behavioral health providers, etc.   RCCs also assist service members providing or referring someone to help them. The focus is across all the separate modalities to assist the Service Member.  Their responsibilities to the Service Member and their family include, but are not limited to:

  •  Consult and collaborate with Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT) during initial treatment phase and continuing throughout the continuum of care
  • Oversee, coordinate, and monitor the medical and non-medical services across the continuum of care as documented in the CRP
  • Ensure that the Service Member and family have access to all medical and non-medical care management services including, but not limited to medical care, rehabilitation, education, employment-related programs, and disability benefits
  • Review the CRP and makes modifications in conjunction with the MDT’s supporting Service Member and family
  • Oversee the CRP, anticipating future challenges during phases of recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration
  • Identify gaps in non-medical services, intervenes as necessary to expedite outcomes and assists with coordination of resources to develop and improve outcomes for enhanced delivery of non-medical services

 

Rehabilitation

 

 

The Rehabilitation phase often begins while your are still inpatient or in the midst of recovery (depending on the severity of the wound, illness or injury) and may continue at the hospital in an outpatient status and through the tapering of treatments such as physical therapy.  This phase can vary in length depending on your specific needs.  Key events in Rehabilitation include:

As soon as possible, the Service Member, with the help of Warrior Care Program RCCs, will begin goal setting, self assessments and transition reviews focused on developing a recovery plan that sets the Service Member and their Family, on a path for future success.  This includes:

  • Focus on health and recovery, including physical and behavioral health, through clinical and non-clinical appointments
  • Adaptive sports activities designed to support well-being and enhance physical rehabilitation
    Navigating the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES), used to determine whether a Service Member will return to duty or transition to civilian life
  • Career planning based on the Service Member’s track:  remain in the military or transition

USSOCOM Warrior Care Program Recovery Care Coordinators provide the following resources and assistance to Service Members during rehabilitation; these include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Relocation
  • Special Adaptive Housing
  • Temporary Residence Adaptation
  • Auto Allowance
  • Travel, lodging, outreach, care rental and child care
  • Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (SCAADL)
  • Adaptive Sports

 

Reintegration

 

 

The USSOCOM Warrior Care Program (Care Coalition) is committed to retaining qualified Service Members and returning them to duty whenever possible.  The reintegration phase covers the time when you prepare to return to military duty.   This is the goal for all SOF wounded, ill, & injured.  Ideally, Service Members will be able to continue their military career in their desired military occupational specialty after completing rehabilitation. The initial clinical assessment combined with the Service Member's preference, may allow the Active Component Service Member to remain on active duty and members of the National Guard and Reserve to continue to serve in their capacity.  

            

Returning to Duty includes:


When you return to duty, your RCC will continue to provide overwatch and support.  Your unit medical providers will become more involved in tracking your health needs and are supplemented by the maintenance and sustainment of POTFF (Preservation of the Force and Family) programs that are resident at your unit.

USSOCOM Warrior Care Program Recovery Care Coordinators provide resources and assistance to Service Members during reintegration, this list includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES)
  • Ebenefits
  • Orders
  • Continued Contact
  • Unit Control
  • Inactive