Support

Aspects of Support

• Support aspects overview
• Support Chain of Communication
• Monthly contacts
• The three AFS-USA rules

Student-Host Family adjustment

• Common phases of cultural adjustment
• Cultural Negotiation Styles by Country
• Common concerns from hosted students
• Common concerns from host families

• Detection of a potential problem
• Student communication with country of origin
• Basic causes of adjustment problems
• Participant moves
• Medical issues (Medical Plan Pamphlet for coverage details)
• Emergency procedures
• Participant Travel
• Natural family visits
• Activity waivers
• Early returns
• General legal guidelines
• registration requirements

See Also

• Orientation
• Liaison processes
• Learning objectives
• School Documentation
• Category:Support

Support Structure

Primary Volunteers

• AT Support Coordinator
• Liaison
• Aunt and uncle family

Additional Volunteers

• AT Hosting Coordinator -- in the case of a change in host family, the Hosting Coordinator is involved in Finding replacement families.
• AT Orientation Coordinator
• AT Volunteer Coordinator
• Orientation volunteer

Support Staff

• Duty Officer
• Intercultural Education and Quality Department

Manuals

• Exchange Student Survival Kit
• Host Family Survival Kit
• Liaison guidebook

See Also

• Mid-stay travel
• Independent travel
• Double Placement Forms - Various Approvals and Consents
• Eastern Region-Support Department-Orientation Tracking Charts
• Compliance frequently asked questions (FAQ's)