2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference COL Gregory Gadson Director U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)

2011 Wounded Warrior Federal Employment Conference

COL Gregory GadsonDirector

U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)

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• Ensures that non-clinical processes and programs that support wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers are integrated and optimized throughout the Army

• Supports the Army's commitment to the rehabilitation and successful transition of wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers back to active duty or to Veteran status

• Serves as the lead proponent for the Army's Warrior Care and Transition Program – 29 Warrior Transition Units (WTUs) – 9 Community-Based Warrior Transition Units (CBWTUs)– Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)– Adaptive Sports Programs (ie: Warrior Games)– Career and Employment Readiness

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U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command

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WW Movement Through the WTU

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• Primary Care Physician• Nurse Case Manager• Squad Leader

• Augmented by a multidisciplinary professional team (Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, etc.)

Triad of Care for Each Soldier in a WTU

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• Systematic framework with a six-part multidisciplinary process for every Soldier in a WTU

• Includes a personalized plan created by the Soldier for the Soldier• Regular scrimmages with Triad of Care and multidisciplinary team to

assess progress toward identified goals• Short- and long-term goals for each of six domains:

– Career– Physical– Emotional– Social– Family– Spiritual

Comprehensive Transition Plan

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** An individual WT Soldier may have more than one

Medical Condition. All conditions are counted

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WTU Population10,020

Total Conditions19,525

Internal Medicine3090

15.8% of all Conditions30.8% of all WT Soldiers

General Surgery & Other Surgery

9444.8% of all Conditions9.4% of all WT Soldiers

Eyes, Ear, Nose & Throat655

3.4% of all Conditions6.5% of all WT Soldiers

Cardiovascular330

1.7% of all Conditions3.3% of all WT Soldiers

Endocrine231

1.2% of all Conditions2.3% of all WT Soldiers

Dental 111

0.6% of all Conditions1.1% of all WT Soldiers

Burns60

0.3% of all Conditions0.6% of all WT Soldiers

Orthopedic6557

33.6% of all Conditions65.4% of all WT Soldiers

Amputations-216

1.1% of all Conditions2.2% of all WT Soldiers

Behavioral Health (non-PTSD)2262

11.6% of all Conditions22.6% of all WT Soldiers

PTSD2314

11.9% of all Conditions23.1% of all WT Soldiers

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-1396

7.1% of all Conditions13.9% of all WT Soldiers

Neurological1359

7.0% of all Conditions13.6% of all WT Soldiers

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• Official Army program that supports the most severely wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers, Veterans, and their Families since 2004

• More than 170 AW2 Advocates provide personal, local support at military treatment facilities and VA hospitals, to foster the Soldiers’ independence

Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)

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• Suffer from injuries or illness incurred in the line of duty after 10 September 2001• Receive or expected to receive a 30% rating in one or more specific condition as

rated by the Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) in categories such as:– Severe Loss of Vision / Blindness

– Loss of Limb

– Spinal Cord Injury

– Severe Paralysis

– Permanent disfigurement

– Severe Hearing Loss / Deafness

• OR receive a Combined 50% PDES rating for any combat/combat-related condition

AW2 Eligibility

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– Severe burns

– Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

– Severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

– Fatal / Incurable Disease with limited life

expectancy

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AW2 Population by Primary Injury

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Total: 8154As of 1 Feb 11

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• WTC/AW2 Website: www.WTC.army.mil• AW2 Career Coordinators: [email protected]• Blogs:

– WTC.armylive.dodlive.mil– AW2.armylive.dodlive.mil

• Social Media (Launching March 1, 2011)– WTC Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/armyWTC– AW2 Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/armyAW2

• Toll Free: (877) 393-9058

Learn More

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