| The Center is engaged in a Capital Campaign and plans to build a larger facility that will allow us to continue our mission and keep pace with the growth of our county and with the increasing levels of participation in the advocacy center by our many partner agencies. The Center purchased 3.14 acres of land in October 2002. With the community’s help, we broke ground on the new Center in September, 2008. |
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Services
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Our Programs
Priorities
Services
We Provide
1) Clinical
Program: crisis counseling;
individual and group therapy; court preparation; consultation with team;
extended therapeutic assessments; and psychological testing as needed.
2) Client Services Program: information and referral; victim’s compensation
assistance; videotaped forensic interviews; coordination of medical
services; and follow-up services.
3) Community Volunteer Program: community outreach and client assistance.
4) Undergraduate Internship Program: client assistance.
5) Graduate
Clinical Internship Program: therapy
services to clients.
6) Multidisciplinary
Team Coordination: weekly team
case reviews; ongoing team training.
1) Reduction
of trauma experienced by child victims:
è video-taping
facilities to reduce the number of interviews the child must endure
è a “child-friendly” atmosphere & single
location for victims to meet with involved professionals
è immediate
crisis stabilization
è on-going
support service
2) More offenders held accountable for their
crimes:
è coordination
and facilitation of joint investigations by the agencies involved
è facilitation
of weekly case review meeting in which agencies share information
3) Emotional
healing of child and family victims promoted, by providing:
è immediate,
free therapy to child victims and non-offending family members
è clinical
staff to consult with multidisciplinary team to
provide input on child’s emotional best interests
è support
and training for non-offending parents on protection and
appropriate responses to the child victim
è assistance
with filing for victims compensation funds
è assistance
with understanding the justice and therapy systems
4) Increased community awareness of child abuse,
by providing:
è free
educational programs as requested
è information
and referral services to community members
è free
literature on child abuse and related issues
