July 2011
Rounded Rectangle: Family Justice Center 9309 N. Florida Ave. Suite #109 Tampa, Florida 33612 Phone: 813-935-2015 Fax: 813-935-2019 E-mail: info@fjchc.org Website: www.fjchc.org Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 8am-8pm Friday Rounded Rectangle: In This Issue: A Gift Of Presence Interfaith Chaplaincy Training Macy’s “Shop for a Cause” Fundraiser FJC Lunch and Learn FJC Monthly Partner Spotlight - Deaf Services Bureau FJC Volunteer Program FJC Training Academy Child Welfare and Domestic Violence Cross-System Training Series Nuts & Bolts Sexual Abuse Intervention Network Training Cross System Training Series Schedule Where Violence against Women Meet training Wheels of Success Walk a mile in her Shoes Community Meetings Rounded Rectangle: Family Justice Center Newsletter facebookRounded Rectangle: Volunteer Now! Rounded Rectangle: Donate Now! Rounded Rectangle: follow us on

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Text Box: FJC “Lunch and Learn” Program Presented by the Board of Directors and Nikki Daniels, FJC Executive Director The Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County is now taking reservations for our “Lunch and Learn” Program! July 19th, 2011 Please join us for a complimentary lunch and learn more about the FJC, our partner agencies and the valuable services that are helping our community combat domestic violence. Lunch and Learns are from 12:00pm - 1:00pm At the FJC Make your reservation now ~ space is limited. RSVP to Nikki Daniels at: ndaniels@fjchc.org. FJC Partner Council Spotlight The FJC Partner Spotlight for the month of July is Deaf Services Bureau of West Central Florida, Incorporated (DSB). Deaf Service Bureau is a not-for-profit organization established in 1996 to provide effective communication to the deaf community in Pasco County.  Since that time, they have expanded services to reach not only the deaf and hard of hearing but also the entire disabled community throughout 26 counties with 6 locations in Florida. DSB has offices in New Port Richey, Tampa, Orlando, Kissimmee and St. Petersburg. DSB Tampa office is located inside the Family Justice Center with case management, counseling, employment services, referral, American sign language interpretation and assistance with ACCESS Florida available for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. The services DSB offers are: Interpreting, Employment Program, Client, Assistance, Mental Health Counseling, Advocacy, Hear Now, P. O. P. and M.E.M.O. Interpreting services are with qualified and certified interpreters, who follow a strict code of ethics, and provide reasonable rates to assist with communication with your clients and patients. This service are provided 24/7. DSB is working with several agencies and programs to provide employment opportunities for those individuals who want to be self sufficient. In partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA), we are offering a program called "Ticket to Work." The goal of the Ticket-to-Work program is to give qualified individuals the opportunity to obtain steady, long-term employment. Also, DSB offers counseling services to Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing individuals. Sessions are provided in American Sign Language or spoken English depending on the client's needs. Services are provided in a safe and comfortable environment to encourage open discussions. Information about the client and their treatment is kept in the strictest confidence to ensure the rights of the individual. Services are offered to adults and children in individual, family, and couples counseling sessions. Appointments can be arranged in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Manatee counties. Deaf Service Bureau provides advocacy to deaf individuals by educating the hearing community of the needs and rights of our clients. We also explain and illuminate to the hearing community the benefits of working together with the deaf community. If you feel you have been discriminated against, let us help. We can start by informing you of where and how to file a complaint. The Hear Now program allows individuals without insurance to obtain a hearing-aid at a reduced cost. Partnerships with Audiologists are welcome. If you have any questions or if you wish to apply, please stop by one of our offices. The Pasco Opportunity Program (P.O.P.), is a program that the DSB offers in cooperation with Pasco County Community Development. The P.O.P. offers new and rehabilitated homes to the disabled community. Income requirements must be met in order to qualify for the program. A Notary Public is a person legally empowered to bear witness of and certify the validity of documents and to take affidavits. The Making Ends Meet Operation (M.E.M.O.), is a program the DSB offers in partnership with the Sun Coast Harvest Food Bank, Volunteer Way, & World Relief. M.E.M.O. is designed to help DSB clients, adults and children alike, make ends meet by offering clothes, shoes, and other household items from various retail stores. We look forward to helping you Make Ends Meet. Deaf Services Bureau is funded by fee for service, grants and donations. If you would like to learn more about Deaf Services Bureau please visit www.deafservicesbureau.org. Thank you to Deaf Services Bureau for your hard work and dedication to the community.  FJC Volunteer Program Are YOU interested in volunteering at the Family Justice Center? The Family Justice Center is always looking for people willing to share their time and service to help provide a safe and comfortable environment for all those we serve. Want to know more? Please attend our upcoming “Helping Hands” FJC Volunteer Training and Information Session.  Helping Hands: Volunteering at the FJC July 22nd, 2011 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Interested in volunteering at the FJC? The Helping Hands: Volunteering at the FJC Training and Information Session is for you! Potential volunteers will learn about each volunteer position, safety and security policies of the FJC, volunteer scheduling, and other topics specific to volunteers in the program. Those interested in volunteering will also complete their volunteer application, have their initial interview, and tour the FJC.  To register for Helping Hands, CLICK HERE Unable to attend Helping Hands? Please visit the link below to complete a volunteer application: FJC VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Is your group interested in volunteering at the FJC? Please contact The Education and Outreach Coordinator: 813.490.9428 or outreach@fjchc.org . The Family Justice Center Training Academy Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County, Inc. Presents  The Child Welfare Domestic Violence Cross-System Training Series Presents: Cultural Competency Facilitators: Niki Kelly– Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services July 13h, 2011 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm FJC Free The focus of this training is to understand how domestic violence crosses over all socio economic classes, races, and ethnicities. Helping child welfare participants to make better decisions about how domestic violence impacts families & children and understand how cultural issues impact family acceptance of service. Helping others gain a better understanding of cultural competency and domestic violence.  Nuts and Bolts: The Basics of Domestic Violence Advocacy Training August 23rd and 24th 8:30am - 5:00pm September 27th and 28th 8:30am - 5:00pm FJC ***12 CEU’s*** ***14.5 General CLE’s*** $20 suggested donation Nuts and Bolts is a four part (FJC 101, 201, 301, 401), 2-day training offered to advocates, volunteers, interns, clergy, and other community based providers who work with victims of domestic violence. Topics include, dynamics of domestic violence, safety planning, lethality assessment, confidentiality, boundaries, working with diverse populations, dating violence, and effects of domestic violence on children and adolescents.  Please Register for All FJC Trainings at: http://www.fjchc.org/public/events.html SAIN Training Academy Presents:  Children with Sexually Acting Out Behaviors Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 8:30am– 12:30pm Family Justice Center  SAIN is a collaboration of volunteer professionals working to reduce the incidence of child on child sexual abuse in our community through identifying, referring, supervising and treating children with sexual behavior problems. “Children with Sexual Acting Out Behaviors” is a two-hour, introductory course for professionals working with children.  This course enables participants to distinguish between healthy and problematic sexual behaviors in children.  Topics including characteristics of sexually abusive youth, definition of child sexual abuse, strategies for preventing further victimization and the legal process in Hillsborough County are also covered in this course. Please Register for All SAIN Trainings at: http://www.fjchc.org/public/events.html SAIN is very excited to announce that we have added a new component to our program! Please see below for more info. Any individual with a concern about a child’s sexual behavior may make a referral to the SAIN Program.  The SAIN Program will offer a face to face assessment of the child and family to determine if a sexual behavior problem exists. Individualized Safety Planning will be developed with the family to address the client’s/families unique needs. Action steps will be identified by the family and timeframes for completion noted.  Psycho-Education will be offered to the client/family about the dynamics of child-on-child sexual abuse; normal sexuality in children/adolescents; healthy relationships; sexual abuse prevention activities, facilitated by the SAIN Family Coordinator. Individualized Information and Referral services will be provided to the client/family and driven by the SAIN assessment.  Treatment service recommendations will be given to the client/family and follow-up by the SAIN Family Coordinator will be made to determine progress towards completion of the identified safety plan action steps.  All referrals should be directed to:             The SAIN Family Coordinator 9309 N. Florida Avenue, Suite 109 Tampa, FL 33612 (813) 490-9405 (813) 935-2019 Fax hgraziano@fjchc.org An initial telephone contact is acceptable; however, a written referral is recommended before the program services can precede.  Written referrals are available in paper copy and on the SAIN website, www.hillsboroughsain.org. Mission Statement: The Hillsborough County System of Care is committed to the prevention and elimination of domestic violence in our community. We will increase public awareness and community involvement while encouraging local community leaders and other key service providers to support efforts to change the conventional polices and cultural practices that perpetuate violence against men, women and children. We will work to ensure policy and procedures support victims and hold offenders accountable. Vision Statement: To create a culture shift to eradicate domestic violence in our community while overcoming obstacles and challenges through advocacy, education and training.  Statement of Philosophy: Domestic Violence is a choice made by persons who strive to achieve power, control, and gratification through the manipulation of another person. This is obtained through a variety of abuse, such as, emotional, physical, sexual, psychological and economic. It is the objective of this training series to educate the community to further understand these types of victimization. Clarifying this would promote better and more meaningful supports and services. This is accomplished through: Training at the community and local level Dissemination of a variety of education materials Challenge system wide beliefs through multi-disciplinary collaborations Dynamics of Domestic Violence – (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member or intimate partner dominates another through coercion, threats or physical abuse. This course will provide a basic understanding of the dynamics of power and control, forms of abuse and ways in which community members can intervene to provide safety and support to survivors. October 13, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Sherrail Brown - Family Justice Center Hillsborough Kids, Inc. – This class will address the Florida Statute Chapter 39 as it pertains to our children coming into care. Discussion will include the process for when the children are in care, such as, how and what is developed in terms of the case plan where the parents will need to follow in hopes of gaining back their children, how the adoption process works when the parents do not follow the case plan or abandon the children, and what resources our community has to support these families by providing assistance to the parents and reducing the risk of harm to the children. November 10, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Michelle Costley - Hillsborough Kids Effects of Family Violence on Children – This course will examine normal developmental milestones in young children and the potential impact of family violence on children’s learning, health and behavior. Family violence includes the impact of domestic violence in the family as well as the impact of child abuse. December 9, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Christina Bilyeu - Child Survivor. Dr. Brian McEwen - Child Abuse Council, Sherrail Brown - Family Justice Center Safety Planning and Lethality Assessment – This class will assist with discovering the links between an abusive partner’s behaviors and gauging the level of threat a particular victim faces, taking steps to increase personal security before and after violence and preparing to get to a safe place. The class will also explore safety planning from the child welfare perspective.  The safety plan is a specific course of action that is determined necessary to control threats of serious harm or supplementing a family's protective capacities implemented immediately when a family's protective capacities are not sufficient to manage immediate or serious harm threats. January 12, 2011 from 1pm to 4 pm Facilitator: Roseanne Cupoli - The Spring Of Tampa Bay, Kathleen Matthews - HCSO/CPID Child Protective Investigations – The class will provide basic information on how abuse reports are handled from the Florida Abuse Hotline through distribution to the field.  Additionally, it will address the investigations process; types of reports investigated, maltreatments, and mandated reporting. February 9, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Marion Tarallo - Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office The Court System – Civil Dependency– Dependency law as related to child abuse and domestic violence will be discussed along with granting civil injunctions for protection and enforcing them and family law (establishing paternity, custody, visitation, support and obtaining a divorce). March 9, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Jason Valkenburg - Valkenburg & Velez, David Silverstein - Office Of Attorney General, Yvonne Marraone - Guardian ad Litem The Court System – Criminal Court-Criminal prosecution of domestic violence and child abuse/neglect cases will be discussed, to include drug court and juvenile court. April 14, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Renee Muratti - State Attorney’s Office, Rhonda King - State Attorney’s Office Mental Health and Trauma – This class is designed to assist service providers with identifying mental health issues among families they serve. Appropriate referrals, crisis intervention strategies, and information regarding work with survivors of trauma will also be addressed.  The concepts of resiliency and the journey from victim to survivor to thriver will also be explored. May 11, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Victoria Hummer - USF, FMHI Substance Abuse – This training is designed to assist service providers with identifying substance abuse and intervention strategies.  Effects of substance abuse on children and considerations to be taken when working with substance abusing survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence will also be discussed. June 8, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Linda Mann and Cary Hopkins– Eyles - DACCO Cultural Competency – The focus of this training is to understand how domestic violence crosses over all socio economic classes, races, and ethnicity. Helping child welfare participants to make better decisions about how domestic violence impacts families & children and understand how cultural issues impact family acceptance of service. Helping others gain a better understanding of cultural competency and domestic violence. July 13, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Niki Kelly - Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services Understanding Batterers and Batterers Intervention Programs – This training will focus on understanding the Model used in psycho-educational treatment and the learning how to increase communication between BIP providers and child welfare professionals. Additionally, participants will look at how domestic violence impacts our society as a whole. August 10, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Bob Wright and Daniel Hersey Compassion Fatigue – This class focuses on how exposure to family violence affects those in the helping professions.  Discussion will consist of coping and adapting measures to assist in the prevention of burn-out. September 14, 2011 from1pm to 4pm Facilitator: Michelle Costley - Hillsborough Kids The Child Welfare/Domestic Violence Training series is designed for all staff who works in the child welfare and/or domestic violence systems. It is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of issues facing families impacted by child welfare and domestic violence issues. The goal is to help all professionals understand the complex issues of both child welfare and domestic violence advocates, and begin to develop a common understanding and language. Each training session is offered at the Family Justice Center, 9309 North Florida Ave, Suite 109, Tampa FL 33612. Please go to www.fjchc.org, go to the main site and click “events” to register. Registration is free, CEU’s are available for coursed indicated above. Where Violence against Women Meet Sexual and Domestic Violence Training August 11, 2011 8:30AM to 10:30 AM Sherrail Brown, Family Justice Center Marilyn Bray, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Crisis Center of Tampa Bay One Crisis Center Plaza, Tampa, FL 33611 The topics that will be covered in this training include: Myths and common attitudes Statistics of Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence The Cycle of Abuse Victimology Perpetrator Profile Power and Control History of the Women’s movement- DV and SV Solutions- Working together to provide continuum of care for clients & addressing needs Register at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1849228091 Wheels of Success Sometimes the Key to Success is Simply...a Key    Katie (whose name has been changed in this story to protect her privacy) and her two young children snuck out in the middle of the night and hopped a Greyhound bus to flee her abuser.  She stayed with family until she found a job and a place to call her own. After receiving her car from Wheels of Success at last year's Working Wheels Keep Families Working Labor Day event, Katie is no longer dependent upon her former abuser for transportation.  She has been able to continue her full time job to sustain her self-sufficiency, and her employer calls Katie a "role model and an exemplary employee." Katie is also going to culinary school to become a chef--a dream she has had for many years, but one her abuser would not allow her to pursue.    Katie is looking forward to a bright future for herself and her children.  Reliable transportation has been pivotal in the fulfillment of this single mom's career dream, as well as allowing her family to visit with grandparents and other relatives in other parts of Florida. The 6th Annual Working Wheels Keep Families Working Labor Day event will be held at the Tampa Convention Center on Monday, September 5, 2011. We invite you to join us to share in the joy of listening to success stories of a few of last year’s recipients and to watch this year’s recipients drive away in “new-to-them” vehicles. Please help us spread the word that we need 25 more donated vehicles to reach our goal of helping 55 families again this year. We accept vehicles in any condition—running or not. Towing is FREE, and donors receive the maximum allowable tax deduction from Uncle Sam. Supporters can also get together with their colleagues and friends to help us “Build A Car” by donating funds to pay for vehicle repairs. As little a $10 can help purchase parts at our negotiated prices: $10 buys wiper blades $20 buys a battery $25 provides an oil change $50 buys a tire with balancing $250 replaces a radiator $300 replaces a water pump $1000 buys an engine $1200 replaces a transmission Please call us or visit our website for details:  813-417-1090 www.wheelsofsuccess.org Community Meetings FJC Partner Council Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month. The next meeting will be on July 13th, 2011 at 9 am at the Family Justice Center. Contact Shannon Sokolowski at: ssokolowski@fjchc.org with any questions. Sexual Abuse Intervention Network (SAIN) Meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month. The next meeting will be on July 20th 2011 at 9 am at the Family Justice Center. Contact Renee Ristow at: rristow@fjchc.org with any questions. Sexual Violence Task Force Meetings are held monthly at rotating partner agencies. The next meeting will be on July 27th, 2011 at noon at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. Contact Marilyn Bray at: mbray@crisiscenter.com with any questions. Child Welfare/ Domestic Violence Policy Group July 28th, 2011 at 3:00pm at the Family Justice Center. Contact Nikki Daniels at: ndaniels@fjchc.org with any questions. Hillsborough County Domestic Violence Task Force Committee Meetings:  Domestic Violence Task Force July 14th 2011 at 10:30am at the Crisis Center. Contact Nikki Daniels at ndaniels@fjchc.org for more information. DVTF Committee Meetings Fatality Review Planning Committee ( Formerly Project L.A.U.R.A) July 15th at 3pm at the Family Justice Center. Contact Roseanne Cupoli at: rocupoli@thespring.org or 813-247-5433 ext. 309 for more information. Public Policy Committee Working on DV and Child Welfare project. July 28th, 2011 at 3:00pm at the Family Justice Center. Contact Nikki Daniels at: ndaniels@fjchc.org or 813-490-9401. Community Education & Awareness Committee August 11th, 2011 at 9:00am at the Family Justice Center. Contact Brenda Rouse at: bprouse@thespring.org or 813-247-5433 ext. 325. Text Box: On Saturday, August 27th, Macy’s is having it’s 6th Annual Shop for a Cause. This is your opportunity to be part of the excitement and raise money for the Family Justice Center! Just purchase a shopping card from the FJC which includes savings of 20% or 10% off most regular, sale and clearance purchased all day, plus 25% off one regular, sale or clearance item in men’s, women’s or kids apparel or accessories. Of course, some exclusions apply, but all proceeds from the card sales go directly towards supporting FJC guests! Cards can be used online or at a Macy’s near you! For more information or to purchase a shopping card, please e-mail The Outreach Coordinator at outreach@fjchc.org.