Ongoing
Program Events
HOMICIDE/SUICIDE Support
Groups
Support groups bring together people who have
experienced or been affected
by
traumatic events. These groups are offered for both adult and child survivors
of homicide and suicide. Victims
are
offered
the
opportunity
to
share their stories, experience empathetic understanding, and receive education
from
each
other about trauma
and the trauma recovery process. These groups also
assist
victims
in
establishing a support network that may continue once the group has terminated.
Support groups range from six to eight weeks.
BROTHERS™
BROTHERS (Brothers Reaching Out Toward Healing, Exploration
and Respect of Self) is an eight-week support group
for boys and young men ages 6 - 17 who have been
victims of or witnesses to crime. The curriculum focuses
on their emotional recovery and includes five goals: awareness
of one's
thoughts; accountability of feelings; behaviors and their consequences;
problem-solving competence; and the completion of an activity
that
incorporates their acquired knowledge from the group experience.
The
Girls'
Group™
The Girls' Group, an
eight-week support group for girls and young women, ages 6-17,
who have
witnessed or experienced violence. The curriculum focuses on recovering
from the effects of trauma, learning healthy ways of expressing feelings, self-confidence
building,
learning the importance of family and community in healing, and discovering your
own
uniqueness.
KINSHIP CARE PROGRAMS
DCCV sponsors an ongoing support program and seminars for kinship care providers.
This program seeks to address the challenges kinship care providers face as
primary
caregivers, while offering information and a
commitment to wellness for the individuals who participate.
Our one-day workshops
address issues such as: how to keep children safe from gangs, how to recognize
drugs and drug use, parenting skills for the
new millennium, healthy nutrition, childhood immunizations, enrolling in public
schools, governmental benefits, custody and other legal issues.
Workshops are held
throughout the year and are FREE to anyone in a kinship care relationship.
Childcare and interpreters are available for our workshops upon request. Email
Us to
request to be added to our mailing list.
PARENTING AFTER TRAUMA™ WORKSHOPS
Monthly workshops are offered at no cost for current and former
DCCV clients whose children have been affected by trauma or crime. Workshop topics include
healthy nutrition, mind
and body responses to trauma, parenting the traumatized child, sexuality,
alcohol and drug abuse awareness, gang awareness and many other parenting
issues. Interpreters provided at no cost upon request.
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