FJC Newsletter

June 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: Family Justice Center Movement Celebrates 10th Anniversary FJC Lunch and Learn FJC Monthly Partner Spotlight - Gulfcoast Legal FJC Volunteer Program FJC Training Academy Child Welfare and Domestic Violence Cross-System Training Series Faces of Refugees Today Nuts & Bolts Sexual Abuse Intervention Network Training A Gift Of Presence Interfaith Chaplaincy Training Cross System Training Series Schedule Community Meetings

Rounded Rectangle: Family Justice Center Newsletter

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! June 21st, 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 May is Gulfcoast Legal Services. Gulfcoast Legal Services (GLS) is a non- profit corporation providing free legal assistance to income eligible residents of the greater Tampa Bay area. They have offices in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Hillsborough counties. Gulfcoast also provides immigration services to residents of Pasco county as well as in the other four counties where there offices are located. GLS has been in existence since 1978. They have 21 attorneys and 7 paralegals working in five offices. GLS provides legal help with housing and mortgage foreclosure problems, family or domestic violence issues, immigration matters, SSI/disability and consumer matters. Gulfcoast Legal Services also has a special project to help seniors in Pinellas, Manatee and Sarasota counties. Availability of each of these services depends on the client’s county of residence. The GLS location in Hillsborough County is located at the Family Justice Center. The services Gulfcoast Legal provides at the Family Justice Center include concentrating on immigration concerns such as deportation hearings, green card application, asylum and GLS CHILD, a special project of Gulfcoast Legal Services to assist immigrant children with immigration problems. Most of these children have been abused or abandoned by their parents or legal guardian. Some have been victims of serious crimes or are unaccompanied minors seeking asylum or other immigration related protection. Gulfcoast Legal also provided Temporary Protected Status (TPS) assistance to the Haitian community following the earthquake that devastated Port –au- Prince in January 2010. An estimated 316,000 Haitians died due to the earthquake. This service was offered at the Family Justice Center and offered to Haitians that were already residing in Hillsborough County or individuals who were rescued and brought here for medical treatment. You can find out more about Gulfcoast Legal at www.gulfcoastlegal.org. Thank you to Gulfcoast Legal, 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 June 15th, 2011 5:00 pm - 8:00 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: Substance Abuse Facilitators: Linda Mann and Cary Hopkins-Eyles - DACCO June 8th, 2011 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm FJC Free The class 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. Florida Department of Children and Families, Tampa Bay Refugee Task Force and the Family Justice Center Presents: Faces of Refugees Today Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County Facilitated by Janet Blair, Community Liaison, Refugee Services, DCF 2 CEU's Faces of Refugees Today: Will be an overview of populations, resettlement and services in our community. World Refugee Day is a global celebration and recognition of the courage and strength of refugees. You are invited to commemorate this global celebration with a local training event providing you an opportunity to learn about our newest neighbors, refugees from all over the world, who come to Tampa Bay to begin a new life. Come hear from refugees and refugee service providers about their experiences. Learn how your agency can be culturally responsive to incoming refugee populations. Find out about the services provided to newly arrived refugee families. Participate in interactive discussion and dialogue. You can register for this training at http://www.fjchc.org/public/events.html. Nuts and Bolts: The Basics of Domestic Violence Advocacy Training June 28th and 29th, 2011 8:30am - 5:00pm July 26th and 27th 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, June 14th, 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: Dr. Bob Wright 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. Community Meetings FJC Partner Council Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month. The next meeting will be on June 8th, 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 June 15th 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 June 22nd, 2011 at noon at the Family Justice Center. Contact Marilyn Bray at: mbray@crisiscenter.com with any questions. Child Welfare/ Domestic Violence Policy Group June 23rd, 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) June 23rd, 2011 at 2:00pm 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. June 23rd, 2011 at 3:00pm at the Family Justice Center. Contact Nikki Daniels at: ndaniels@fjchc.org or 813-490-9401. Community Education & Awareness Committee June 9th, 2011 at 9:00am at the Family Justice Center. Contact Brenda Rouse at: bprouse@thespring.org or 813-247-5433 ext. 325.

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Text Box: Family Justice Center Movement Celebrates 10th Anniversary! Written By: Family Justice Center Alliance Ten years ago this month, the San Diego Police Department completed a feasibility study and concluded that a multi-agency model with police officers, prosecutors, and community-based agencies could provide effective services for victims and maintain the investigative standards and operational principles of a local law enforcement agency. Within months, the California Endowment pledged $500,000 in matching funds to support the development of the first Family Justice Center in the United States to be opened in San Diego, California under the leadership of then-City Attorney Casey Gwinn. The National Family Justice Center Alliance has always believed the support of Police Chief David Bejarano and the commitment of Dr. Robert Ross and the California Endowment laid the foundation for the beginning of the Family Justice Center movement. The Police Department's support ensured the grand opening of the San Diego Family Justice Center and launched the movement toward comprehensive multi-agency, bundled service models including police and prosecutors as on-site partners. Less than two years later, Oprah Winfrey endorsed and profiled the Family Justice Center model for two days on her national show. The San Diego Family Justice Center became the inspiration for the President's Family Justice Center Initiative which launched 16 federally-funded Centers all over the United States. Within four years, Congress added Family Justice Centers to the Violence Against Women Act. Today, with over 140 new Family Justice Centers in development, it is clear the movement is here to stay. The Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County was honored to be one of the original 15 centers. This Family Justice Center is the only location in Florida. The Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County mission statement is to improve the lives of family violence victims through community collaboration and the provision of comprehensive services in a single location. This mission is achieved by partnering with non-for profit and for-profit organizations. This collaboration allows us to meet the holistic needs of each guest. In addition to providing these services to our guest we provide training to the community about the issues of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse. If you would like to read the complete article please visit http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=cirb58aab&v=001Sr5a1LSTp6M9y3eD5M0EwZJGIvgrVve3fvFtyiFU2Fv85rz7jXym6LG_3xRfuxaAPt8hZgRXdY2A6Zrf5mrSfiMsNxqIFQTET2YpTXjnImgt0LqlUhkPYnZnPDgsDsovdV_6vkojk5If4tIoSmOyVe2xALi_qAlK6kcsMyfp9QggPBYLXZgQ9NcOhLgrlUMMpm9ARJDlLHioiQ7sdqi41gxEv31JBk14dOZodnwlt_1OMV8GuWTmuX0HV9iT-ApuqWuXOxMSSVKHF4V0ODhkePD9gg7 wopOh2yJRDrqhAeajdLM43WiEaGRrRbB4Xra1T2ifRQntDMHQv5omA%3D%3D.