Crime Victim Services and Support March 18, 2009

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Crime Victim Services and Support

If you work with people who have been victims of crime, this workshop will help you and others in your organization enhance services through respect, encouragement and service collaboration.

Description
This workshop is a train-the-trainer style presentation. You will learn about victim service practices and how to present the information to others. This workshop is designed to provide practice in presenting material using adult learning techniques. You will be engaged in learning activities that help you gain knowledge about victim service delivery and practice facilitation skills. The material can be organized in a variety of units and formats for presentations to co-workers or volunteers. This is a workshop you can take back to your organization and use to provide hours of training. You will receive a Facilitator Manual including notes on how to present and facilitate the content, and a CD with the presentation in Power Point format. You will also receive at least ten Participant Manuals to use when presenting to others. The manuals include printed pages of the Power Point presentation, background articles on the topics covered, activity handout pages, and extensive resource lists and are bound in sturdy binders.

Learning Methods
You will be involved in several small group activities during the workshop including: developing a "mock profile" to practice recognizing victimization, filling in a "web of service" matrix focusing on service collaboration, and practice creating open ended questions and leading style questions that can be used to assess situations and support victims of crime.

Content
The workshop and manuals include three major sections on crime victimization and a fourth bonus section covering the crime of domestic violence. Those sections include the following topics.

The recognizing crime victims section covers types of crimes, types of victims, victimization and the psychological impact of crime.
The addressing victims' rights section covers guidelines for victim rights and services and meeting victim needs through collaboration.
The supportive interactions with crime victims section covers a non-judgmental approach to service including; active listening, open ended questions, crisis intervention for assessing, action planning, empowering and resource referral.
The bonus section on the impact of domestic violence covers the various ways this crime affects families and our society. Topics include forms of abuse, myths, the cycle of violence, obstacles to leaving, safety planning and when to refer to specialists.

Presenter
Tom Mueller, Director of Tampa Learning Connection at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

Workshop concept and materials were developed for the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice by the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.


Organized by Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

www.crisiscenter.com
At the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay we offer help, hope and healing to all people experiencing lifes problems and challenges, big and small. We are located in Tampa, Florida, and provide services throughout the State and beyond.

We help people cope with the devastating trauma of sexual or physical violence, domestic violence or abuse, depression and despair, substance abuse, financial problems, family issues or whenever lifes challenges are overwhelming.

Call 2-1-1 at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay where we offer crisis counseling and/or information and referral to over 3,000 community services.

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Ticket Info:  Crime Victim Services, $40.00

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