Courses

The Bexar County Family Justice Center will be holding a mandatory training for all on-site Partners in the UHS Foundation Room. All off-site Partners are also invited and may attend part are all of the training.

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The all-day session will include a recap of all services at the FJC; how to appropriately access them; the role of each partner at the FJC, internal policies and procedures associated with referrals, personal safety within the UHS facility; and an overview of all special programming for victims of domestic violence and their children. Utilizing over 16 presenters, the overall objective of this training is to improve client services within and outside the FJC. Included in the Training is a FREE Three Hour Ethics CEU for all participating counselors. For questions concerning the CEUs, please contact Maria Falcon at 208-6810.

Lunch is a POT LUCK picnic lunch. The FJC Foundation is providing drinks and hot dogs. We ask participants to bring picnic side items. Please RSVP to Rebecca at 208-6882 if you are an off-site partner planning to attend the lunch.

University Health Center – Downtown - Family Justice Center
527 North Leona, 3rd Floor, Building B
UHS Foundation Room (Conference Room)

Participants will learn how to assess individuals that may present with mental health illnesses and how to refer them to the appropriate services.

CEUs will be provided for Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC). Please contact the FJC at (210) 208-6800 to RSVP for CEU credits.

Family Justice Center
527 North Leona, 2nd Floor, Building C
FJC Board Room

We will discuss and learn the new intake process for the FJC's Dream Center using the FJC's Web based client intake software Efforts to Outcomes. All Staff and Partners affiliated with the Dream Center are requested to attend.

Family Justice Center
527 North Leona, 2nd Floor, Building C
FJC Board Room

Please join us! The Bexar County Family Justice Center will present the full version of "Telling Amy's Story", the DVD, made possible from the Verizon Foundation! This nationally publicized video has been used as an informative and powerful tool to promote domestic violence resources in an effort to end domestic violence. All partners are invited to attend!

This training will include a full presentation of the DVD exclusive and a short focus group to discuss the video.

University Health Center – Downtown
Foundation Room
527 North Leona, 3rd Floor, Building B

The Bexar County Family Justice Center will present an in depth training on ETO, the BCFJC's Web based database. This training will focus solely on the workflow and procedures used in creating, maintain, and reporting requirements for using ETO within the BCFJC's Dream Center (Sustainability Resource Center).

This training is only for partners and staff who are directly related to the BCFJC’s Dream Center Program.

Family Justice Center
527 North Leona, 3rd Floor, Building B
Foundation Room

In this class, the participants will discuss:

The cycle of violence that results in the escalation of emotional, sexual and physical abuse

The myths about domestic violence

The current statistics on domestic violence for Texas including, San Antonio

The definitions of a "victim" VS a "Perpetrator"

The importance of documenting the victim's story of abuse

The effects of violence on children

The difference between "Generalized Violence and Domestic Violence"

The importance to understand that "leaving" is a process and not an event

The participants will be able to listen to an actual victim of domestic violence and her explanation of what victims need to step out physically from the abusive relationship. CEUs will be provided for Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC).

Family Justice Center
527 North Leona, 2nd Floor, Building C
FJC Board Room