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Community Education

Cross Timbers Family Services provides many different types of education regarding the agency and its services as well as education regarding violent crime issues.

The following is a list of educational topics:

  • Domestic Violence         
  • Domestic Violence in the Workforce        
  • Sexual Assault
  • Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault
  • Incest    
  • Sexual Harrassment 
  • Child Abuse        
  • Bullying
  • My Body Belongs to Me (for school age children)
  • Children and Safety Issues
  • Violent Crime and Individuals with Disabilities                               
  • Violent Crime and the Elderly Population   
  • Stalking         
  • Internet Crimes (and YOUR CHILDREN)                   
  • Human Trafficking        
  • Other Topics related to Violent Crime 

The following is a list of presentation types:

  • Victim Services Training – training efforts that benefit victim service providers and volunteers to better provide direct victim services.

  • Professional Training - training efforts that benefit professionals, including management and human resource management, to better understand violent crime issues and its effects on the workforce or to obtain a higher level of knowledge about Cross Timbers Family Services as a referral. Or training that  impacts the skills of professionals interacting with victims/survivors. These professional groups may include but are not limited to: 1) law enforcement; 2) medical professionals; 3) the judiciary; 4) district attorneys; 5) clergy; and 6) teachers.

  • Community Education – is an age and culturally appropriate presentation about violent crime issues delivered by trained staff or volunteers to the community. Community education presentations are designed to inform general audiences.                                                                                            
  • Volunteer Training – is training about violent crime issues provided by trained staff or volunteers designed to impact the skills of volunteers providing direct services and interacting with victim/survivors.

Examples of audience types include the following:

  • Law Enforcement
  • Judges
  • Attorneys
  • Church Groups
  • Civic Organizations
  • Students ( Pre-K through college)
  • Professors
  • Business Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Employees
  • Other

 

24-Hour Hotline Number   
Local     254-965-HELP 
Toll Free    1-866-934 HELP