The Couples Institute
2003 marked the beginning of the Couples Institute at the Samaritan Counseling Center. Though we have always provided services to couples, we have established the Couples Institute as a way of developing this as an area of specialization. We believe that investing in a more intensive focus on couples work will have a positive impact in the following areas:
The Couples Institute is comprised of a team of five couples therapists: Alta Landis, M.S.; Frank Stalfa, D.Min.; Rhonda Myers, M.S.; and Dean Clemmer, M.S. . We are grateful for a grant from the Oxford Foundation, which has enabled us to lay the groundwork for this initiative.
We're excited about working toward our goal of becoming the preferred provider of services for couples in our area. We welcome your comments especially in ideas and opportunities for outreach related to the needs of couples based on your own personal experience or community involvement.
Walking Together: Support for Survivors of Family Violence
Walking Together was established in 2003 as an outreach program of the Samaritan Counseling Center. The program helps to meet the Center’s mission of providing quality education and consultation services. Since it inception, the program has expanded to provide trauma training and consultation on a regional basis to clergy and congregations; hospitals and medical practices; and business and organizations. It also provides general educational workshops on trauma and violence prevention to community groups, individual consultation, and coordinates the Lancaster County Family Violence Resource Network, a multi-disciplinary open forum that meets four times a year.
Scroll down this page or click the following links to learn more about Walking Together services:
Clergy and Congregations
Our Safe Church initiative offers an array of resources to judicatories, clergy and congregations to prevent abuse, respond to victims and perpetrators, reduce risks, and create environments characterized by inclusiveness and safety.
Hospital and Medical Practices
We provide staff education, clinical training and consultation for health care systems and medical practices on implementing and sustaining domestic violence screening programs. Our services are customized to meet your needs, and are based on national consensus guidelines, research validated tools, and best practices.
Businesses and Organizations
Domestic violence impacts 1 in 3 women in her lifetime. There is a compelling business reason to focus on it in the workplace: the impact walks right in the door with affected employees. The high health care and diminished productivity costs employers $3-$5 billion each year.
For information on these workshops, please click here.
For more information, contact Linda Crockett at lcrockett@scclanc.org or via phone at 717-560-9969.
Family Violence Resource Network (FVRN)
The FVRN meets four times a year. It serves as a forum where participants learn about upcoming
events, new programs, trends, and current issues in the community related to family violence.
Participants include clergy, medical caregivers, therapists, congregational leaders, survivor-advocates, and representatives from the legal community and social service agencies. Participants share expertise from various perspectives and personal experiences in order to gain a broader understanding of the issues faced, the range of resources available, and to educate each other about appropriate responses to trauma.
The FVRN meets from 10 AM – noon on the 3rd Wednesday of January, April, July, and October. A light networking lunch follows the meeting.
To receive meeting notices or to subscribe to our electronic newsletter, contact us by phone at 717-560-9969 or by e-mail at lcrockett@scclanc.org.
FVRN Winter 2010 Newsletter
FVRN Fall 2009 Newsletter
FVRN Summer 2009 Newsletter
FVRN Spring 2009 Newsletter
FVRN Winter 2008 Newsletter
FVRN Fall 2008 Newsletter
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