Countering Domestic Violence / Neville House, a program of Mid Central Community Action, Inc., seeks to hire a part-time Adult Therapist to provide individual and group counseling services to adult victims of domestic violence.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate dedication to client population and cultural sensitivity, effective therapeutic intervention techniques and the ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Master’s Degree in Counseling or Social Work and professional licensure required.

For consideration:  submit cover letter, resume, and 3 references  to cdvnev@mccainc.org by 8:00am on August 2, 2010

MCCA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Our mission is to promote safe and stable families, neighborhoods, and communities.

The postions are Full-Time Law Enforcement Advocate (to provide quality criminal justice advocacy services to victims of domestic violence identified on police reports by informing them of their right to protection through IDVA law  and resources for safety and healing through CDV) and  Full-Time Court Advocate (to provide quality legal advocacy services to assist victims of  domestic violence through the Order of Protection process.)

Please take a look at the job announcements on the Employment Opportunities page.

Mid Central Community Action, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

LaShanya Aikerson, Chapter President 2009 – 2010, the Association for Women in Communications (Bloomington-Normal Chapter) speaking at the annual Crystal Awards. LaShanya explains how the AWC Chapter has been helping MCCA’s Countering Domestic Violence/Neville House

Here are the details these organizations have posted about this event!

The cost to participate is $5 a person, $15 for the team.
There are 3 brackets, men’s, women’s and coed.
There will be prizes from local businesses for the winners of each bracket, as well as trophies for first place, and medals for second.

You might be wondering what the Neville House is.
The Neville House is a shelter for victims of Domestic Violence in Bloomington, IL.
It runs 24 hours a day and never turns anyone away. It provides counseling for women and children, as well as housing.
They have an on staff clinician to help kids and women with issues surrounding divorce.
They have 13 beds and 4 cribs, but they don’t turn anyone away and have worked out a deal with a local hotel to handle overflow, which costs about $55 a night for a family of 4.
Because of the economic down turn, there has been a decrease in funding and a huge increase in need for Neville House services.

Print this registration form and bring it to the tournament that day, or drop it off in the Student Involvement Center in an envelope for Phi Sigma Pi’s mailbox: http://www.isupsp.org/events.html
Registration will start at 12 that day, and the tournament at one. If you register early you will be one of the first teams playing.

T shirts will be available for purchase the day of the event. As soon as the logo has been designed, pictures will be up.

Please come out and help support this great cause!
Any questions or concerns, contact trlittl@ilstu.edu

Photo credit: Michele Eve

Topics discussed include:

• self esteem
• safety planning
• assertiveness
• characteristics of an abusive relationship
• healthy boundaries
• identifying/verbalizing personal needs
• “Bill of Rights”
• being single parents
• red flags
• intergenerational cycle of abuse
• and much more

The group meets on Tuesday nights from 6:30pm – 8:00pm, and a children’s support groups is offered at the same time for children ages 6 to 12. Assistance is available for child care for younger children.

Please call the Neville House 24 hour hotline at (309) 827-7070 for further information and location of the meetings.

“When these strangers gathered, something happened – some would call it “a dynamic”, others “grace” – that allowed them to speak truthfully from the depths of their hearts and also to be receptive to each others truths, where in other circumstances they could not do either, and in this giving and taking, to begin to heal. What makes this possible and why it is healing remains the mystery and miracle of self-help groups.”

“Notes and Comment”
The New Yorker
April 23, 1990