Women and Children’s Therapist (Lancaster Campus)
Job Title: Women’s and Children’s Therapist Location: Non-Residential _ Outreach Office (5020 S. Lancaster Rd) Program: Clinical Services Schedule: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9:00am to 5:00pm; Tues 11:00am to 7:00pm Supervisor: Sr. Director of Clinical and Non-Residential Services Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support is a non-profit agency providing a continuum of care for women…
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Job Title: Hotline Specialist (Part-Time) Program: Hotline _ Crisis Response Schedule: Fri – Sun 11 PM – 7 AM Supervisor: Director of Hotline Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support is a non-profit agency providing a continuum of care for women and children who are victims of family violence. For thirty years, Genesis has been…
Read MoreIndigenous Communities and DV
At Genesis, we often will speak to the fact that domestic violence knows no single race, religion, ability, socioeconomic status, or culture. However, it is important to recognize that while domestic violence is pervasive in all communities, some communities see greater rates of domestic violence and are impacted by culturally-situated forms of abuse. This is…
Read MoreWhat I Hope She Remembers: A Therapist’s Perspective
I have been working with survivors of domestic violence for over four years as a Women’s and Children’s Therapist. In this time, I have had the privilege of witnessing the healing of so many women and children. I find that almost all the survivors I have interacted with have very similar struggles and work through…
Read MoreEl punto de intersección entre la violencia doméstica y la inmigración
Todos hemos escuchado esto antes. Muchos de nosotros quizá aún lo hemos preguntado. Cuando se trata de conversaciones sobre violencia doméstica, no es raro escuchar esta frecuente pregunta: “¿Por qué ella no se va?” Mientras Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support (Génesis) está trabajando para cambiar la conversación, es importante entender los desafíos que las mujeres…
Read MoreWhat is Visitation Camp?
Many children of separated or divorced parents are required to spend time with their abusive fathers on weekends and holidays. Many spend one month of the summer and/or two weeks in the winter away from their mom; court-ordered to be with their dad for extended visits. At Genesis, we see the negative effects these visits…
Read MoreUnpacking Summer Visitations with Dad
Children whose parents have shared custody of them may have regular visits with their non-custodial parent throughout the school year. However, holidays and school breaks are a time of extended visitations for the child to spend with their non-custodial parent, or the parent they do not primarily live with. In Texas, when a standard possession…
Read MoreEarly Childhood Development
Early childhood development is something we know is important. However, what is early childhood development? How does a caregiver know they are fostering an environment for a child that supports their early childhood development? Early childhood development is the early years of a child’s life, when the child is learning about the world. Children take…
Read MoreIs your agency prepared to support LGBTQ+ Domestic Violence Survivors?
Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault. All three of these come with a very specific image in mind. One that often puts women as the victim and men as the abuser. While this image is not inaccurate, it does fail to reflect the broad impact domestic violence has on our communities and our society,…
Read MoreSupporting Children who are Abused
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month in America. Sadly, nearly 700,000 children are abused in the US each year. Studies also show that 60-70% of homes where a woman is abused by her partner, the children are abused as well. And children who were exposed to violence in the home are 15 times more likely…
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