Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Assumes Leadership Role in
Trauma-Informed Care
 I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. (a primary tenant of the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians and other healthcare professionals swearing to practice medicine ethically and honestly).
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay's promotion of help, hope, healing is born out of a fundamental fact that people seeking our services have often experienced some form of psychological trauma that overwhelms their ability to cope. In keeping with this understanding, the Crisis Center has adopted the framework of Trauma-Informed Care. (TIC) to guide the services it provides, how it treats clients, staff and volunteers and how it works in the larger community. |
Vicki Hummer Hired to Lead Trauma-Informed Care Initiative
Vicki Hummer recently joined the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay as Director of Trauma-Informed Care. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the organization's Trauma-Informed Care initiative. An expert in the field of child welfare and a licensed clinical social worker, she brings a wealth of clinical and research experience in the areas of children's mental health, adoption and child welfare. She has an extensive background in psychotherapy, behavioral sciences and program development. |
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Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance Provides Grant for
Trauma-Informed Care Training
With increasingly fewer funding sources available for not-for-profits, it's become more important than ever in today's business world to explore community collaboration as a possible resource for grants.
Enter the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, Inc. who is committed to delivering workforce solutions designed to improve staff skills, boost productivity and increase a business's efficiency. Through their Employed Worker Training (EWT) Program, they provide funding assistance to employers to train existing employees in order to improve employee retention and employee advancement within the company. The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Center, applied for, and received, an Employed Worker Training Grant, one that is available to any business - for profit and non-profit alike.
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Why A Child's Healing Matters
 A while back, I wrote about a little boy I called Sammy; how he had been so deeply marred by violence and sexual abuse that he had simply stopped talking. Sammy had learned to endure his abuse up until the day that his dad, in a fit of wild, untethered rage, killed his dog. After that Sammy fell silent. It was as if only by not speaking the unspeakable that Sammy could reconcile himself with the relentless ache of betrayal and hurt that haunted his every waking moment. It took long, arduous weeks of therapy by a highly trained counselor before Sammy felt safe enough to start talking again. Giving back a scarred child his birthright to joy and wonder and trust is a costly proposition. In fact, the total for Sammy's case ran more than $3000. Had it not been for our counselor, whose unwavering faith in a child's ability to heal coupled with the generous support of donors like you, Sammy's story would have turned out very differently. Learn More... |
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay offers tours twice a month for people to learn more about the services we provide to the Tampa Bay community. See first-hand the difference we are making. Join us for a one-hour lunch and tour by clicking here.
Upcoming Together We Do Tours:
July 10 & 26 - 12pm - 1pm
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