Services offered in English and Spanish

1920 E. Warner Ave.,  Suite A, Santa Ana, CA 92705

Tel: (949) 757-3635   Fax: (949) 777-0335

Center Hours:

Mondays and Wednesdays  9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays  9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Outreach Programs Locations

Minnie Street Family Resource Center: 714-972-5775

Corbin Family Resource Center: 714-480-3737

South County Resource Center: 949-364-0500

Center for Children and Families Announcements

You graduated from the program! Now what?

You asked and we heard you. Human Options now offers an Expanded Graduate Support Group. All Human Options grads are welcome to participate in this expanded support group which includes free childcare, referral resources, and an art workshop. Find out more here.

The Power of Words and the PEP Program

The Personal Empowerment Program (PEP) is a 10-week series of classes for victims of domestic violence facilitated by therapeutic professionals. Topics include the cycle of violence, the 5 types of abuse (emotional, verbal, sexual, physical, and financial), creating healthy boundaries and coping skills and the effects of domestic violence on children. Groups meet at a variety of locations and days of the week. Classes are offered in English and Spanish.

In addition to the topics listed, PEP encourages clients to share and learn from each other’s experiences creating a powerful group dynamic experience. Many clients attend the group voluntarily at the recommendation of a friend, neighbor, or family member and other clients are referred by social workers, counselors, or the court system. For more information on PEP and a schedule, contact the Center for Children and Families at 949-757-3635.

Clients come away with an understanding about the cycle of domestic violence, healthy boundaries and communication, and options for expressing themselves in positive, non-violent ways. An excellent example is Behind-the-Closed-Door-poem, written by a PEP graduate.

 

 

RESOURCES AVAILABLE: We provide early intervention for men, women and children who are currently in a relationship where they are being abused but for many reasons do not leave the abuser. The Center reaches at risk families before they need shelter. The Center also provides counseling for clients after they graduate from the Shelter and Second Step programs. Services offered at the Center include:

 

Counseling Services

-Individual and family

-Group

-Adult

-Children

-Trauma Therapy

Support Groups

-Women’s Worth

Education Groups

-Parenting Education

-Personal Empowerment Program (PEP)

Legal Advocacy

Information and Referrals to Community Services

Support and Educational Groups

Women’s Worth

Women’s Worth is an open forum-style support group that allows participants to process in an open discussion issues that they would like to discuss related to domestic violence.

Personal Empowerment Program (PEP)

PEP is an educational group that assists clients in learning more about domestic violence. Topics include issues, such as the causes of domestic violence, and safety planning that helps the client protect themselves from further violence. PEP can either meet court-mandated requirements and /or expand personal growth education as group members go through assigned readings and their own experience with domestic violence.

Parenting Education Groups

Parenting Education Groups are also offered as part of Human Options’ services. This is a probation and court approved program. These groups allow parents the opportunity to come together and discuss both family issues they are presently encountering and/or skills that they would like to share or explore with other group members. The classes focus on families where domestic violence has been a problem. It also deals with single parent issues of visitation and safe exchange.

Counseling Services

Individual and Family Counseling

Many clients choose to seek out individual or family counseling concurrent with attending such groups as PEP or Women’s Worth. The Human Options Community Resource Center provides counseling for its clients who are not only a part of these groups, but for those who are referred to us from outside sources or are self-referred.

Children’s Counseling

 

The Community Resource Center also offers child counseling services for adolescents and child victims of domestic violence. Such techniques as play therapy and other forms of therapeutic activities allow children to process their own feelings related to the violence they have witnessed and/or experienced.

Legal Advocacy

Once a month (and on alternating months, twice a month), the Human Options Community Resource Center offers a legal clinic to assist clients in answering questions related to the legal system. There is no charge for this clinic. Call Human Options to schedule an appointment with one of the attorneys who assists Human Options in this endeavor. Our legal advocate will assist clients with obtaining restraining orders and give legal information.

Information and Referrals

Human Options’ Community Resource Center offers a variety of information and referrals to help empower our clients and their families. It is our goal to provide clients with resources that will bring out a sense of encouragement and hope in their lives.

Trauma Therapy

Short-Term Cognitive Behavioral Trauma Therapy (up to 12 sessions) is an intensive treatment program designed to help children and teens ages 4-17 who have been traumatized by domestic violence or the risk of domestic violence in their families.

During these sessions therapy focuses on helping children heal from the trauma they have experienced. This is done by teaching safety skills, helping children identify their feelings and how these feelings affect their thoughts and behaviors. Parents are asked to participate in the program and have a close relationship with the therapist to benefit their children’s progress.