Vanderbijlpark Trauma Counselling Empowerment Centre
Vanderbijlpark Trauma Counselling Empowerment Centre
The Vanderbijlpark Trauma Counselling Empowerment Centre in short VTCEC was established on the 24 of May 2003 as Victim Friendly Facility initially operating at the SAPS Vanderbijlpark, until the organisation got registered as a non-profit organisation (NPO).The organisation operates 5 days a week with 22 staff members. We offer services to all communities without discrimination basing on gender, race, culture or religion.
Services Offered
We offer counselling to victims of or have issues such as: - Domestic violence - Rape and Child abuse - Psycho-Education - Pre & Post HIV/AIDS counselling - Stress anxiety/depression - Substance and Drug abuse - Crisis intervention - Post-traumatic stress disorders - Family Therapy Session - Marriage counselling - Problem solving and decision making
Victim Empowerment
This program comprises of two main projects namely gender based violence and the Indibano Men's dialogue. It is in line with MDG number 3 "Promote Gender equality and empower women". The main purpose of these two projects is to instil hope, courage, dignity and human worth to victims. They also seek to turn victims into survivors.
The Gender based violence project was established after actively engaging the community using the Paulo Freire's conscientization strategies spearheaded by the social workers at Vanderbijlpark Trauma Centre. The results from this engagement revealed gender based violence as the most critical and topical issue of the day and they also highlighted how they are being put to risk of HIV infection and being crippled from the physical abuse that they are suffering from gender based violence .
Fees and Payment
This is a non-profit agency
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Payment: Pro-bono
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
