Located in Odessa, Texas, Harmony Home has been open as a private non-profit advocacy center for abused children since 1993. Our purpose is to minimize the trauma of child abuse through multidisciplinary team investigation, prosecution, and treatment.
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Services Offered
Primary Services Offered:Forensic Interviews
Harmony Home has Forensic Interviewers who are specially trained to talk to children who have been sexually or physically abused or neglected, and who have witnessed a violent crime. Each interview is conducted using a narrative, non-leading approach in a neutral environment where children feel at ease. The process is recorded and made accessible to investigating officials directly involved in the case, which eliminates the need for the child to repeat his or her story multiple times. Victim Services
The Victim Services Coordinator acts as the primary support and liason for children and non-offending family members. Clients are assisted in obtaining needed resources from Harmony Home and other community agencies. The coordinator provides families with information regarding social services, law enforcement, and the judicial systems, explaining how each affects them. Additionally, caregivers are provided with a Crime Victim's Compensation application when needed. Our Victim Services Coordinator acts in the child's best interest and encourages others to do the same.
Therapy
Harmony Home offers therapy services to the child victims of abuse, the non-offending parent or caretaker and siblings of the victim. Therapy can be individual or family counseling. Children participate in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Therapy can be immediate, short-term such as crisis counseling, or long-term depending on the needs of the individual. The therapists at Harmony Home are Master's Level Licensed Professional Counselors with years of experience working with children and specialized training in the area of child abuse.
Individual Therapy or Cognitive/Talk Therapy: This is traditional "talk therapy" which is used with older children and adults to explore the thoughts and emotions that are associated with abuse issues. Talk therapy consists of educational, learning, and emotional components that help teach clients about the dynamics of sexual abuse.
Fees and Payment
Our center serves children from Ector County and 14 surrounding counties who are between the ages of 3 and 17. All of our services are offered free of charge to the victim and his/her non-offending caregivers We do our best to meet each client's needs either here at the center or with the help of our partnering agencies.
Services Offered To: Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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