ETC PROGRAM

ABOUT ETC

Thank you for taking the time to explore ETC. We want to share with you a new program designed for women like you. The goal of ETC is to build women’s healing capacity and help them become stronger and healthier in life. This is a psycho-educational group; it is tailored to help you learn and practice new topics through skill-building and processing activities. Our goal is to walk this journey of healing with you, to help you in your understanding of “Your Story”.

GROUP RULES

  • Confidentiality and Exceptions to Confidentiality:

  • Mandated Reporters: Is an individual duty to report known or suspected abuse or neglect relating to children, elders, or dependent adults. All your facilitators are nationally certified, however only some are mandated reporters, So, if you need to speak in private, please indicate whether you need a mandated reporter or a confidential advocate, Confidential Advocates are not required by law to report on suspected abuse or neglect relating to children, elders, or dependent adults. Any one of the facilitators are willing to speak to you in a private and confidential space if needed.

  • Safety and Respect: Please take the time to respect your facilitators and turn your phone on or to vibrate. We understand if you have little ones to care for, but we ask that you understand that the facilitators take the time to prep, set up and order dinner for you, so please be respectful back. Thank you.

  • Attendance: Come as often as you can, however, if you don’t make one of the first two weeks to continue with the current session, if you are unable maybe you should sign up for the next session instead.

  • Punctuality: Be on time, we allow you to be up to 15 minutes after the start of the group, but after that we will close the doors, and no one will be allowed to come in after that time. So please, be on time, and be courteous.

GROUP STRUCTURE

  • Frequency of groups: Weekly on Wednesday 3:00pm-5:00pm.

  • Length of groups: Each group is anywhere from 1hr to 2hrs.

  • 18 different topics: There is a new topic each week, so we will discuss 18 different, but relevant topics.

  • Exercises: We do either an experiential or a verbal exercise at the end of group to help women process the past trauma.

PRINCIPLES OF ETC

  • You can engage and participate if you like, or you can listen to learn. Whatever your style, you are welcome here.

  • Don’t believe you Have to tell your trauma story, you don’t have to. You can recover without ever telling your story.

  • When you are ready to speak about your story, we’ll encourage you to do it in a slow, well-timed way, so not to upset you or others in the group.

  • What is said in the group stays in the group. Anonymity is a must.

  • Leaders will make a reminder phone call the day before group and will tell you the topic for the next day’s topic.

Meet Your Facilitators

  • Erin Ritchie

    has been serving survivors who are students at Peace at Home since June 2020. As the Student Outreach & Advocacy Coordinator, she works primarily with UCC and high school students to offer support services and resources regarding interpersonal violence and other trauma, as well as facilitate prevention and awareness raising events in the community. Previously to working at Peace at Home, she interned and volunteered at various victim services and advocacy agencies. Erin earned an Associate of Arts Degree, and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Social Science. She is continuing her education, currently working towards a Master of Science degree in Justice Studies. Outside of work, Erin's favorite pass time is painting nail art.

  • Nicole Rodriguez

    Nicole has been working for Peace at Home Advocacy Center for 8 years now. Nicole started out working as the Child and Family Advocate and eventually moved into being the Sexual Assault Services Director. Nicole has been able to grow her expertise in working with survivors of trauma through facilitating support groups, partnering with other service providers in the community, being on-call for the Peace at Home 24-hour crisis line, and providing countless hours of support for survivors of sexual assault in the emergency room. Nicole is passionate about advocating for children, sexual assault survivors, and the LGBTQ community. Some of Nicole's interests include dancing, gardening, creating costumes, and exploring with her dogs Foxy and Lilly.

  • Adriana Esparza

    Come join us every Wednesday at Phoenix Charter School for dinner and rotating activities such as video game tournaments, craft nights, movie nights, basketball, and much more. Stay until the end of the night for a chance to win a weekly gift card drawing!

  • Shelly Hendrickson

    Shelly Hendrickson has worked with Peace at Home Advocacy Center since 2014. Peace at Home Advocacy provides supportive services to victim/survivors of domestic/sexual assault, human trafficking stalking and dating violence. For the past six years, she has provided leadership, supervision and support as the Program Manager of Peace at Home Advocacy Center’s Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing Programs. Shelly also has a passion for education and learning and is a trainer for her agency as well as our community. She has trained with Trauma Informed Oregon and is currently a member of the Creating Community Resilience Education and Outreach Committee and the Ace Interface training team. Shelly provides community training on “Understanding Ace’s”, “Neurobiology of Trauma”, “Self-Regulation and Resilience” as well as “Applications of Trauma Informed Care”. Shelly is also committed to healing and well-being and is a certified Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model support group facilitator.

  • Tiffany Rueda

    Tiffany Rueda is the Healthy Relationship Coordinator and a certified Community Health Worker for Peace at Home Advocacy Center serving Douglas County, Oregon. In her present role, she is a co-located Healthcare Advocate. She works with community partners providing staff and survivors, crisis response, healthcare navigation support, coaching, and training regarding trauma and resiliency. In 2020, Tiffany completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Oregon. Tiffany is also a certified presenter for the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Training with Creating Community Resilience (CCR) of Douglas County. Her active memberships include Umpqua Health Alliance’s community advisory committee (CAC), Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (OCADSV), chairperson for OCADSV Healthcare Advocate workgroup, UO Alumni, National Society of Leadership (NSLS) and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, (PTK). Tiffany enjoys traveling to new places in her free time with her family and their two dogs, Dixie and Amber.