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Microsoft Office / Mental Health Diagnoses

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Microsoft Office / Mental Health Diagnoses

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Garcia_Erika Reference Guide for Mental Health Disorders

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Community resource guide created in EDG-6343

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DFPS

The Texas Department of Family Protected Services is dedicated to strengthening households to protect vulnerable children from abuse or neglect.

The DFPS vision is to improve the lives of those we serve.

Through identifying issues within the community and the DFPS, it was identified that community needs must be addressed. The departments mission is to promote safe and healthy families and protect children from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. By identifying critical issues within the organization and community and developing partnerships within the community we can all promote safe and healthy families

Nueces County Demorgaphics

Population: 362,294

Race: Hispanic 64.5%, African American 4.3%, White 28.7%

No high school education: 18,668 persons

High school graduates age 25 and above: 82.8%

Persons living in poverty: 16.5%

Single parent household with children: 37.1%

Unemployment Rate: 8.9%

Corpus Christi Public Schools (n.d.), Corpus Christi, TX Data USA (n.d.), United States Census Bureau (2019)

Critical Issues in the Community

Poverty is one of the leading risk factors of child abuse and neglect in the household. Families with an annual income less than 15,000 are 14 times more likely to be abused and 44 times more likely to be neglected as compared to children and families with an annual income of 30,000 or more (DFPS, 2019).

The poverty issue in the community is important for the DFPS to examine and acknowledge. The statistics on poverty in the community gives the department a chance to take preventative measures to stop child fatalities, abuse, and neglect. When working with a family who has little to no income, it is important to link the family to community resources for financial assistance.

Helping a family address poverty will strengthen family household. The community addressing poverty will have positive impacts on the DFPS including, lowering the risk of future reported cases on families, promoting child safety, and healthy families.

Public Service Announcement

Substance Abuse is a risk factor for child abuse and neglect.

Drug abuse and alcohol abuse can cause many detriments to an individual and their ability to parent.

Parents whose lives are dominated by substance use cause children to become vulnerable to abuse and neglect (Raitasalo & Holmila, 2016).

Community Service Project Proposal

By addressing the educational needs in our community, we can reduce the amount of children removed from their homes.

Addressing educational needs in the community will decrease the amount of reports being investigated through the DFPS with concerns of child abuse and neglect.

Nueces County Community Action Agency

The Nueces County Community Action Agency is a non-profit organization housed in Corpus Christi, Texas. The non-profit organization is designed to eliminate causes of poverty within the community. The organization offers housing initiatives and develops affordable single and multi-family housing for income-eligible households (NCCAA, n.d.). Additionally, the organization provides a variety of programs to eligible, low-income families. Those services include: Assistance with utility expenses, rental assistance, and information and referrals.

The DFPS has partnered with this non-profit organization to help assist families with housing and financial assistance. This partnership aims to decrease the number of families living in poverty and overall promote healthy families.

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DFPS The Texas Department of Family Protected Services is dedicated to strengthening households to protect vulnerable children from abuse or neglect. The DFPS vision is to improve the lives of those we serve. Through identifying issues within the community and the DFPS, it was identified that community needs must be addressed.

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Erika Garcia Online Scavenger Hunt - Professional Orientation Assignment

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For EDG 6321 I developed a group counseling program.