Offer Hope and Healing to ALL who are Affected by Violent Crime
Your gift of any amount helps Innovative Alternative’s compassionate therapist and Crisis Counselors be available today, tomorrow, and always for those who are struggling to put the pieces of their lives back together after being, abused, assaulted, or learning how to live with horrors that plague their visual & auditory memories after a loved one is taken from them or they witness the unimaginable.
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40hr Become a Certified Mediator
November 11th-14th, 2024: virtual Zoom meeting online format
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November 18th-21st, 2024: in-person format
12:00pm – 5:00pm each day
*Must attend all days online and in-person
Make note that this is a 40-hour, multi-day training. Dates are November 11th – 14th AND November 18th – 21st. Cost is $1000, or $850 for students or faculty with valid ID.
What you can do with mediation:
- Help improve and streamline the relationships in the workplace, with families, a ministry or clinical practice.
- Reconcile and strengthen family relationships and friendships
- Start a new career, or advance an existing one
- Supplement your income
- Become a part of the solution
Being a mediator is one of the most gratifying jobs available.
IA teaches conference-style mediation where all parties are together in a room working through issues so that after mediation there is resolution and contentment. Most importantly people feel like they have had a chance to be heard. If you would like to learn this style of mediation or simply to increase your communication & conflict resolution skills then this is the course for you.
What: 40-Hour Become a Certified Mediatior Training
When: November 11-14th: virtual format AND November 18-21st: in-person format 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm each day (Must attend all days)
Where: Virtual on Zoom Days 1-4 and Santa Fe Resiliency Center, 4233 FM 1764, Ste 4E, Santa Fe, 77517 on Days 5-8
What’s Provided: Light breakfast, snacks and materials are provided. Lunch breaks on your own. CEUs are available upon request, including ethics.
Cost: $1000 for individuals. Student/Faculty rates and group discounts are available. Early Bird Discount available. All fees are due before the first day of class. Minimum class size is 6.
Cost: $1000/person ($850 with Student ID)
Provided in the cost of training:
All course materials, continental breakfast, and snacks
Continuing education credits are available for:
LPC, Social Work, LMFT and MCLE*
*To earn MCLE credit you must register 20 days prior to class
Trainer: Kelly King, Credentialed Advanced Mediator, TMCA
Kelly King is a master of conflict resolution, acclaimed for her skill in resolving workplace disputes, family conflicts, and challenges related to drug and alcohol intervention. Since 2017, she has been a key figure at Innovative Alternatives, distinguished by her versatile approach, offering both faith-based and secular mediation. Her expertise is validated by an elite designation as a TMCA Credentialed Advanced Mediator, a distinction she alone holds in Galveston County, Texas.
Kelly is now poised to share her wealth of knowledge through Innovative Alternative’s comprehensive 40-hour Basic Mediation Course. This intensive training, led by one of the field’s most experienced mediators, offers participants a deep dive into the essentials of mediation. Designed for individuals aiming to enhance their conflict resolution skills or kickstart a mediation career, this course promises to be transformative. Under Kelly’s guidance, participants will emerge equipped with the tools and strategies needed to effectively mediate disputes in any context. Don’t miss this chance to learn from a seasoned expert and elevate your professional expertise.
For more info contact Elizabeth Wheelan at:
ewheelan@innovativealternatives.org
713-222-2525.
We can help take care of yourself and your loved ones.
Many people are struggling with anxiety, depression, and family conflict as we face the aftereffects of the pandemic together. Most of us were often in close quarters, with worries for jobs, finances and supplies to weather an unknown period of time. Some of you may, unfortunately, experienced grief and loss as a result of the pandemic as well.
If you feel the need to speak to a counselor, Innovative Alternatives, Inc. is offering remote sessions via phone or video conference. We have free services for people in 13 counties around Houston, if you have experienced any kind of abuse or violent crime at any time in your life–because the COVID-19 crisis can trigger any past trauma issues. Counties eligible for free services to survivors of crime are: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton.
IA also serves any Texas resident using insurance or an income-based sliding scale payment schedule.
Call us at 713-222-2525 to set a phone or video conference appointment. Faith-based services and play therapy are available upon request.
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Innovative Alternatives, Inc.
1335 Regents Park Dr #240, Houston, TX 77058
713-222-2525
Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center
Barker-Ripley Neighborhood Center
6500 Rookin
Houston, TX 77074
(713)-273-3701
Community Family Centers
Community Family Centers
7524 Avenue E
Houston, TX 77012
(713) 923-2316
Cleveland-Ripley Neighborhood Center
Cleveland-Ripley Neighborhood Center
720 Fairmont Parkway
Pasadena, TX 77504
(713)-944-9186
Project Joy and Hope & Bayshore Towers
Project Joy and Hope & Bayshore Towers
3215 Tulip Street
Pasadena, TX 77504
(832) 779-9499
Lighthouse Christian Ministries
Lighthouse Christian Ministries
800 Grand Avenue
Bacliff, TX 77518
(281) 339-3033
Santa Fe Strong Resiliency Center
13217 FM 1764, Santa Fe, TX 77510
The Summit
1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy So, Pasadena, Texas 77503
Community School
1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy So, Pasadena, Texas 77503
Moody Methodist
2803 53rd Street
Galveston, TX
William F. Barnett Elementary
Santa Fe Junior High
Kubacak Elementary
Roy J Wollam Elementary
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“Our family went on a spring break trip to Southern California. My daughter was targeted by a human trafficking ring on the plane ride to Los Angeles. They began the luring process while we were in California. She even vanished at one point on the trip, right off Hollywood Blvd. Later, investigators theorize she was lured away and drugged.
We are still not sure how she escaped, she is still unwilling to talk about it. It wasn’t until we returned back home to Texas that I discovered that she was a potential victim of human trafficking. The human traffickers had put a young “French model” on the job of luring her. I spent countless hours researching and investigating on my own to try to compile enough evidence to present to my daughter. I needed to show her that the French guy was not who he said he was. I made several calls to human trafficking hotlines and human trafficking nonprofit groups. None offered any real support. Law enforcement wasn’t much help at that point either. The FBI even told me it just sounded as if I didn’t approve of my daughter’s new boyfriend!
I went to my regular counseling session at Innovative Alternatives and relayed my current dilemma concerning my daughter to my counselor at IA. She and the office staff sprang into action immediately and offered more help and support than I had received from the countless “help lines” I had contacted in the days prior.
Together, my Innovative Alternatives counselor and I, were able to convince my daughter she was in danger and saved her from becoming a victim. I do not know that my daughter would still be with us today had Innovative Alternatives not stepped up and helped. I am so grateful for everyone who helped. These people truly have a passion to make a difference and change lives. When my daughter gets ready to talk about what happened to her, IA also has a ‘Victim Assistance Counseling Program’ that will provide free services to her to help her heal emotionally from what she has been through, but at least it is not the nightmare it could have become!”