Archive for May 2011
Why is SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS TRAINING so important?
Because it’s a foundational piece of an educational model meant to reduce risk. After years of litigating sexual abuse cases, we have concluded that effective prevention occurs only when employees and volunteers have ‘eyes to see and ears to hear’ common grooming behaviors. And it’s important that ALL employees and volunteers who work directly with…
Read MoreTraining: The single most important step a church can take.
Train your people to understand the problem. The creation of safe environments for children’s programming requires training. When staff members and volunteers have an awareness of the basic characteristics of a sexual abuser, the process by which an abuser picks and prepares a child for abuse, and key indicators of child sexual abuse, they are better…
Read MoreWhat should a church do to protect against the risk of child sexual abuse?
An effective safety system for the church should include the following components. Each of these components is valuable as part of a program, but cannont creat a safe environment standing alone. Sexual Abuse Awareness Training (for all staff members and volunteers). An effective screening process (for screening and hiring of personnel, including volunteers). An appropriate criminal…
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