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This document provides information about child protection training for Summer Madness staff. It discusses introducing staff to child protection policies, awareness of different types of abuse, and how to handle disclosures of abuse. It defines key terms and outlines the responsibilities of the Child Protection Panel and staff duties to prevent abuse and handle any concerns that arise. The purpose is to promote child well-being and prevent all forms of abuse, with definitions provided of physical, emotional, sexual, and neglect abuse. Procedures are in place for reporting any concerns to the Child Protection Panel.
This document provides information and resources for a safeguarding children training, including learning outcomes around protecting children and knowing where to seek advice. It lists national and local support organizations for issues related to abuse, addiction, LGBT support, and more. The document also covers legislation, guidance, and policies around safeguarding children and defines different types of abuse and neglect.
This document discusses strategies for effectively cultivating durable faith in young people. It notes that many teens who attend church regularly stop attending after high school. Research suggests the most influential factor on spiritual formation in youth is their family. The document advocates for a youth and family ministry model that emphasizes connecting with teens through love and guidance. It provides questions leaders can ask to ensure activities are beneficial and constructive rather than enslaving. The power of parental influence on faith is highlighted.
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This document provides an overview of a workshop on identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect, as well as building protective factors to prevent maltreatment. The workshop covers learning objectives around signs of abuse, reporting procedures, and research-based protective factors. It also includes facts about child maltreatment, details on mandatory reporting laws, and how to implement an action plan for prevention.
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This document provides information and resources for a safeguarding children training, including learning outcomes around protecting children and knowing where to seek advice. It lists national and local support organizations for issues related to abuse, addiction, LGBT support, and more. The document also covers legislation, guidance, and policies around safeguarding children and defines different types of abuse and neglect.
This document discusses strategies for effectively cultivating durable faith in young people. It notes that many teens who attend church regularly stop attending after high school. Research suggests the most influential factor on spiritual formation in youth is their family. The document advocates for a youth and family ministry model that emphasizes connecting with teens through love and guidance. It provides questions leaders can ask to ensure activities are beneficial and constructive rather than enslaving. The power of parental influence on faith is highlighted.
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This document provides an overview of a workshop on identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect, as well as building protective factors to prevent maltreatment. The workshop covers learning objectives around signs of abuse, reporting procedures, and research-based protective factors. It also includes facts about child maltreatment, details on mandatory reporting laws, and how to implement an action plan for prevention.
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This document outlines the safe sanctuary policy of First United Methodist Church in Delmar, NY. It begins with an opening prayer asking God to prepare those present to receive the message about protecting all children from abuse. It then discusses why safe sanctuary policies are important to protect children, youth, vulnerable adults and the reputation of the church. The presentation covers facts about abuse, implications for the church, and specific policy requirements and procedures to prevent abuse and appropriately respond to any incidents. It provides guidance for various church ministries and activities involving children, youth and vulnerable adults.
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This presentation is intended for informational purposes only. For copyright reasons we are unable to make the whole course available via the website. Please contact your Mission Center for the Core Training Pack, which contains a disc of the Child Protection Coordinator teaching this course, a downloadable PowerPoint presentation, script and additional materials with permissions.
A presentation on Family Finding given by Armando Ontiveros, M.A. Regional Executive Director;
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This document provides information and guidance for Community of Christ workers on child protection training. The goals are to increase awareness of child abuse, explore how abuse can be prevented, and explain the screening and reporting processes. It defines different types of abuse and outlines principles and best practices for selecting and screening workers, providing education, minimizing opportunities for harm, and respecting children. Key points emphasized are mandatory reporting of any witnessed or disclosed abuse, adhering to rules like the two-adult policy, and ensuring children know they are safe and valued within the community.
The Local Church has established a Safe Sanctuary policy to protect children, youth, and vulnerable individuals. The policy requires training for all staff and volunteers working with those groups. It outlines procedures for screening volunteers, guidelines for supervising children and youth, safety protocols for transportation and technology use, and response plans for any suspected abuse incidents. The overall goal is to demonstrate the church's commitment to protecting the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of all individuals.
STAND training is required for clergy, employees, and volunteers working with minors. The training covers appropriate behaviors including using respectful language, respecting privacy, avoiding favoritism, and obtaining consent for physical contact. It also addresses supervision issues like one-on-one meetings, overnight trips, and internet use. The document outlines policies for reporting abuse allegations to authorities and relieving alleged offenders of duties during the investigation process.
The document provides guidance on safeguarding for a training. It begins by outlining basic rules for respecting others and maintaining confidentiality during discussions. It then defines safeguarding as protecting people from harm, including preventing exploitation and abuse. The document stresses everyone's responsibility for safeguarding and outlines reporting structures, with senior leadership responsible for oversight and managers and staff responsible for implementation.
The document provides the child protection policy and procedures for the Intelligent Horsemanship Association (IH). It outlines how IH is committed to safeguarding children involved in its activities and defines abuse and signs that could indicate abuse. The policy provides guidance for staff and volunteers on interacting appropriately with children and reporting any concerns about a child's welfare. It also establishes the role and responsibilities of the child protection coordinator in responding to reports of abuse or concerns.
Samantha Jones
Camp Courage Director: John Smith
Camp Victory Executive Director: Susan Brown
Columbia County CYS: (570) 555-1212
PA ChildLine: 1-800-932-0313
Thank you for your commitment to protecting children!
The document outlines the Safe Sanctuary policy of Safe Sanctuary Ecclesia Church in Houston, Texas. The policy aims to ensure a safe environment for all people and prevent any form of abuse. It details guidelines for workers and volunteers to follow, such as maintaining two-deep leadership, line of sight supervision, and appropriate discipline techniques. The policy also provides contacts for reporting any incidents and procedures for responding to emergencies.
This document discusses various topics related to youth rights, responsibilities, violence, motivation, ethics, and preparing youth for the future. It provides an overview of the key rights of youth including survival, protection, development and participation. It also outlines responsibilities of youth to themselves, their families, workplaces/education, and society. The document discusses causes and prevention of youth violence and how to motivate young people through goal setting, socialization, and teaching them to learn and finish tasks. It defines ethics and considers how culture, religion and environment can influence a person's ethics. It suggests how to guide youth for a better future through education, role models, and rules.
This document provides an overview of child protection training. It begins with an introduction to the topics covered, including the theology of child protection and history of child protection laws. It then discusses definitions of different types of child abuse and outlines government guidelines for responding appropriately. Specific policies and best practices for protecting children are presented, including guidelines for staff training and reporting abuse. The document aims to equip participants to protect children from harm.
This document outlines Prem International School's child protection agreement. It discusses establishing a safe environment for students and protecting them from various forms of abuse. Key points include defining abuse and neglect, identifying potential signs or indicators, dispelling common myths, the roles and responsibilities of various parties if abuse is suspected, how to properly handle disclosures from students, and the importance of reporting concerns to the designated child protection officers. The school aims to prevent abuse, provide resources for students, educate students and staff, and ensure proper protocols are followed if an incident is reported.
This document provides a summary of a child protection and safeguarding training session. The training covers:
- Confidentiality and respect policies for participants
- Learning aims around raising awareness of child protection signs and procedures
- Statutory guidance on safeguarding children
- Roles and responsibilities of the designated safeguarding lead and deputy
- Procedures for reporting concerns about a child's welfare
- Definitions and indicators of different types of child abuse and neglect
The document discusses child abuse, including definitions, prevalence, consequences, risk factors, and types of abuse such as physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Child abuse has serious psychological, neurobiological, and psychiatric consequences. Identifying physical abuse in children involves considering the history, explanations for injuries, clinical findings such as bruises and fractures, and assessing if the explanation is consistent with the severity and type of injury observed.
Tackling Technology Assisted Harmful Sexual Behaviour - Education ScotlandGeorgeMilliken2
1. The document provides guidance for educators on responding to and preventing technology-assisted harmful sexual behavior among students.
2. It defines such behavior as inappropriate or harmful sexual discussions or acts between children online or using image-sharing devices.
3. The guidance helps educators understand healthy versus concerning online sexual behaviors, identify signs of issues, and respond appropriately to keep all students safe.
This document outlines the safe sanctuary policy of First United Methodist Church in Delmar, NY. It begins with an opening prayer asking God to prepare those present to receive the message about protecting all children from abuse. It then discusses why safe sanctuary policies are important to protect children, youth, vulnerable adults and the reputation of the church. The presentation covers facts about abuse, implications for the church, and specific policy requirements and procedures to prevent abuse and appropriately respond to any incidents. It provides guidance for various church ministries and activities involving children, youth and vulnerable adults.
Safeguarding Children - Tallis CPD 2015Jon Nicholls
The document provides guidance on various safeguarding policies and procedures for staff at a school. It discusses how to handle student referrals and disclosures of abuse, outlines the different types of abuse, and provides contacts for the designated safeguarding leads. New areas that staff must be aware of include child sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation, preventing radicalization, and promoting fundamental British values.
This presentation is intended for informational purposes only. For copyright reasons we are unable to make the whole course available via the website. Please contact your Mission Center for the Core Training Pack, which contains a disc of the Child Protection Coordinator teaching this course, a downloadable PowerPoint presentation, script and additional materials with permissions.
A presentation on Family Finding given by Armando Ontiveros, M.A. Regional Executive Director;
Joel Martinez, B.A., Family Finding Specialist;
Linda Librizzi, LCSW Hollygrove Family Finding Program of EMQ FamiliesFirst.
This presentation was given at the Children's Network Conference in Ontario, CA on September 30th, 2010.
This document provides information and guidance for Community of Christ workers on child protection training. The goals are to increase awareness of child abuse, explore how abuse can be prevented, and explain the screening and reporting processes. It defines different types of abuse and outlines principles and best practices for selecting and screening workers, providing education, minimizing opportunities for harm, and respecting children. Key points emphasized are mandatory reporting of any witnessed or disclosed abuse, adhering to rules like the two-adult policy, and ensuring children know they are safe and valued within the community.
The Local Church has established a Safe Sanctuary policy to protect children, youth, and vulnerable individuals. The policy requires training for all staff and volunteers working with those groups. It outlines procedures for screening volunteers, guidelines for supervising children and youth, safety protocols for transportation and technology use, and response plans for any suspected abuse incidents. The overall goal is to demonstrate the church's commitment to protecting the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of all individuals.
STAND training is required for clergy, employees, and volunteers working with minors. The training covers appropriate behaviors including using respectful language, respecting privacy, avoiding favoritism, and obtaining consent for physical contact. It also addresses supervision issues like one-on-one meetings, overnight trips, and internet use. The document outlines policies for reporting abuse allegations to authorities and relieving alleged offenders of duties during the investigation process.
The document provides guidance on safeguarding for a training. It begins by outlining basic rules for respecting others and maintaining confidentiality during discussions. It then defines safeguarding as protecting people from harm, including preventing exploitation and abuse. The document stresses everyone's responsibility for safeguarding and outlines reporting structures, with senior leadership responsible for oversight and managers and staff responsible for implementation.
The document provides the child protection policy and procedures for the Intelligent Horsemanship Association (IH). It outlines how IH is committed to safeguarding children involved in its activities and defines abuse and signs that could indicate abuse. The policy provides guidance for staff and volunteers on interacting appropriately with children and reporting any concerns about a child's welfare. It also establishes the role and responsibilities of the child protection coordinator in responding to reports of abuse or concerns.
Samantha Jones
Camp Courage Director: John Smith
Camp Victory Executive Director: Susan Brown
Columbia County CYS: (570) 555-1212
PA ChildLine: 1-800-932-0313
Thank you for your commitment to protecting children!
The document outlines the Safe Sanctuary policy of Safe Sanctuary Ecclesia Church in Houston, Texas. The policy aims to ensure a safe environment for all people and prevent any form of abuse. It details guidelines for workers and volunteers to follow, such as maintaining two-deep leadership, line of sight supervision, and appropriate discipline techniques. The policy also provides contacts for reporting any incidents and procedures for responding to emergencies.
This document discusses various topics related to youth rights, responsibilities, violence, motivation, ethics, and preparing youth for the future. It provides an overview of the key rights of youth including survival, protection, development and participation. It also outlines responsibilities of youth to themselves, their families, workplaces/education, and society. The document discusses causes and prevention of youth violence and how to motivate young people through goal setting, socialization, and teaching them to learn and finish tasks. It defines ethics and considers how culture, religion and environment can influence a person's ethics. It suggests how to guide youth for a better future through education, role models, and rules.
This document provides an overview of child protection training. It begins with an introduction to the topics covered, including the theology of child protection and history of child protection laws. It then discusses definitions of different types of child abuse and outlines government guidelines for responding appropriately. Specific policies and best practices for protecting children are presented, including guidelines for staff training and reporting abuse. The document aims to equip participants to protect children from harm.
This document outlines Prem International School's child protection agreement. It discusses establishing a safe environment for students and protecting them from various forms of abuse. Key points include defining abuse and neglect, identifying potential signs or indicators, dispelling common myths, the roles and responsibilities of various parties if abuse is suspected, how to properly handle disclosures from students, and the importance of reporting concerns to the designated child protection officers. The school aims to prevent abuse, provide resources for students, educate students and staff, and ensure proper protocols are followed if an incident is reported.
This document provides a summary of a child protection and safeguarding training session. The training covers:
- Confidentiality and respect policies for participants
- Learning aims around raising awareness of child protection signs and procedures
- Statutory guidance on safeguarding children
- Roles and responsibilities of the designated safeguarding lead and deputy
- Procedures for reporting concerns about a child's welfare
- Definitions and indicators of different types of child abuse and neglect
The document discusses child abuse, including definitions, prevalence, consequences, risk factors, and types of abuse such as physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Child abuse has serious psychological, neurobiological, and psychiatric consequences. Identifying physical abuse in children involves considering the history, explanations for injuries, clinical findings such as bruises and fractures, and assessing if the explanation is consistent with the severity and type of injury observed.
Tackling Technology Assisted Harmful Sexual Behaviour - Education ScotlandGeorgeMilliken2
1. The document provides guidance for educators on responding to and preventing technology-assisted harmful sexual behavior among students.
2. It defines such behavior as inappropriate or harmful sexual discussions or acts between children online or using image-sharing devices.
3. The guidance helps educators understand healthy versus concerning online sexual behaviors, identify signs of issues, and respond appropriately to keep all students safe.
Tackling Technology Assisted Harmful Sexual Behaviour - Education Scotland
Safe sanctuary training #2
1. Safe Sanctuary Training
Rev. Paul D. Taylor, Facilitator
Bethel United Methodist Church
150 Alder Street
Lower Burrell, PA 15068
WELCOME
2. Safe Ministries with
Babies, Children, Youth
(and Adults, too!)
Our church is a community of faith and
must continue to be a safe and secure
place where babies, children, youth and
adults can come together to
learn, live, grow and be strengthened in
Christian faith and the way of Jesus Christ
3. Safe Sanctuaries
Focus began at the 1996 General
Conference
Resolution adopted to reduce risk of
child sexual abuse (162C)
All UM churches are required to have
safe sanctuary guidelines and procedures
Develop/implement safety procedures
for all church ministries and activities
4. Statistics
3 million incidents of physical abuse or
neglect reported in the US each year
1 out of 7 boys and 1 out of 3 girls will be
sexually assaulted/abused before age 18
1 child or youth abused every 10 seconds
OR 8, 219 children every day
Any organization where children, and
youth involved is where abuse can occur!
5. Psalm 27: 4 - 5
One thing I asked of the Lord that will I seek
after: to live in the house of the Lord all the
days of my life, to behold the beauty of the
Lord, and to inquire in His temple. For He will
hide me in His shelter in the day of trouble; He
will conceal me under the cover of his tent; He
will set me high on a rock.
6. Matthew 19: 13, 14
Then little children were being brought
to him in order that He might lay His
hands on them and pray. The Disciples
spoke sternly to those who brought
them; but Jesus said, “let the little
children come to me, and do not stop
them; for it is to such as these that the
kingdom of heaven belongs.”
7. Matthew 18: 5, 6
“Whoever welcomes one such child in
my name welcomes me. If any of you put
a stumbling block before one of these
little ones who believe in me, it would be
better for you if a millstone were
fastened around your neck and you were
drowned in the depth of the sea.”
8. Types of Child Abuse
Physical
Emotional
Neglect
Sexual
Ritual
It can happen anywhere!
9. ABUSERS
Not easily From every background
recognizable From every profession
Often familiar, Unmarried, married
trusted people with children
with greater From every race, social
power—men, & economic group &
women, older denomination
youth
10. Protection for Everyone
Protecting babies, Equips children &
children & youth youth with faith
also protects and hope
adults Reduces higher-
risk behaviors
11. Abusers
10% by strangers
34% by family members
58% by trusted individuals
Nearly 60% of abusers who are caught abuse
again!
12. Signs of Child Abuse
Physical: hostile/aggressive/destructive
behavior; fear of parents and/or adults;
unexplained bruises/injuries
Emotional: depression or withdrawal;
severe self-esteem; eating disorders,
extreme seeking of adult approval
13. Signs of Child Abuse
Neglect: poor hygiene; inappropriate dress;
chronic hunger; untreated medical conditions;
lack of motivation/failure to strive
Sexual: sexual knowledge, behavior for age;
depression; withdrawn; difficulty walking, sitting;
runs away; refusal to be alone with adults;
nightmares
Ritual: unexplainable mistrust & mood swings,
fear of persons in authority; fear of darkness;
disruption or loss of memory, eating disorders
14. Our Volunteers, Staff & Leaders
Use established Don’t allow strangers
screening policies & or new people to
guidelines for have immediate
volunteers, paid staff, access to babies,
clergy & volunteers children & youth—6-
and apply equally to month hospitality
all rule to allow where
2 un-related adults in they choose to
classrooms become involved
Apply policies
15. Basic Procedures
Age
2- adult rule
5-year older rule
18 years or older
Facilities
Windows in doors of all classroom,
pastor’s study, meeting rooms
Appropriate settings
Workable, safe safety equipment
16. Basic Procedures
Counseling
Open door
Advance notice to parents with follow-up
Education parents, families, and staff
Public space
Appropriate supervision
Time-bound, limited sessions
Camping
Appropriate registration, permission slips
Parent & pastor conversations with camping staff
17. Basic Procedures
Education
Orientation for Volunteers, Staff & Clergy
Adequate insurance for all ministries
Comprehensive strategy for protecting
babies, children, youth . . . Adults
18. Basic Procedures
Relationships
Establish relational & interpersonal
boundaries between children and
youth, themselves and adults
Dating relationships between/among
paid staff & volunteers
Expectations of staff and adult and
youth volunteers of importance of
modeling healthy relationships leaders
19. The New Frontier—Cyber Safety
October 2007: General Board of
Discipleship conference recognized
increased use of info technology to
communicate/social networking—risks &
benefits
Tweets
Email
Texting, Chat rooms
FaceBook , MySpace
20. The New Frontier—Cyber Safety
Internet Pornography, Sexual Predators
Every 39 minutes a new pornography video
is produced in US
Every second, over $3 million spent on
online porn
Every second, 28,000 Internet users view
porn
64% of youth between 12 – 17 are social
networking
21. The New Frontier—Cyber Safety
Education & Safety Do not respond
tips to strangers
Guard Encourage
passwords youth to talk
Never post easy about contacts
identifiable info via social
pics/location networking
22. The New Frontier—Cyber Safety
Monitor time & online sites visited
Block pop-ups
Cyber Bullying
Cyber Stalking
Report it!
23. Tips for Parents & Church Leaders
Learn about privacy filters, anti-spyware,
firewalls
Keep computers in common home
spaces
Talk to children & youth
Know their passwords
24. Other information
Megan’s Law
Amber alerts
Other state laws on reporting rules
School programs on bullying
Programs on Internet access
Programs on “Dating violence and teens”
25. Emerging Concern
Older, vulnerable adults
Graying of America and the Church
By 203 than 20% of Americans will be
65 or older
Similar procedures as with babies,
children & youth
26. Clearance Requirements
Who should complete forms
Where should they be kept
Background checks
What to do if form comes back with
history of abuse
Frequency of forms
27. Building Usage
Monitoring outside groups
Insurance coverage
Posting notices of safe sanctuary
posters/covenant
Designation of safe sanctuary
coordinator
28. If Abuse Happens, What Then?
Do the following
Have policy, guidelines, reporting &
investigation procedures in place
Notify parents of victim, stay with
victim until parents arrive
Remove accused from children/youth
setting
29. If Abuse Happens
Any person, who in the course of their
employment, occupation or performing
their profession and volunteers coming
into contact with children and youth shall
report (or cause a report) to be made if
there is reasonable cause to suspect
abuse. NO EXCEPTIONS
30. If Abuse Happens
All UMC clergy are charged to maintain
all confidences inviolate, including
professional confidences, EXCEPT in
cases of suspected child abuse or neglect
or in cases where mandatory reporting is
required by law (Book of Discipline, para.
341.5
31. If Abuse Happens, Then What?
Use forms to report incident immediately
Call Safe Sanctuary Coordinator, Pastor,
SPRC, Lay Leader
If Pastor is accused, contact DS
Designate one spokesperson for the
church to respond to media
Contact insurance carrier
32. After Abuse, What Then?
Honest, Truth-telling
Informing congregation
Continued care and support for victim and
Family
The safety of our babies, children
youth, and older adults and maintaining
a safe environment is all of our primary
concern!
33. If Abuse Happens, What Then?
• Keep written record
• Notify law enforcement as appropriate
• Review procedures for glitches, revise as
appropriate