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… For January, we feature Atie Ott! Atie has made abuse prevention her life’s work. Early in her life, Atie worked as … when there were very few resources to help create abuse prevention policies and very little awareness that abuse … worked with ministry leaders to create an abuse prevention policy for her church. After Synod approved the …
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… be added to continue and amplify the work of education, prevention, and training. Beth Swagman was hired and served … parents and children, and we need changes in church policy and practice. We need to begin to focus more directly …
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… As a result, you are keenly aware of how important abuse prevention is. You know that when someone has been victimized … and teens but to put in place measures that prevent any and all kinds of abuses of power. We will … Safe Church Assessment Tool and a model Safe Church Policy template. If you are interested in engaging in this …
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… legislation is needed. Many partners must come together to prevent and respond to the devastating … Stopbullying.gov states: "Some schools have developed policies on uses of technology that may affect the child’s … of the classroom. Ask the school if they have developed a policy." If your school doesn't have a policy, encourage them …
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… beside the names, put columns (depending on your church’s policy) such as “screening application submitted,” “result of … the screening process and why it is important for abuse prevention so that everyone realizes it is part of a …
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… Sunday of April. April is designated as both Child Abuse Prevention month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the … Often, when we think of abuse prevention, our minds go to policies, background checks and hall monitors. While these …
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… grace. In 1994, Synod approved the formation of the abuse prevention ministry. Synod took a brave step because it could … the support of Faith Alive and its championing Preventing Child Abuse, Responding to Domestic Violence in …
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… resources to advocate for (or against) specific public policies and political actions if at least one of the following 3 criteria is met: 1) The policy or action is specifically addressed by Scripture . An … " is critically-important in this criterion, as it prevents subjective interpretations of general Scriptural …
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… God’s love and protectiveness for children into policies and practices based on their Biblical and … values. Many congregations have child protection policies and training “mandated” by their denominations; like … were once a step forward, they do little or nothing to prevent child sexual abuse or to create a safe and healing …
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… includes following codes, meeting standards, and following policies. But safety isn’t always so straightforward nor is … for school-age children (e.g., bullying), and child abuse prevention for children and youth of all ages. Many of us … that if you’d only run a background check you could have prevented a child from being hurt. While background checks …
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… released toolkit to help churches develop and revise their policies: Screening Leaders and Volunteers: What criteria … materials stored? One important component of abuse prevention is holding ministry leaders to high standards. … to Protect – At Plan to Protect, our priority is abuse prevention and vulnerable sector protection. Plan to Protect …
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… developed model guidelines for churches to follow in preventing abuse. While developed for Friendship Ministries … reference and practice. The Friendship Ministries Abuse Prevention Guidelines include tips for safe group meetings, … transportation and screening guidelines and supervision policies. Safety for Offsite or Home Visits There are times …