Parish Program For Adults
As part of the Archdiocesan response to the scandal of sexual abuse
of children in the Church, the Office of Child Advocacy, Implementation
and Oversight is launching two programs that focus on the protection
of children. The Archdiocese will be issuing complete information
about each of these programs in the near future. The following provides
some introductory information on the Parish Program For Adults.
See a fuller description here
and the training schedule here.
 The
prevention and awareness training at the parish level for adults
- called "Protecting God's Children", and administered by
the Catholic Risk Retention Group under an umbrella called VIRTUS
- consists of classroom presentations, printed materials and videotapes
that will focus on the prevention of abuse and the protection of
children.
The program is designed particularly for those adults who have
custodial care of children as part of their duties. Training in
the signs and symptoms that indicate a child is being abused in
some way, and how to talk with children about these issues will
also be included, as will training in the responsibilities of mandated
reporting and the archdiocese's policies and procedures for preventing
child abuse. An on-line component called "VIRTUS On-Line" will provide
continued training through monthly bulletins and annual recertification.
For more information about VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children"
, see
http://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/protecting_children.cfm
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