Resources
- A Pocket Guide to the
Policies and Procedures for the Protection of Children
- This pamphlet contains pertinent excerpts from the Policies
(July, 2003) and provides a convenient overview of the offices
and personnel involved in implementation. The full text of the
Policies and Procedures for the Protection of Children is available
starting at http://www.rcab.org/Administration/Policy/CAPintro.pdf
- Chart for Reporting Child Abuse to Civil and Church Authorities
- One page summary chart outlining the procedure for reporting
child abuse
- Alignment of
Talking About Touching Lessons with the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston’s
Religion Curriculum Guidelines In Religious Education Settings (PDF)
- The Talking About Touching program is well suited for presentation in religious education settings. To support catechists in integrating the Talking About Touching program with religious instruction, the following pages contain charts that align each lesson with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston’s (RCAB) Religion Curriculum Guidelines. To create a Catholic religious context for each lesson, use the chart on the following pages as your guide.
- Reporting Federal Crimes - Protecting Children from Abuse and Exploitation
- Power point presentation for Full Training
Powerpoint presentation for Abridged Training
- PGC class notification (also available in Word format)
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- Instructions for Sign-in Sheets (for use by facilitators)
- Please submit a copy of the ORIGINAL sign-in sheet (with the participant signatures) and a TYPED version using either Excel or PDF, which are below.
Also, it is important to list the Facilitator(s), Date & Time due to some parishes conducting numerous training sessions.
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Excel Spreadsheet format - to be used if you want to enter
the names on a computer. Email the completed Excel file to Joan_Weiss@rcab.org
PDF format - to be used if you are going to print out the sheet
and fill in the information by hand.
- Suggested
Bulletin Announcement
- This is a suggested announcement to use to announce the CAP
team to the parish and to urge people to sign up for training.
Anuncios Sugeridos para el Boletín
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- Duties, Responsibilities and Commitment
for Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Team
- The purpose of the team is to create a community of support within
each parish or cluster for the prevention of child abuse
and neglect
- Final
Report of the Cardinal's Commission for the Protection of Children
of the Archdiocese of Boston
- Recommendation for Policies for the Prevention of Child Abuse
and the Response to Allegations of Abuse (PDF document)
These links will open in a pop up window. If you are running your
browser full screen, use ALT-TAB or the start bar to locate the
pop-up window.
- US Dept of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and
Families
- In association with the National Clearing House on Child
Abuse and Neglect, this page highlights Child Abuse Prevention Month (April
2003) and has
lots of info on the problem, resources, phone numbers, and a month long
calendar of things you can do to support abuse prevention in our
communities.)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
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- USCCB
Documents
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USCCB has promulgated its "Charter for the Protection
of Children and Young People" and its "Essential Norms
for Diocesesan/Eparchial Policies Dealing with Allegations of
Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests or Deacons". The text
for both is available on this page from the USCCB web site.
- Children's
Trust Fund
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Children's Trust Fund leads statewide efforts to support parents
and strengthen families in Massachusetts communities thereby
preventing child abuse and neglect.
- Committee
for Children
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The Seattle organization that developed the Talking About
Touching program in our Archdiocesan School Program for Children,
Parent
and Educators.
- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® (NCMEC) mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. (http://www.ncmec.org/)
- DSS:
Child Abuse and Neglect- State of Massachusetts
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This link will take you to the section of the DSS site that
has information on How to Help, Definitions, Warning Signs &
NEGLECT Screenings, Investigations & Services, Understanding
the Problem
- VIRTUS
Program
- The program we are using in our parishes for Adults (see PDF instructions for registering here)
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