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Keeping Faith: Empowering Faith Communities to Recognize and Respond to Child Abuse & Neglect

Home » Education & Training » On-Site and Videoconference Training Opportunities » Keeping Faith: Empowering Faith Communities to Recognize and Respond to Child Abuse & Neglect

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Course Overview

This course empowers faith communities to recognize and respond to cases of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Included are discussions detailing the impact of child abuse on a victim’s sense of spirituality and offering concrete suggestions for working with medical and mental health professionals to assist a child in coping with maltreatment. The course also discusses ideal child protection policies for a faith-based institution, including handling a situation in which a convicted sex offender seeks to join a congregation. A review of various child abuse case scenarios and a discussion on appropriate and inappropriate responses allows for real-life problem-solving and feedback.

NEW! Keeping Faith: Advanced Workshop (1-Day)

This course is designed for faith and child protection leaders who have completed Zero Abuse Project’s two day Keeping Faith course. Attendees receive instruction on preventing abuse in vulnerable populations including children with disabilities and sexual and gender minority youth. There is also an in-depth workshop on the sexual behaviors of youth and a detailed exploration of the cognitive distortions of adult sex offenders. Workshop includes discussion and interaction with case scenarios to assist the attendees in applying the information received to their respective professions. 

Intended Audience

Clergy, chaplains, youth ministers, faith leaders, counselors and other members of a faith community who may work with children or families impacted by child abuse.

Why this training is so important for every faith community

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Percentage of sex offenders describe themselves as being "religious"

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Percentage of 2864 church leaders knew of at least one convicted sex offender who was attending or was a member of their church (Christianity Today 2010)​

I went online to every faith community in my area trying to find a place in which I felt safe to worship. None of them gave me any information about safety policies in their community so I just gave up trying.

Child Abuse Survivor

Join the growing number of schools, youth-serving organizations, healthcare and faith organizations that have hosted this important education!

Instructors

Victor Vieth

Director of Education & Research, Zero Abuse Project

Alison Feigh

Director, Jacob Wetterling Resource Center

Pete Singer

Pete Singer

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Agenda for Day 1: Victor Vieth and Pete Singer Presenting

8:00 - 8:40Opening and Welcome, IntroductionsVictor Vieth
8:40 - 10:10When Faith Hurts - Part 1 (90 mins)Victor Vieth
10:10 - 10:20BREAKVictor Vieth
10:20 - 11:55When Faith Hurts - Part 2 (105 mins)Victor Vieth
11:55 - 12:00Discussion and FeedbackVictor Vieth, Facilitator
12:00 - 1:00Lunch
1:00 - 1:20When Faith Hurts – Wrap Up and DiscussionVictor Vieth
1:20 - 2:50When Child Abuse Hits Home: Corporal Punishment, the Law and the Faith Community (includes time for discussion and feedback)Victor Vieth
2:50 - 3:00BREAK
3:00 - 4:30Addressing Spiritual and Emotional InjuriesPete Singer
4:30 - 4:45Discussion and FeedbackPete Singer, Facilitator

Agenda for Day 2: Alison Feigh and Pete Singer Presenting

8:00 - 9:45Implementing Personal Safety Training in Faith - Based Institutions (105 min)Alison Feigh
9:45 - 9:55BREAK
9:55 - 11:55Cyber Challenges: Policies, Planning and Prevention - On-line Safety for Communities of Faith (120 min)Alison Feigh
11:55 - 12:00Discussion and FeedbackAlison Feigh, Facilitator
12:00 - 1:00Lunch
1:00 - 2:00Care In Action (60 min)Pete Singer
2:00 - 3:25Small group exercise-Responding to a crisis
(10 min overview, 45 min breakout groups, 30 min sharing & discussion)
Victor Vieth, Facilitator
3:25 - 3:35BREAK
3:35 - 4:45Small group exercise-Addressing spiritual injuries
(10 min overview, 30 min breakout groups, 30 min sharing)
Victor Vieth, Facilitator
4:45 - 5:00Discussion of small group exercises and closingVictor Vieth, Alison Feigh, Pete Singer

Keeping Faith Advanced Agenda

(Participants must have completed a one or two-day Keeping Faith Basic training to register)

8:00 - 8:30Introductions
8:30 - 10:00Understanding the Mind of Sex Offenders: A primer for faith leadersRobert Peters
10:00 - 10:15BREAK
10:15 - 11:45Children with Sexual Behavior ProblemsVictor Vieth
11:45 - 12:45Lunch
12:45 - 2:00Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities: Prevention and responseAlison Feigh
2:00 - 2:15BREAK
2:15 - 3:30Working with LGBTQIA+ YouthAdam Schulz
3:30 - 3:45BREAK
3:45 - 5:00Group exercises

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