Safeguarding All of God's Family
It is required by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee that all persons working with children (17 years or younger) participate in an awareness session concerning child sexual abuse. This training is being run by the Archdiocese and is facilitated by trained facilitators. The sessions are scheduled in various parishes around the Archdiocese and lasts about 3 hours. This training is mandatory.
There is no fee for this training, but pre-registration is required. To register go to www.archmil.org/safeguarding. Scroll down for a list of all facilities/churches and dates of sessions. For registration instructions, click onto the appropriate location/date.
The program educates adults on how to recognize the behavior of predators that enables them to get children alone and abuse them. Forewarned is forearmed. The most startling fact is that most children are abused by someone they know well and who is trusted by them and their parents. How do they win that trust? The answer to that question is one of the most important keys to preventing child sexual abuse.
This program will help adults be proactive and give them ideas on what to look for and how to respond to situations they are concerned about. The basic principle behind the program is identifying dangerous behavior that helps us to prevent abuse before it happens. A perpetrator is going to have a more difficult time winning trust from people who know what to look for.
There will be a local training event each Fall here at Holy Apostles, but the training can be completed at any approved site. Watch the bulletin for local dates. For more information or to learn how to register, contact Mike Crain at (262) 786-2035 or mcrain@hanb.org. E-mail contact is preferable.
Archbishop Dolan's letter on Policies for Safe Environment 
Archdiocese of Milw. Home-based Catechetical Program Standards
