Safeguarding All God's Family Education Session
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 last 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/offices/safeguarding.htm Look for the “upcoming Safe Environment Sessions” link. Continue the registration process per the screen instructions.
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 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. E-mail contact is preferable.
Code of Ethical Standards and Mandatory Reporting-Acknowledgement Form
These two documents focus on the responsibility of adult leaders. The Code of Ethical Standards for Leaders and Mandatory Reporting Responsibilities need to be read and a signed acknowledgement form needs to be on file at Holy Apostles Parish.
The Code of Ethical Standards for Leaders is available on the Milwaukee Archdiocese website at: http://www.archmil.org/Resources/Code-Ethical-Standards-Leaders.htm
Mandatory Reporting Responsibilities is available on the Milwaukee Archdiocese website at: http://www.archmil.org/Resources/MandatoryReportingResponsibilities.htm
Please read the articles and sign the acknowledgement page.. The acknowledgement page then needs to be returned to the Christian Formation Office.
Background Check
Holy Apostles Parish and the Milwaukee Archdiocese require that a state and federal background check be conducted on every adult that is working with youth. Our background check form can be found here. Please fill out the form and return it to the Christian Formation Office.
