On guard : preventing and responding to child abuse at church / / by Deepak Reju

• Autore: Reju Deepak <1969->
• Pubblicazione: Greensboro, North Carolina : , : New Growth Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 261.8/3271
• Soggetto topico: Church work with children; Child abuse - Prevention; Child abuse - Religious aspects - Christianity
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why Should You Care? -- Section One: Getting Familiar with the Problem of Child Abuse -- Chapter 1: The Nature of the Problem -- Chapter 2: The Stewardship of Children -- Chapter 3: The False Assumptions We Make -- Chapter 4: Types, Techniques, and Targets of Sexual Predators -- Chapter 5: Why the Church? -- Section Two: Eight Strategies for Protecting Against Abuse -- Chapter 6: Creating and Implementing a Child Protection Policy -- Chapter 7: A Check-in and Checkout Process -- Chapter 8: Membership -- Chapter 9: Screening and Verification -- Chapter 10: Building Design -- Chapter 11: Training Your Staff and Volunteers -- Chapter 12: Preparing Church Leaders, Parents, Children, and Teens Before Abuse Happens -- Chapter 13: Getting to Know the People and Resources in Your Community -- Section Three: Three Strategies for Responding to Abuse -- Chapter 14: Helping a Church to Be Responsible by Reporting Child Abuse -- Chapter 15: Helping a Church to Respond Wisely to Victims, the Congregation, and the Media -- Chapter 16: Helping a Church to Deal Wisely with a Child Abuser -- Conclusion: Our Witness, Our Responsibility, Our Fears, and Our Hope -- Appendices -- Appendix A: A Really Quick Guide to Writing and Implementing a Child Protection Policy -- Appendix B: Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse -- Appendix C: How Do I Talk to My Kids about Sexual Abuse? -- Appendix D: An Example of a Screening Application -- Appendix E: Child Abuse and Neglect Training Sheet1 -- Appendix F: Training Scenarios for Staff and Volunteers -- Endnotes.
• Sommario/riassunto: On Guard offers churches eight strategies for preventing child abuse and three for responding to it, helping to move church staff and leaders beyond fearful awareness to prayerful preparedness.
• Titolo autorizzato: On guard
• ISBN: 1-939946-99-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807885003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II