Keeping Kids Safe Training�

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Do we really need to have a class on child abuse every year?

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• 1 million children confirmed cases of abuse or neglect

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• 2,000 children die

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• 1 out of 5 girls & 1 out of 7 boys will be sexually abused by their 18^th birthday

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What are the stats?

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• 20% of children 12-17 have been solicited on-line

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• 1.1 million runaway/thrownaway children

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• 200,000 child prostitutes

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• The rate of child abuse is 10 times the rate of cancer � ncptc.org

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The Impact of Child Abuse

• To Families

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• Victimization of Children
• Hurt Families
• Litigation
• Shattered Trust
• Broken or destroyed relationships
• And more…

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The Impact of Child Abuse

• To Abusers

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• Litigation
• Prison
• Media Coverage
• Destroyed relationships
• Lifelong offender registration
• And many more

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1 or more Adverse Childhood Experiences increases risk of:

• Cancer
• Heart disease
• STDs
• Liver disease
• Smoking
• Alcohol abuse
• Obesity
• Drug dependence
• IV Drug Use
• Early intercourse, pregnancy

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• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Hallucinations
• Sleep disturbances
• Memory disturbances
• Anger problems
• Domestic violence risk
• Job problems
• Relationship problems

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ONE incident can happen anywhere!

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Recognizing abuse cases

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Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome, Dr. Roland Summit, Child Abuse & Neglect (1983)

5 reasons it is hard to recognize abuse

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• Secrecy
• Helplessness
• Entrapment and accommodation
• Delayed, conflicting and unconvincing disclosure
• Retraction

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Secrecy

• It happens only when child and perpetrator are alone

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• Secrecy is a “source of fear” (bad things will happen)

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• Secrecy is a “promise of safety.” (good things will happen)

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Helplessness

• The child’s size and immaturity breed a feeling of helplessness

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• Children are taught to obey

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• Threats of harm or loss of love may make a child feel helpless

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Entrapment and Accommodation

• Since the child is helpless, he or she learns to “accept the situation and survive.”

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• Multiple personalities (dissociative identity disorder)

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• Dissociating

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• Other coping mechanisms

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Delayed & unconvincing disclosure

• Few children voluntarily disclose abuse

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• Many disclosures are made by “rebellious adolescents or teenagers.”

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Retraction

• According to Summit, “in the aftermath of disclosure, the child discovers that the bedrock fears and threats underlying the secrecy are true.”

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Do children lie about CSA?

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• The easiest lie is “no, it didn’t happen.” The most difficult lie is a detailed report of an event. (Tate, Warren & Hess 1992)

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Studies on lying about CSA

• 1997 NCANDS report: 320,447 reports of CSA, only 1,803 “intentionally false”

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• Other studies: 1% (Jones & McGraw 1987); 2.5% (Oates, Jones, Denson, et al 2000); 4.7-7.6% (Everson & Boat 1989)

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• Numerous studies documenting that CSA victims lie to protect perpetrators (even strangers if there are threats): (Lawson & Chafin 1992)

ncptc.org

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What can we do to help prevent this from happening to our children?

• Create an environment where kids feels safe
• Personal safety classes
• Offer classes for parents
• Inform your children it is wrong for adults to engage in sexual activity with children.
• Make an effort to know the people with whom your child is spending time.
• Teach your children about their bodies.

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Recognizing and Deterring Predators�

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Deterring predators

• Criminal background checks (but note that most predators have never been caught—Abel study, etc)

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• Develop policies and training to educate and protect children and volunteers.

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A TEAM’s Policy and Practices�

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• The importance of a system of training volunteers and workers has become widely recognized.

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• All Vendors/teachers have been fingerprinted and have taken the KKS training.

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• All Community Hours supervisors in a supervisory capacity need to be members of the A TEAM Community and have gone thru our KKS training.

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Supervision Policy

Volunteers must:

• -not be alone with a child, out of the view of others.

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• Always have two or more children

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• -All volunteers must have taken the “Keeping Our Kids Safe Training”

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Chaperone Responsibilities

• Keep attention focused on children

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• The safety of the children should come first

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• Do not discipline beyond verbal corrections and proximity, simply report and keep children safe.

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�Situational Applications of the Policy�

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Situation –

• You are called to help an injured child to clean up in the bathroom.
• What do you do?

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Situation –

• You are called to help an injured child to clean up in the bathroom.
• What do you do?

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Options:

Get another adult to go with you.

Get another child to help as well.

Goal: Do not be alone with a child! Make sure both you and the child are safe and protected

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Situation -- “My Dad Hurt Me”

• Joshua, a 4^th grade boy who is known to get in trouble in class, is quiet and alone during lunch. You ask him what is wrong and he eventually says, “My dad hurt me last night.”

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• What do you do?

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Situation -- “My Dad Hurt Me”

• Joshua, a 4^th grade boy who is known to get in trouble in class, is quiet and alone during lunch. You ask him what is wrong and he eventually says, “My dad hurt me last night.”

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• What do you do?

Options:

Get more information if you are comfortable by asking follow up questions. (The child could have been grounded from video games)

Let the Lead site supervisor know.

Report it to the agency listed in the next slides.

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Reporting Policy

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• Something happened, �or I Suspect Something Happened.

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• Now What?

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Mandated Reporting

• Any citizen is encouraged to report child abuse. However . . .
• Mandated Reporters, are required to report any suspicion immediately. You could be held civilly and criminally liable for not reporting abuse.
• A Mandated Reporter is required by law to report to the authorities.
• Others can report to the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency
• San Jose 408-299-2071
• Volunteers can consult Ann or Tiffany before making a report.

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Consequences for Failing to Report

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• In most states, Failing to report is a crime (in California, the penalty is up to six months in jail and $1,000 fine).

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• Cover up can lead to monetary damages in lawsuit settlements.

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• Most victims don’t want money—they want genuine repentance

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San Jose Emergency Number

• Cell phones should have this number programmed for San Jose.

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• San Jose 1-408-277-8911
• Cupertino 1-408-299-3233
• San Mateo 1-650-522-7700

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• Each city/county has their own direct line.

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• This is important because cell phones will be transferred either to fire/police or highway patrol depending on their location. The response time for the highway patrol is considerably longer and you may be put on hold.

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Credit and Resources – Victor Veith

• Victor I. Vieth, Director
• National Child Protection Training Center
• Winona State University

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• Slides and Statistics taken from:

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• Keeping the Faith:�Developing Church, Christian school & camp policies that reduce the risk of sexual molestation & other forms of Maltreatment

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• Information used by permission

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A TEAM homeschool community

Allergies

• A TEAM does not restrict food brought on campus. If we restrict one food then we need to restrict all food that people in our school have allergies to.

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Epi-Pen

• A TEAM would like to train as many people as possible on the use of an EpiPen but it is not required. All teachers are trained in the use of EpiPens. Students who carry an EpiPen need to notify the teacher of the class that they carry an EpiPen and have it easily accessible to the teacher. Parents of younger children please make sure you show the teacher how your child’s EpiPen works. Not all EpiPens are exactly the same.

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A TEAM homeschool community

EpiPen - Recognizing the signs of Anaphylaxis

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The signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis usually appear rapidly, within seconds or minutes after allergen exposure, although in some cases the reaction can be delayed for up to several hours. Anaphylaxis is highly likely to be occurring when any ONE of the following happens within minutes to hours after exposure to an allergen:

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1. A person has symptoms that involve the skin, nose, mouth, or gastrointestinal tract

• Itching, wheezing, swelling, throat tightening, vomiting, or diarrhea

AND either:

• Difficulty breathing,or
• Reduced blood pressure(e.g., pale weak pulse, confusion, loss of consciousness

2. A Person was exposed to a suspected (known allergy) allergen, and TWO or more of the following occur:

• Skin symptoms or swollen lips
• Difficulty breathing
• Reduced blood pressure
• Gastrointestinal symptoms(e.g.,vomiting, diarrhea, or cramping

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For some individuals who have had an anaphylactic reaction, the symptoms may go away but then return a few hours later. This is called a bi-phasic reaction. Often the symptoms of the bi-phasic reaction occur in the respiratory system and take the individual by surprise. Therefore, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology(AAAAI), 13 after a serious reaction “observation in a hospital setting is necessary for at least four hours after initial treatment.” Individuals may require longer observation stay in the emergency department and/or may be admitted to the hospital for additional treatment and evaluation. All information was taken from http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/epiadmin.asp

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What does an EpiPen look like?

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How is an EpiPen administered?

• Read the pen and follow instructions
• Inject in the thigh and hold for 5 seconds

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A TEAM form for KKS registration

You must complete the following form in order for your completion of the training to be recorded for your community hour shifts.

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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMzGuc2XiIiYi8np45gTvD6A3sy-aUqmmhJanckZgKYJDjXA/viewform?usp=sf_link

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