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Balancing Acts
Keeping Children Safe in Congregations
Reverend Debra W. Haffner
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction and Overview
- Congregation Policies and Practices
- During a Crisis
- Keeping Children and Youth Safe
- Educating Children for Prevention
- Educating Adults in the Congregation
- When Abuse is Suspected
- Support for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Guidelines for Involving Sex Offenders
- Introduction
- Steps to Take
- Youth Who May be Abusers
- Background Information on Child Abuse, Pedophilia, and Sex Offenders
- A Case Study: A Sex Offender in Church
- Appendices
- Draft Limited Access Agreement
- Sample Screening Form
- Sample Agreement to Teach
- Code of Ethics
- Helpful Organizations
- About the Author
- Footnotes
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Last updated on Friday, April 22, 2011.
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