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Each group or event is encouraged to develop its own covenant to respect appropriate safety boundaries. Three forms of covenant are encouraged for programs to consider including rules, covenant, and leadership code of ethics.Utility | May 25, 2017Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Adults working with youth bear a special responsibility in fostering youth spiritual development and modeling healthy behavior. A code of conduct should address: A statement of the program’s philosophy of shared youth-adult leadership Responsibilities as adult Never being alone with youth No...Utility | May 25, 2017Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Safety precautions need to be taken to protect youth in virtual and physical spaces alike. Just as we advise adults not to be alone with youth in physical spaces, the same applies online....Utility | May 25, 2017 | From Safe Congregagtions HandbookTagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Appropriate supervision of employees and volunteers is a key to safety youth ministry. Regular support and guidance for adults working with youth helps those adults hold appropriate boundaries and holds them accountable following the congregation's policies. Resources C… for Ministry to/with...Utility | May 25, 2017Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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In youth ministry, safety training is needed for youth, youth leaders, advisors, and parents. Adults and youth need to be on the same page and have a shared understanding of expectations for themselves and others, the responsibilities and requirements of adults working with youth, as well as the...Utility | May 25, 2017Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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In our dedication to providing the safest possible environment for those we serve, we conduct background checks on adults working with our youth: To enhance the safety of those we serve; To enhance the safety of our employees and volunteers; and, To reduce the liability to our congregation in the...Utility | May 23, 2017Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Adults working with youth must be at least twenty-five years old to participate in youth events organized by the UUA, and most regions and congregations have a similar policy....Utility | May 23, 2017Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe CongregationsPage/Article
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Recommended practices from UUA staff for congregations to keep teenage youth safer from harm. Covers hiring, screening, and training adults; supervision including overnight events; communication; code of ethics; participant covenants; age ranges; legal issues; and more.Utility | April 19, 2017Tagged as: Ethics, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe Congregations, Youth/TeensPage/Article -
Learn from Rev. Julie Taylor, a member of the UU Trauma Response Ministry, and Rev. Lisa Presley, MidAmerica Staff person and responder, as they discuss what a congregation can, and should do, to prepare themselves for disasters, whether natural or human caused.Webinar | By Lisa Presley, Jules Taylor, MidAmerica Region of the UUA | April 14, 2017 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Safely Staffing Your Congregations, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
By Kwanique Andrews Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 will be a day that will never be forgotten in South Haiti. About 90 percent of the area that Hurricane Matthew struck was completely destroyed, affecting residents in a variety of ways. Due to the destruction, the people living in these areas are now...February 20, 2017 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
This blog post is written by Rebecca Bowe, an intern at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office working on the Racial Justice Initiative. This summer she spent 9 days in Haiti with a mental health team, aiming to implement a mental health component to a medical clinic called The St. Rock...By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | October 20, 2016 | From Global Unitarian UniversalismTagged as: Anti-Racism, Trauma ResponsePage/Article -
Have you noticed how life seems to be getting more and more hectic lately? As a person who spends a lot of time working with volunteers, I certainly have. If I can find a date/time that works for 50% of my volunteer teachers and me, I consider that a win!...By Michelle Bishop | October 4, 2016 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Child Safety, Teaching MethodsPage/Article -
By Elaine McArdle, Christopher L. Walton | September 1, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Professional MisconductPage/Article -
Secrecy harms victims and congregations, honesty fosters healing, the Rev. Gail Seavey urges fellow ministers.By Elaine McArdle | June 24, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Professional MisconductPage/Article -
Last fall, I shopped for owl-print clothing online. I waded through countless options until landing on a grey dress with a big white owl at the hem; a dress made of fabric of covered with bright blue owls, and pink pajamas printed with brown owls. Meanwhile, Amy Johnson, MSW, the United Church of...January 15, 2016 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Interfaith Family Programs, Membership Growth & Outreach, Sexual Boundaries in Congregations, Sexuality EducationPage/Article -
The phone rings. There is an anxious board president on the phone with a crisis on their hands. Perhaps their minister has fallen seriously ill, or there is a member who is regularly disrupting the Sunday worship service, or a registered sex offender has expressed interest in attending the church.By Renee Ruchotzke | July 25, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Safe CongregationsPage/Article -
As Unitarian Universalists, we embrace the reproductive justice framework, which espouses the human right to have children, not to have children, to parent the children one has in healthy environments and to safeguard bodily autonomy and to express one's sexuality freely. The reproductive justice...2015 | Statement of ConscienceTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Children & Youth Reproductive Justice, Racial Justice, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Justice, Sexual Boundaries in CongregationsPage/Article
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UUA has made strides in giving survivors of clergy sexual misconduct more voice in complaint processBy Elaine McArdle | June 27, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Professional MisconductPage/Article
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A new study finds that suicide rates for black children ages 5 to 11 have leapt in recent years, while decreasing for white kids.By Elaine McArdle | May 19, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Child Safety, Disability & Accessibility, Racial JusticePage/Article
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Understanding power dynamics can help church leaders deal with bullying and other disruptive behavior.By Jan Gartner | April 14, 2015 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Bullying and HarassmentPage/Article