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YMCA October Virtual CPG Workshop

Join us to earn a valuable credential that will be a testament to your dedication in safeguarding youth and vulnerable adults. Praesidium will share the fundamental principles of organizational abuse prevention in this session, equipping you with a comprehensive and systematic approach to managing abuse risks. By attending, you will become a trusted resource within your organization, armed with the knowledge and tools to make a lasting impact.

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Date + Time Begins October 23, 10:00am
Ends October 27, 3:00pm CST

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Contact Info

pginfo@praesidiuminc.com

800.743.6354

Speakers

Becca Haas

CPG Product Manager

Elisa Anthony, M.ED

Bilingual Learning Experience Facilitator

Katie Reese, JD

Senior Risk Consultant

Doug Berkel

Risk Consultant

Beth Boyer Kollas, MS, MDiv, PhD

Risk Consultant

Access the Workshop Experience In a New Way

Module 1: 4 hours

Introduction & Welcome/ Policies

Within this module, you will learn how to:

  • Define the bandwidth of acceptable behaviors
  • Identify features of effective policies
  • Communicate why effective policies are important
Module 2: 4 hours

Screening & Selection/ Training

Within this module, you will learn how to:

  • Identify red flag behaviors through the screening process
  • Create and ask behavioral questions to determine patterns of behavior (determine patterns of behavior through behavioral interview questions)
  • Define the levels of access to the consumer
  • Implement best practices for background checks
  • Identify who needs to be trained (at your organization)
  • Differentiate content for each group
  • Create a plan for the frequency of training for each group
Module 3: 4 hours

Training (continued)/ Monitoring & Supervision

Within this module, you will learn how to:

  • Identify who needs to be trained (at your organization)
  • Differentiate content for each group
  • Create a plan for the frequency of training for each group
  • Demonstrate supervisor roles and responsibilities
  • Identify high-risk areas and indicators (including consumers)
  • Create a monitoring plan (facilities, consumers, activities)
Module 4: 4 hours

Internal Feedback Systems/ Consumer Participation/ Responding

Within this module, you will learn how to:

  • Collect and analyze data to identify risks (Identify risks through the collection of data)
  • Communicate changes based on feedback to consumers/staff
  • Identify and overcome barriers to a climate for reporting
  • Discuss resources for consumer education
  • Develop a plan for consumer participation in your organization
  • Recognize and interrupt red flag behavior
  • Use the continuum to respond to situations
  • Respond appropriately to the disclosure of abuse
Module 5: 4 hours

Responding (continued)/ Administrative Practices/ Change Management

Within this module, you will learn how to:

  • Recognize and interrupt red flag behavior
  • Use the continuum to respond to situations
  • Respond appropriately to the disclosure of abuse
  • Utilize your Board in abuse prevention efforts
  • Maintain consistent standard procedures across the organization
  • Establish expectations for working with third parties

Choose Your Module Options

Introduction & Welcome/ Policies

  1. Option 1: October 23, 2023 10:00am - 3pm

Screening & Selection/ Training

  1. Option 1: October 24, 2023 10:00am - 3pm

Training (continued)/ Monitoring & Supervision

  1. Option 1: October 25, 2023 10:00am - 3pm

Internal Feedback Systems/ Consumer Participation/ Responding

  1. Option 1: October 26, 2023 10:00am - 3pm

Responding (continued)/ Administrative Practices/ Change Management

  1. Option 1: October 27, 2023 10:00am - 3pm

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention is a hard topic to discuss, but it is necessary in order to Know, See, and Respond. Protecting children should be at the forefront of our mission in youth development, and the CPG workshop helps us take action to protect.

Jess Ludwig Executive Assistant