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New at MinistrySafe and Abuse Prevention Systems!
NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON! The MinistrySafe/Abuse Prevention Systems Team has been hard at work designing a new and improved online system to protect children and those who serve them. Everything from PAPERLESS screening tools, editable policies and procedures, training videos and advanced tools utilizing the Control Panel have been updated. Our goal is to help you…
Read MorePennsylvania Law Changes
PENNSYLVANIA LAW CHANGES New Requirements for Organizations Serving Children Gregory S. Love, Esq. Kimberlee D. Norris, Esq. April 21, 2015 What are ‘clearances’? Who needs to get them, and how often? Who is a ‘mandatory reporter’ in Pennsylvania, and what does that mean? What is an ‘employment history review’ and what process is required [for…
Read MoreExpanding Abuse Reporting Requirements: Texas, South Carolina, Colorado and National Trends
Gregory S. Love, Esq. Kimberlee D. Norris, Esq. Date: January 1, 2015 ATTENTION COUNSELORS in university, ministry and camping contexts. Am I a mandatory reporter? If an adult describes having been abused as a child, am I required to report? When? How do expanding reporting requirements impact college and university counselors? How do reporting requirements…
Read MoreReducing the Risk of Sexual Abuse at Camp
In the last five years, several nationally reported sexual abuse allegations in camping context received significant press and attention. Concerned parents are asking camps: “What are you doing to protect MY child at THIS camp?” “What should camps be doing to address this risk?” Why are children at risk at camp? Summer camp fills an important role in American culture, but…
Read MoreThird-Party Use of Facilities and Sexual Abuse Risk
Third-Party Use of Facilities and Sexual Abuse Risk:Observations for Camps, Conference Centers, Colleges and Churches Gregory S. Love, Esq.Kimberlee D. Norris, Esq. Any activity or locale where children are gathered engenders the risk of sexual abuse. Many of these gatherings take place in camps, conference centers, colleges and churches. All child-serving organizations should make reasonable…
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