Sex Abuse on Campus: Practical Steps for executing your program’s child sex abuse prevention plan

Sex Abuse on Campus: Practical Steps for executing your program’s child sex abuse prevention plan

About Praesidium

“To help you protect those in your care from abuse and to help preserve trust in your organization.”• Two decades of experience• More than 4,000 clients • Completed thousands of root cause analyses• Developed comprehensive abuse risk management model• Full range of risk management solutions• National safety partner with:• YMCA of the USA, BGCA of America, USA Swimming

(Olympics NGB), Church Pension Group (covering the Episcopal community), CWLA, and CMSM (Conference of Major Superiors of Men)

What We Believe

• Abuse can be prevented • Everyone is responsible for preventing

abuse• Abuse prevention requires a commitment

to quality• Commitment starts at the top

The Praesidium Safety Equation™

Scope of the Problem

• 1 in 4 girls / 1 in 6 boys• 10% of school children• 300% increase in child-to-child abuse• 80% of abuse does not get reported• Frequency in higher education unknown• Legislature changes facilitate litigation

Effects of Abuse on Victims

• Psychological• Educational• Behavioral• Interpersonal• Sexual

Effects of Abuse on Organizations

• Threat to the Mission• Awards from $3,000 to Multi-Millions• Plaintiffs Prevail in Two-Thirds of Cases• Jeopardizes Insurability• Reputational Damage

Common Claims in Litigation

• Negligent Screening• Negligent Training• Negligent Supervision• Negligent Retention

How Offenders Operate on Campus

Types of offenders• Preferential• Situational• IndiscriminateConditions necessary to offend• Access• Privacy• Control

Praesidium’s Six Step Approach

• Step 1. Establish policies for programs involving minors.

• Step 2. Develop a screening process designed to screen out offenders.

• Step 3. Provide training with compliance tracking.

• Step 4. Supervise for Safety.• Step 5. Implement system for reporting

and responding.

Step 1. Establish policies for programs involving minors.

• Define boundaries• Create institutional memory• Communicate effectively

Step 2: Develop a screening process designed to screen out offenders.

• Screen based on position access• Encourage applicants to self select out• Assess for abuse risk

Step 3. Provide training with compliance tracking.

• The right content– Preventative vs. reactive– Actionable– Program specific

• Easy to access and use• Targets the right people the right way (blended

learning)– In-person for leadership– In-person and online training for program directors and

targeted programs/groups– Online training for staff, students and volunteers

• Easy to verify compliance

Step 4. Supervise for Safety.

• Monitoring minors • Supervising staff• Managing high-risk situations

Step 5. Implement system for reporting and responding.

• Develop written response procedures• Activate response procedures and initiate

response communications• Remove barriers to reporting

Questions You Should be Asking

• Do you have written polices that clearly define boundaries?

• Does your screening process assess for abuse risk?• Do you require all staff to complete training that is

preventative not just reactive?• Do you have specific procedures for managing

high-risk activities related to abuse?• Do you have a written procedure for responding

to suspicious behaviors that do not raise to the level of abuse?

Praesidium Resources

• Online Program Self Assessment• Onsite Risk Assessment• Minors on Campus Survey• Model Youth Protection Policies • Armatus® Online Training• On-site Training• Confidential Reporting Helpline• Consultation Services and Crisis

Management

Contact Us

Aaron Lundberg, LMSWVP of Account Services/COO

ALundberg@PraesidiumInc.com

Candace Collins, JDSafety Analyst

CCollins@PraesidiumInc.com

www.PraesidiumInc.com(817) 801-7773