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 Services and Products TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS Presentations are available addressing religious issues and and all forms of child abuse: physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. We offer concrete suggestions about how your church or synagogue can become involved in preventing and responding to the abuse of children, and how community groups can educate people of faith to work cooperatively to end abuse.. Available for presentations throughout the U.S., Canada and overseas. Please schedule your presentation 6 - 12 months in advance. Fill out a or contact Sandra Barone: Phone Fax EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND STUDY GUIDES Hear Their Cries: Religious Responses to Child Abuse (48 minute video) An award-winning video on the role of clergy and lay leaders in ending child abuse. As stated by Rev. John Heagle, "All of us are responsible to reach out in justice, to hear the cries of those who are victims." Includes: |
 definitions of physical, sexual and emotional abusesigns of how to recognize possible abusestories of adult survivorsdiscussion of theological issues (forgiveness, confidentiality)how to respond to a victim's disclosure of abusesuggestions for cooperation among religious and community agenciesa complete study guide and awareness brochures.Free previews available (with credit card). Also available in PAL format. |
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RENTAL: $40.00 (U.S.) Bless Our Children: Preventing Sexual Abuse (40 minute video) A powerful video that tells the story of one congregation's efforts to include sexual abuse prevention in their children's religious education. Offers practical methods to educate parents and teachers and to address possible resistance. Includes actual classroom examples. A complete study guide and awareness brochures are included. Free previews available (with credit card). Also available in PAL format. RENTAL: $40.00 (U.S.) RENTAL: $60.00 (U.S.) For video information, contact Ellen Johanson or Phone Fax for free catalog, or us! BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS Working Together A quarterly newsjournal that includes articles, editorials, book reviews, resources and information about local, national and international prevention efforts addressing child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence and clergy misconduct. Call for free sample, or us. Preventing Child Sexual Abuse, Ages 5-8, Rev. Kathryn Goering Reid. (Cleveland: The United Church Press, 1994). Forward by Rev. Marie M. Fortune. A sexual abuse prevention curriculum in a religious education context designed for use in Christian settings. The 10 sessions fit into a Sunday morning church format, but may also be used for summer school, bible school, after school programs and a variety of other settings. Preventing Child Sexual Abuse, Ages 9-12, Rev. Kathryn Goering Reid with Rev. Marie Fortune (New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1989). A sexual abuse prevention curriculum in a religious education context designed for use in Christian settings. The 13 sessions fit into a Sunday morning church school format, but may also be used for summer school, bible school, after school programs and a variety of other settings. Sexual Abuse Prevention: A Course of Study for Teenagers, Rebecca Voelkel-Haugen and Rev. Marie M. Fortune (Cleveland: The United Church Press,1996). Revised and updated curriculum for church youth groups or teen religious education classes. Six sessions, each 1.5 hours long, provide information ranging from the facts and myths of sexual assault to media messages about women, men and relationships. The Mother's Book: How to Survive the Molestation of Your Child, Carolyn M. Byerly, 2nd ed. (Iowa: Kendall-Hunt Publishing Co, 1985). For and about mothers of survivors. This book answers the most common questions asked by mothers about their own emotional reactions, their relationship with the victim and offender, their cultural and religious concerns, and the criminal justice process. What You Need to Know if a Child is Being Abused or Neglected: Information for Clergy, Lay leaders and Volunteers in Churches and Synagogues. (Seattle:CPSDV, 1994). An excellent introductory pamphlet ideal for distribution to both laity and clergy. Sold in packets of 25. Camera-ready artwork also available. Brochures are available in Spanish also. $ .40 each for over 100 |
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How to Contact the Center The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence 936 North 34th Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98103 USA Fax: or contact us by ! |
