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TRAINING
Serving the Amish Professor Mark Louden (2022) This training provided participants with an overview of who the Amish are, with an emphasis on aspects of their faith and culture that are most relevant to child welfare service providers. As familiar as the Amish are worldwide, much of what is believed to be true about them is often distorted by stereotypes and one-sided images in the popular media. This session will clarify misunderstandings about the Amish and address questions from participants. Special attention will be paid to Amish family life, including gender roles, child rearing practices, and caring for elderly community members. We will consider real situations that involve interactions between Amish families and professionals in law enforcement, the judicial and health care systems, and social and child protective services. A main goal of the training will be to explore ways in which cooperation and relationship building can be promoted. Resources Mentioned: Serving the Amish: A Cultural Guide for Professionals by James A. Cates Serpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World by James A. Cates For the Sake of a Child: Love, Safety, and Abuse in Our Plain Communities by Allen Hoover and Dr. Jeanette Harder Here’s a thoughtful review of the latter book that mentions some important shortcomings. It’s from A Better Way, a Christian group that addresses abuse within Anabaptist and other communities. |
Mark Louden, Ph.D., is a professor of Germanic linguistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he also directs the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies. A Mennonite and fluent speaker of Pennsylvania Dutch, the main language of the Amish, he serves as an interpreter and cultural mediator for Amish nationwide, working mostly with health care and child welfare professionals.
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RESOURCES
VetoViolence’s New Promotional Toolkit: Leveraging Faith Communities to Prevent ACEs and Promote Violence Prevention:
Recognizing the significant role that faith, spiritual, and religious communities play in shaping the lives of children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a free online training for faith communities looking to understand their role in preventing ACEs and has recently published a new promotional toolkit on VetoViolence to help communities learn and spread the word about the training. The toolkit includes social media graphics (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter) as well as email banners and signatures to help promote and disseminate the free online training.
Safe Havens' resources and information for advocates
Safe Havens empowers diverse faith communities and their local service providers to work together to end domestic and sexual violence and elder abuse.
HEART Women and Girls resource center
HEART is a Muslim-led organization offering health education, advocacy, research, and training around sexual health and sexual violence awareness
Religious Institute archive (the program is closed, but the resources are still there!)
Founded in 2001, the Religious Institute is a multifaith organization dedicated to advocating for sexual, gender, and reproductive health, education, and justice in faith communities and society.
Faith Trust Institute
FaithTrust Institute is a national, multifaith, multicultural training and education organization with global reach working to end sexual and domestic violence
Jewish Women International Anti-Violence Program
Jewish Women International has established the National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community housing initiatives that drive concrete long-term solutions to address domestic violence in the Jewish community. The National Center is the hub for trauma-informed training, education, resources, peer support, research, policy development, and community collaboration.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center - faith based responses
VetoViolence’s New Promotional Toolkit: Leveraging Faith Communities to Prevent ACEs and Promote Violence Prevention:
Recognizing the significant role that faith, spiritual, and religious communities play in shaping the lives of children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a free online training for faith communities looking to understand their role in preventing ACEs and has recently published a new promotional toolkit on VetoViolence to help communities learn and spread the word about the training. The toolkit includes social media graphics (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter) as well as email banners and signatures to help promote and disseminate the free online training.
Safe Havens' resources and information for advocates
Safe Havens empowers diverse faith communities and their local service providers to work together to end domestic and sexual violence and elder abuse.
HEART Women and Girls resource center
HEART is a Muslim-led organization offering health education, advocacy, research, and training around sexual health and sexual violence awareness
Religious Institute archive (the program is closed, but the resources are still there!)
Founded in 2001, the Religious Institute is a multifaith organization dedicated to advocating for sexual, gender, and reproductive health, education, and justice in faith communities and society.
Faith Trust Institute
FaithTrust Institute is a national, multifaith, multicultural training and education organization with global reach working to end sexual and domestic violence
Jewish Women International Anti-Violence Program
Jewish Women International has established the National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community housing initiatives that drive concrete long-term solutions to address domestic violence in the Jewish community. The National Center is the hub for trauma-informed training, education, resources, peer support, research, policy development, and community collaboration.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center - faith based responses
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Looking for the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault? Head to mecasa.org. |