Maine’s sexual assault support centers have agreed on a framework for prevention that outlines the key content areas providers focus on. Within each content area, there is a rationale, learning objectives that the area should align with, outcome measures, and evaluation tools for both youth participants and host sites. The learning objectives and outcomes are linked to the Maine Department of Education’s Maine Learning Results for Health Education, which is our state’s framework for subject area skills and behaviors all Maine students should learn.
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Creating Protective Environments: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in Faith Communities
Adults often have the ability to influence many aspects of children’s lives, from what they are provided to eat to what they are able to watch on television. Despite this, child abuse prevention efforts are often targeted at young people. Many schools and youth serving organizations bring in educators to teach children how to identify harmful behaviors and set effective boundaries. This kind of educational program is incomplete and places to responsibility primarily on young people who have little control of their environment.
A comprehensive program that trains educators and caregivers to create environments that protect young people against abuse shifts the responsibility for protection to adults and institutions. This approach guides the content of this resource. It is intended to help adults in faith communities learn about their role in the prevention of child sexual abuse. We will examine the types of social norms that uphold the power structures contributing to and causing child sexual abuse. We will address ways in which adults can challenge and shift the power structures, attitudes, beliefs, and norms that contribute to child sexual abuse.
Adults often have the ability to influence many aspects of children’s lives, from what they are provided to eat to what they are able to watch on television. Despite this, child abuse prevention efforts are often targeted at young people. Many schools and youth serving organizations bring in educators to teach children how to identify harmful behaviors and set effective boundaries. This kind of educational program is incomplete and places to responsibility primarily on young people who have little control of their environment.
A comprehensive program that trains educators and caregivers to create environments that protect young people against abuse shifts the responsibility for protection to adults and institutions. This approach guides the content of this resource. It is intended to help adults in faith communities learn about their role in the prevention of child sexual abuse. We will examine the types of social norms that uphold the power structures contributing to and causing child sexual abuse. We will address ways in which adults can challenge and shift the power structures, attitudes, beliefs, and norms that contribute to child sexual abuse.
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Looking for the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault? Head to mecasa.org. |