course on how to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse

by Jany Wisoky 5 min read

What is sexual abuse prevention?

The strategies are promoting social norms that protect against sexual violence, teaching skills to prevent sexual violence, providing opportunities to empower and support girls and women, creating protective environments, and supporting victims/survivors to less harm.

How can you detect abuse?

Symptoms
  1. Withdrawal from friends or usual activities.
  2. Changes in behavior — such as aggression, anger, hostility or hyperactivity — or changes in school performance.
  3. Depression, anxiety or unusual fears, or a sudden loss of self-confidence.
  4. An apparent lack of supervision.
  5. Frequent absences from school.
Sep 24, 2021

Is Darkness to Light training free?

Free Online Training

The Mesa Family Advocacy Center has partnered with Darkness to Light, a non-profit company, to provide FREE self-paced training modules. Darkness to Light is committed to empowering and educating adults to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse.

What is darkness to light certification?

Darkness to Light offers training that specializes in the education and prevention of child sexual abuse, other forms of abuse, and mandated reporting. Stewards of Children®, our flagship program, teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

What do you know about child protection?

Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.

What does child protection involve?

Child Protection is part of the safeguarding children process, protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes the child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.

How long is darkness to light training?

A 2.5-hour training program that integrates the simple principles of choice, consciousness, and personal power to promote an understanding of the nature and impact of child sexual abuse, and that uses those principles to provide a context for empowered action.

Who started darkness to light?

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - The founder and CEO of Darkness to Light is stepping down. Anne Lee announced she's leaving the Charleston based non-profit because of differences with the board of directors. She started the organization 12 years ago.Sep 26, 2011

Is darkness to light evidence based?

Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children® is the only evidence-informed child sexual abuse prevention, recognition, and intervention educator training available nationally.

What examples should be included when talking about boundary violations?

Communication boundary violations include sexually-oriented conversations such as commenting on a child or teen's physique, appearance, or developing body; teaching or talking about sex or sexual experiences; or making any sexually-related remarks.

Where can I watch darkness of light?

If you missed the premier of Aly Raisman: Darkness to Light or would like to watch it again, the documentary special is now available to stream through Apple TV+ and VUDU.Sep 14, 2021