D5180 D5180 Youth Safety PresentationYouth Safety Presentation

And And Basic Awareness TrainingBasic Awareness Training

D5180 D5180 Youth Safety PresentationYouth Safety Presentation

And And Basic Awareness TrainingBasic Awareness Training

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Today’s Topics

• Youth Protection Policy

• Basic Awareness Training

• Volunteer Screening

• Reporting Guidelines

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We all have our parts to play

Youth ProtectOfficer

Host Family

Club Counselor

District Governor

District RYE Chair

Student

Club Members

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D5180 Youth Protection Policy

D5180 is committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for all participants in Rotary activities. It is the duty of all Rotarians, Rotarians’ spouses, partners, and all volunteers to safeguard to the best of their ability the welfare of and to prevent the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of children and young people with whom they come into contact.

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Training and Screening

• Any adult involved with Rotary Youth Exchange who has planned direct, one to one, interactions with students.

• Includes : Club and District Youth Exchange Officers, District and Club Committee Members, Rotarian Counselors.

• Includes host parents and other adult residents of the host family (including siblings and other family members).

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Training and Screening

• Youth involved with Rotary Youth Exchange, regardless of whether they are of the age of majority.

• Expect this definition to expand in coming years to include all youth.

• Includes, Rotarians and non-Rotarians, their spouses and partners who host students for planned activities and outings or who plan to drive students to events or functions.

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• Inappropriate Behavior

– Insulting a colleague.

– Hugging an acquaintance before your realize they do not like it.

– Telling an off color joke to the wrong audience.

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• Sexual Harassment– Sexual advances, requests for

sexual favors.

– Verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

– In some cases, precedes sexual abuse, as a technique used by sexual predators to desensitize or ‘groom’ their victims.

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Sexual Abuse– Engaging in implicit or explicit

sexual acts with a student.

– Forcing or encouraging a student to engage in implicit or explicit sexual acts.

– Can be with another person of any age, of the same or of the opposite sex.

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Basic Paperwork

• Club Checklist

• Volunteer Application and Consent

• Host Family Application and Consent

• Student’s Safety Admin Tracking Form

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• Prohibited Person

– Convicted of any offense resulting in harm to an individual

– Convicted of an offense which suggests an unacceptable risk to a person in the care of that individual.

– Subjected to a court order prohibiting that person from being in contact with another individual or being at a specific location.

What What cancan a Rotarian a Rotarian do? do?

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Simple Effective Steps

• Comment on inappropriate behavior

• Reduce isolation

• Provide opportunity to develop many trusting adult relationships.

• Become aware of the problem

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Adult Warning Signs

• Insists on hugging, touching• Insists on time alone• Insists on being secretive• Non Flexible• Demands closed communications

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Student Warning Signs

• Excessive behavior signs of stress• Is overly compliant, passive or

withdrawn• Shows sudden changes in behavior

What What mustmust a Rotarian do? a Rotarian do?

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If a student comes to you

• Listen attentively and stay calm.

• Assure privacy, not confidentiality.

• Get facts but don’t interrogate.

• Be non-judgmental and reassure student.

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Reporting Guidelines

• Record

• Protect

• Report

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Handling Incidents• Who to call

• What to report

• Examples

• Dealing with the Media

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For More Information• Other Training Sessions

• D5180 RYE Committee Liaison

• D5180 RYE Chairman

• D5180 Youth Protection Officer

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Summary

• Youth Protection Policy

• Basic Awareness Training

• Volunteer Screening

• Reporting Guidelines

Questions??Questions?? Questions??Questions??

Thank youThank you Thank youThank you

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