Updated child abuse prevention resource from "Your Church Resources"...

Child sexual abuse is a very real problem in ministries today. The good news is that the risk of this occurring can be decreased when your church implements a program like Reducing the Risk created especially for congregations by noted legal expert Richard Hammar.

Reducing the Risk features an interactive, engaging DVD training program with 10 segments. Ministry leaders, volunteers and board members alike will learn first-hand from leading experts on how to screen and select workers, implement solid supervision policies and respond to allegations.

Paired with the comprehensive Leader's Guide and the Trainee Workbook, Reducing the Risk is now a turn-key program you can easily and quickly put into practice at your church.

Resource also includes screening forms & records file, making it easy to properly screen and keep track of your staff and volunteers.

Glenn Olson, founder of Safety NET Kids Bullies program, teaches children the importance of building good friendships, how to respond to threats and physical abuse; and how to handle name-calling by instilling confidence with the aid of fun games and high energy content!

Supplementary series includes 13 separate segments on three DVDs.
Tape 3 of 3.
Segment 8. Getting an Addict into Treatment: The CRAFT Approach; Segment 9. Treating Stimulant Addiction: The CBT Approach; Segment 10. Opiate Addiction: Understanding Replacement Therapy; Segment 11. South Boston Drug Court; Segment 12. A Mother's Desperation

Supplementary series includes 13 separate segments on three DVDs.
Tape 2 of 3.
Segment 5. The Interview with Dr. Nora D. Volkow, MD;
Segment 6. The Interview with Mark L. Willenbring, MD;
Segment 7. The Interview with Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D;

Supplementary series includes 13 separate segments on three DVDs.
Tape 1 of 3.
Segment 1. What is Addiction?;
Segment 2. Understanding Relapse;
Segment 3. The Search for Treatment: A Challenging Journey;
Segment 4. The Adolescent Addict;

Through the lenses of several highly accomplished documentary filmmakers, the current state of addiction in America is explored in nine segments, punctuated by the latest thinking on treatment and recovery by leading experts on drug and alcohol addiction.
Nine separate segments on one DVD (5-10min/ea): 1.Saturday Night in a Dallas ER; 2. A Mother's Desperation; 3.The Science of Relapse; 4.The Adolescent Addict; 5.Brain Imaging; 6.Opiate Addiction: A New Medication; 7.Topiramate: A Clinical Trial for Alcoholism; 8.Steamfitters Local Union 638; 9.Insurance Woes.

This video covers abuse/ neglect, domestic violence, abuse prevention for local churches and reviews basics of the policy adopted by West Michigan Conference and Michigan Child Protection Law.
1. Thurland's Story
2. Ruth's Story (Abuse at Home)
3. Joyce's Story (Child's view of Domestic Violence)
4. Effects on the Church
5. Conf. Policy on Abuse & Neglect
6. To Prevent False Accusations
7. Reporting and the Michigan Child Protection Law
8. Signs of Physical Abuse
9. Burn Marks
10. Sexual Abuse Vignette
11. Vignette Review
12. Domestic Violence
13. Emotional Abuse
14. Long Term Effects of Abuse
15. Little Girl Story

Tape 3 of 3 in Call To Care series.
Three segments are: 1.Why should parents be concerned about drugs, especially if their children don??t use them? 2.What are some of the commonly used drugs in the United States? 3.How can we improve family communications and provide opportunities for model communication practice?

This is a documentary on the role of clergy and lay leaders in preventing child abuse. This program is intended for training sessions for clergy and lay leaders on recognizing and responding to child abuse. Arrange for a skilled facilitator to conduct the program.

Each video consists of two sessions.
Session 3.Psychological Issues of Drug Addiction; Session 4.Overcoming Alcoholism.