1. Safeguarding God’s Children Discussion Questions Safeguarding God’s Children Through the ministries of Safe Church, The Diocese of Texas provides resources to ensure that every person’s dignity is respected and protected..

2. Safeguarding God’s Children What are your first impressions of the video? What did you learn that stood out as something you’d like to remember? What are your first impressions of the video? What did you learn that stood out as something you’d like to remember?

3. Safeguarding God’s Children “Grooming” is the process by which an offender draws a victim into a relationship. What are some examples of grooming that you saw or heard described? Who was being groomed and why? “Grooming” is the process by which an offender draws a victim into a relationship. What are some examples of grooming that you saw or heard described? Who was being groomed and why?

4. Safeguarding God’s Children Offenders will groom adults, as well as their potential victims, so that the offender’s actions can go unnoticed or seen as normal.

5. Safeguarding God’s Children Why can it be difficult to identify offenders? Who may they be? Why can it be difficult to identify offenders? Who may they be?

6. Safeguarding God’s Children Myths vs. Facts Myth: Offenders are strangers. Myth: Most offenders are homosexual. Myth: Children usually lie about sexual abuse. Myths vs. Facts Myth: Offenders are strangers. Myth: Most offenders are homosexual. Myth: Children usually lie about sexual abuse.

7. Safeguarding God’s Children Fact: 90% of offenders are known to the family 60% are known by family 30% are family 10% are strangers Fact: Most offenders are heterosexual Fact: 5% of child allegations are false Fact: 90% of offenders are known to the family 60% are known by family 30% are family 10% are strangers Fact: Most offenders are heterosexual Fact: 5% of child allegations are false

8. Safeguarding God’s Children What are the 3 steps that people can take to prevent sexual abuse from happening?

9. Safeguarding God’s Children Keep kids safe! Watch Act Teach Keep kids safe! Watch Act Teach

10. Safeguarding God’s Children What are Healthy Boundaries? A healthy boundary is an essential ingredient to creating a healthy self image. Boundaries are the physical, emotional and behavioral limits we create in order to respect ourselves and others. What are Healthy Boundaries? A healthy boundary is an essential ingredient to creating a healthy self image. Boundaries are the physical, emotional and behavioral limits we create in order to respect ourselves and others.

11. Safeguarding God’s Children Boundary Violation Warning Signs 1.What are some examples of physical boundary violations? 2.What are some examples of emotional boundary violations? 3.What are some examples of behavioral boundary violations? Boundary Violation Warning Signs 1.What are some examples of physical boundary violations? 2.What are some examples of emotional boundary violations? 3.What are some examples of behavioral boundary violations?

12. Safeguarding God’s Children What does the offender achieve by successfully violating personal, emotional and physical boundaries?

13. Safeguarding God’s Children What are some of the warning signs from the children that showed abuse had taken place?

14. Safeguarding God’s Children What kept parents from acting on their worries or concerns?

15. Safeguarding training and certification is a helpful way to establish and nurture an environment of health, safety, and mutual care in your ministry setting. The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Safeguarding training and certification is a helpful way to establish and nurture an environment of health, safety, and mutual care in your ministry setting. The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Safeguarding God’s Children