Abuse by Professionals and Clerical Abuse/Clergy Abuse
- When Clergy Betray Us – Treatment Implications for Individuals, Families and Communities
- When Institutions Fail Children - Who Cares?
These workshops are available by request.
If your organization or group is interested in any these workshops please contact: Sandra Marshall – Coordinator, Training and Development
training@ckmconsultation.com
When Institutions Fail Children - Who Cares?
Length: 1 full day
Description:
Social service agencies, mental health organizations, schools, child protective services and churches- all can play a critical role in the lives of vulnerable children. What happens when the “care” they provide harms or fails to support a child’s development? Who is watching when needed resources and services are not available or provided to children? What happens when staff abuse or neglect children who are in their care? Is the temptation too great for institutions to protect their staff instead of the children?
Reporting misconduct and advocating for children when systems fail to meet their needs presents significant challenges, especially to the professional who may have ethical and legal reporting responsibilities. The situation becomes more complex when the worker is responsible to managers and administrations who are part of the problem. When we fulfill our role as advocates to children, who will protect the concerned professional when they are in a collision course with their institution’s practices?
This presentation will examine:
- the complicated issues facing mental health workers when they discover that the institutions that are supposed to serve children may actually be harming them.
- professional ethics and advocacy
- the concept of “whistle blowing” and professional responsibility
Who Should Attend:
Those who work in agencies and institutions that work with vulnerable populations and are interested in exploring how we potentially help and how we may also potentially harm by some of our practices.
When Clergy Betray Us....Treatment Implications for Individuals, Families and Communities
Length: 1 full day
Description:
The experience of being abused by clergy is now recognized as occurring with more frequency than previously believed. Greater profile of this problem has led to more individuals and families seeking treatment. When someone has been abused by a religious leader, there are issues unique to this type of abuse that need to be addressed in treatment.
Abuse of an individual by a respected religious leader impacts not only that individual and their family but also the wider community that was served by the clergy. Both families of victims and the religious communities that were served by the clergy can be considered secondary victims.
This workshop will:
address the issues relevant to abuse by clergy
explore the dynamics of clerics who abuse
delve into the forces that support denial
look at responsibilities regarding reporting
examine ways to support victims, families and congregations
Who Should Attend:
Clergy, pastoral counsellors, persons involved in investigating allegations of clerical abuse.