Creating Safe and Sacred Places : Identifying, Preventing, and Healing Sexual Abuse

by McGlone, Gerard J.

• ISBN13: 9780884898092
• ISBN10: 0884898091
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: St Marys Pr

Summary

Your ministry with young people begins by building relationships that include appropriate boundaries. Creating Safe and Sacred Places is the first resource of its kind in response to The Charter for the Protection of Children and Youth (issued by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops). The charter calls, in part, for dioceses, schools, and parishes to establish "safe environment" programs. Creating Safe and Sacred Places is written by an expert in the field of sexual abuse and by a veteran youth minister. The manual provides information on procedures and strategies to promote a safe environment, including material for training parents, ministers, educators, and church personnel in identifying, preventing, and healing sexual abuse.

Author Biography

Jesuit Fr. Gerard J. McGlone, PhD, is a clinical and research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, school of medicine, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. His background includes extensive research in the area of priest sexual abusers. In addition to the research he is currently conducting, Father Jerry has presented papers both nationally and internationally. He has been a practicing therapist for over fourteen years and teaches in the psychology department at Georgetown University Mary Shrader has focused her work life around youth and young adult ministry. She has worked with teens and young adults on the parish, university, diocesan, and national levels for more than a decade. She is the coauthor of Catechetical Sessions on Christian Prayer and Liturgy (Winona, MN: Saint Mary's Press, 2004). Mary holds a degree in theology from Saint Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas Laurie Delgatto She has served in the youth ministry field for more than two decades

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
Introduction	p. 14
Understanding Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse: An Overview	p. 23
Sexual Abuse Defined	p. 23
Types of Abuse	p. 24
Stages of Abuse	p. 25
The Abuser	p. 26
Types of Offenders	p. 27
Warning Signs of a Sexual Predator	p. 28
Healthy Sexual Development	p. 28
Signs of Sexual Abuse	p. 29
Cyber Sex and Abuse	p. 31
Long-Term Effects of Sexual Abuse	p. 32
Sexual Abuse and the Church	p. 34
Understanding the Priest Offender	p. 34
Prevalence and Incidence	p. 35
Catholic Context	p. 36
Priesthood's Historical and Theological Background	p. 36
Celibacy and the Priesthood	p. 37
Psychosexual Understanding	p. 38
Secrecy and the Church	p. 38
The Church Responds	p. 40
Effects of Clerical Sexual Abuse	p. 41
Surviving Sexual Abuse	p. 43
One Survivor's Story	p. 43
Training, Education, and Listening Sessions
A Session for Ministry Leaders and Volunteers	p. 51
A Session for Ministry Leaders and Volunteers	p. 64
A Session for Parents and Guardians	p. 76
A Session for Parents and Guardians	p. 89
A Session for Young People	p. 98
A Session for Young People	p. 111
A Listening Session for Young People	p. 119
An Intergenerational Session	p. 126
Resources for Parish and School Staff
Considerations in Ministry Planning	p. 139
Sample Parish Statement for Those Working with Young People	p. 140
Sample Code of Conduct	p. 142
Questions (and Commentary) for Screening Volunteers Who Work with Young People	p. 145
Recommended Resources	p. 147
Organizations and Web Sites	p. 147
Educational and Training Videos	p. 150
Print Resources	p. 151
A Prayer Service of Reconciliation and Rededication	p. 152
Setting the Prayer Environment	p. 152
Leadership Roles	p. 152
Preparation	p. 153
Procedure	p. 154
Acknowledgments	p. 157
Endnotes Cited in Quotations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition	p. 159
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