Notice
of Additional Training Required by State
A
new state law requires every adult attending a state-licensed
camp with minor children to successfully complete sexual abuse
and child molestation training with a written test approved
by the Department of State Health Services. This new law is
in addition to the annual criminal background check and sex
offender registration record check your church is already
required to conduct on any adult who will be accompanying
children to camp.
In
order to help your church meet this new requirement, Pine
Springs Baptist Camp is offering you the training curriculum
created by the Texas Baptist Camping Association that was
approved by the Department of State Health Services on April
18, 2006.
The
curriculum provides churches with a statewide uniform course
that complies with the new mandated requirements. Each adult
attending camp with children must complete a minimum of one
clock-hour of training (total) addressing the following topics:
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The
definitions and effects of sexual abuse and child molestation |
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The
typical patterns of behavior and methods of operation
of child molesters and sex offenders that put children
at risk |
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The
warning signs and symptoms associated with sexual abuse
or child molestation |
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The
recommended procedures by youth camps to address, prevent,
and report suspected sexual abuse or child molestation |
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Ways
adults can avoid putting themselves at risk for an accusation
of sexual misconduct |
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The
test administered at the conclusion of the training must
consist of a minimum of 25 questions and address the topics
described in the training. |
This
curriculum is available for download, free to your church.
The downloads include the training text, the 25-question test,
the test answer key, and a certificate of completion. Also,
you may download the optional training video. The optional
training video is useful resource, however, it is possible
to successfully teach the course by using the training text
only. The training text, and optional video, is designed for
anyone to easily present to a group of adults.
This
new training and certification of completion is mandatory
for all adults and must be completed BEFORE
attending camp. The certificates of completion,
background screening, and adult registration forms must
be presented at camp registration.
We
(Pine Springs) would like to suggest to you (the church) that
you have a sponsor's meeting prior to camp, show the training
video, administer the test, score, and issue certificates
of completion to be brought to camp.
If
an adult attending camp does not have a certificate of completion,
he or she will be required to attend a CPT Course at Pine
Springs Baptist Camp on the first day of camp (Monday)
before they may have contact with minors.
THE
FEE FOR ADULTS TAKING THE MONDAY CPT COURSE
WILL BE $25.00 PER ADULT
Child
Protection Training (CPT) Materials
click item below to open and download
Additional
Links:
Texas
Department of State Health Services
Criminal and Sex Offender Background Checks
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