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Protecting God's Children VIRTUS Training:

The Protecting God's Children for Adults training is a research-based training program that educates adults on how to become better protectors of children from child sexual abuse. Participants will learn how to become safer adults who are a part of the solution to prevent, and respond to, child sexual abuse. The program includes the videos of A Time to Protect God's Children™ and A Plan to Protect God's Children™.

Throughout the training, participants will learn:

• The reality and context of child sexual abuse, as well as victim/survivor advocacy.
• How to identify problematic behavior that adults exhibit.
• How abuse affects survivors, their families, and their communities.
• The importance of maintaining healthy boundaries with children and youth.
• Empowering action items and five comprehensive research-based steps to prevent and effectively respond to child sexual abuse, including: identifying warning signs of adult behavior, screening and selecting employees and volunteers, using technology appropriately when interacting with minors, responding to disclosures from children and youth, communicating concerns about inappropriate behavior and reporting suspected abuse.

• Sunday 6/23 at 9am
• Sunday 6/23 at 2pm
• Tuesday 6/25 at 2pm
• Sunday 6/30 at 3pm

*All trainings are held at St. Mary's in the Fr. Dorgan Hall.

How To Register for Protecting God's Children online with Virtus:

• Go to VIRTUS® Online (virtusonline.org)
• From the pull-down menu, choose " Boston, Ma (Archdiocese" Only
• When asked, "Have you previously registered with Virtus Online?" Click "NO"
• Create a username and password then click "Continue." (Each person needs to use a different email)
• Fill in the required fields for contact information on the next screen and click " Continue."
• From the pull-down menu for "Location" choose the name of your Church (St. Mary of the Annunciation - Danvers.)
• When the roles appear, choose a primary role and an additional role.
• Add a title (what you do for the parish) in the box at the bottom and click "Continue."
• On the next page , you may choose Yes or No depending on whether you want to associate your name with an additional parish.
• Answer the 4 Yes/No questions on the next page and click "Continue."
• When asked, "Have you already attended a Virtus Protecting God's Children Session?" Answer NO.
• On the next page, choose a session entitled "Protecting God's Children for Adults" (Only)
• Confirm and you are done!