It was good to be back at St Andrew’s house today for our last training day for the year with the Diocesan Parish Recovery Consultancy Team. We worked our way through a difficult training case scenario and covered a debriefing process using timelines. During the afternoon session we looked at several common questions that are raised during consultancies and how to adequately respond to them.
Causes and context report released on clergy sexual abuse of minors
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WASHINGTON—A study by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, which examined the causes and context of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church, concluded that there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. The report added that that situational factors and opportunity to abuse played a significant role in the onset and continuation of abusive acts.
The report, released in Washington May 18, said there is "no single identifiable ’cause’ of sexually abusive behavior toward minors." It encouraged steps to deny abusers "the opportunity to abuse."
Titled "The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010," it reports the findings of a study mandated in 2002 under the U.S. Catholic bishops’ "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People."
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Training Workshop 4 for Parish Recovery Teams in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney
I enjoyed our first training day of the year in Sydney, even though the heat was a challenge for us all. Workshop 4 covered an introduction to some of the systemic dynamics of congregations in recovery including anxiety and conflict. Links to the notes are on our secure website.
Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney–Parish Recovery Teams
Tim enjoyed catching up with both the new team and a number of our existing Parish Recovery team members in Sydney on Wednesday. The training covered the final tasks of the Crisis Phase of Recovery – Report Writing , Pastoral Care and establishing the recovery Oversight Group. Notes from the Training Day are now on our Google Site. Parish Recovery Teams.
Parish Recovery Consultancy Teams Workshop 13 Sydney
The Sydney Diocesan Parish Recovery Team met in Sydney on Wednesday for our second training day of this year. The training covered facilitation processes, risk assessment and guidelines for reintegrating individuals into parish life. Notes from these sessions are on our restricted group site.
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