Resources and Reporting
Coordinator of Victim Assistance and Pastoral Support
Mrs. Kathy McCormick
Holy Trinity Corn Hill Pastor & Youth Minister
Fr. Stephen Nesrsta
Lucille D'Elia
1. abuse and exploitation or neglect of a child
2. previous abuse, exploitation, or neglect of a child who is now an adult
3. abuse and exploitation or neglect of an elderly person or person with a disability
4. all other breaches of ethical behavior expected of those in ministry
Categories of Unethical Conduct
The number of years your EIM certification is good for before you have to get it renewed.
3
Mikayla is working at the St. Louis child development center for the day. In the morning when kids are being dropped off she holds their hands while walking them across the street into the school. She helps them put away their backpacks and get ready for the day.
holding hands while walking with small children
The person with first hand knowledge should ___________________.
Report to local or state law enforcement. or
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services
San Jose Pastor & Youth Minister
Rev. Jairo Sandoval-Pliego
Audrey Gutierrez
Physical, Emotional, Behavioral
The Three Types of Boundaries
People who have to be EIM certified
In the morning of our first retreat 3 staffers stand at the door to greet retreatants. They offer high fives, fist bumps, or hand shakes when greeting them. They then direct them where to go to sign in for the day.
high fives, fist bumps, hand shakes
Saint Joseph Pastor and Youth Minister
Rev. Chris Downey & Maria Guerra
Establishing a relationship, becoming close with child/family, gain ongoing access, test environment and child
Grooming
The code of laws governing the Catholic Church
Canon Law
While in small group, one of your members mentions how they frequently talk with one of the members on the core team. They mention how this person often talks about other teens in the program and the personal information that they have shared with them.
sharing phone numbers and sharing personal information of others
__________ requires any adult citizen to report suspicions of abuse and/or neglect to the police or the TDFPS.
Texas State Law
Ascension Parish Pastor & Youth Minister
Rev. Ramiro Tarazona & Deborah Esquivel
EIM policies apply to _______ interaction between adults and minors
ALL
A set of national standards for the Catholic Church in the U.S.
Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
One weekend STRONG decides to volunteer at a nursing home. When visiting one room, you talk to an older man. You notice his clothes are torn and his bedsheets are dirty. There are bugs in his room from dirty dishes and an overall odor in the room. The nurse has not come in once since you have been there that day.
Indicator of Neglect
1-800-252-5400
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
St. Peter the Apostle Pastor & Youth Minister
Very Rev. Christopher Ferrer & Chris Mendez
Director, Office of Ethics and Integrity in Ministry
Ms. Nwazi Nyrienda
Ethics and Integrity in Ministry
You go to shadow a planning meeting to learn more ways to do retreats. The planning meeting includes teens and adults. When leaving you notice one core team member takes two teens home. One is their own child and the other was gave written permission to go home with that person. The last teen waits for their parent to pick them up. One core team members walks up to them alone and says they'll take them home so they don't have to wait alone in the dark. (the meeting was at night)
being alone with a minor
offering and giving the child a ride home alone
bonus: noticed the good, child had written permission to go home with that adult