Training Courses
Child Protection
Training Course Registration Form
Notice of Additional
Training Required by State
As of June 1, 2006, 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 working with children and youth.
In order to help your
church meet this new requirement, HZM Ministries, has written a training
curriculum that was approved by the Department of State Health Services.
The curriculum provides
our churches with a statewide uniform course that complies with the new mandated
requirements. Each adult attending camp and/or working with children must
complete a training addressing the following topics:
* the definitions and effects
of sexual abuse and child molestation;
* the typical patterns of
behavior and methods of operation of child molesters and sex offenders that put
children at risk;
* the warning signs and
symptoms associated with sexual abuse or child molestation;
* the recommended procedures by
youth camps to address, prevent, and report suspected sexual abuse or child
molestation;
* ways adults can avoid putting
themselves at risk for an accusation of sexual misconduct.
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
taught the day of the training course and also includes the 25-question test.
This new training and
certification of completion is mandatory for all adults and must be completed
before attending camp and/or working with children and youth. The certificates
of completion will be presented at the end of the CPT Course.
Every Adult who attends
camp and/or works with children and youth must take Child Abuse Prevention
Training Course. Please check with HZM Ministries to find out when training is
being offered. You can download the registration form here.
HZM Ministries
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