DARKNESS
to LIGHT
END CHILD
SEXUAL ABUSE
STEWARDS OF CHILDREN
A u t h o r i z e d Fa c i l i t a t o r Wo r k s h o p
W E LCO M E
 Introductions
 Name, organization, profession
 Why do you want to be a facilitator?
 Housekeeping
 Cell phones
 Breaks
 Restrooms
 Review of materials
 Much to cover
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AG E N DA
 Who is Darkness to Light
 Stewards of Children overview
 Facilitator responsibilities
 Stewards of Children
 Mastery of Stewards of Children
 Philosophy, purpose & intention
 Preparing, providing and promoting
 Facilitator portal
 Facilitator policies
 Wrap up
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DA R K N ES S TO L I G H T M I S S I O N
 To empower people to prevent child sexual
abuse
 Raise awareness of the prevalence and
consequences of child sexual abuse by
educating adults about the steps they can
take to prevent, recognize, and react
responsibly to child sexual abuse
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D2L HIGHLIGHTS
2001 Founded in Charleston SC
2002 7 Steps created and National Media
Campaign launched
2004 Stewards of Children created
2007 Stewards of Children scientifically
shown to change attitudes and
behavior
2007 Crime Prevention Program of the
Year (McGruff the Crime Dog)
2010 49 states, District of Columbia, 11
countries, over 2500 trained
facilitators
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ST E WA R D S O F C H I L D R E N OV E RV I E W
 2.5 – 3 hour training utilizing a video, an
interactive workbook and group discussion
 Includes survivor stories and
commentary from experts and other
concerned adults
 Introduces 4 tools and 7 steps
 Reinforces skills with workbook and
discussion
 Versions
 Facilitator led in English and Spanish
 Online (English only)
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ST E WA R D S OV E RV I E W, CO N T.
 Uses no child or perpetrator interviews but
instead affirms survivors and their healing
 Focuses on empowerment and action
 Addresses primary and secondary
prevention
 Is CSA 101 – not intended to make us
experts
 Provides adults with a comfort/knowledge
level to address child sexual abuse
Overcomes:
Denial
Creates: Awareness
Fear
Personal Power
Secrecy
Safety
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FAC I L I TATO R RO L E AT A G L A N C E
 Educate adults
 Create an environment for open discussion
about a tough topic
 Model the principles of the program
 Facilitate discussion of Stewards tools and
steps as prescribed by the curriculum
 Encourage and challenge participants to be
stewards of children
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T H E L EA R N I N G P R O C ES S
 Three styles of learning and retaining
information
 You the facilitator make it happen
Visual (see it)
Video
Auditory (hear it)
Video and You, the
facilitator
Kinetic (do it)
Workbook exercises
and discussion
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DARKNESS
to LIGHT
END CHILD
SEXUAL ABUSE
STEWARDS OF CHILDREN
Child Sexual Abuse
P r e v e n t i o n Tr a i n i n g
A F T E R N O O N AG E N DA
 Your role as a facilitator
 Intention and action
 Philosophy and purpose
 Preparing
 Providing
 Mastering Facilitation
 Promoting
 Facilitator portal
 Facilitator policies
 Wrap up
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YO U R RO L E A S FAC I L I TATO R
 Exercise 1 – Intention and Action
 Pages 18 and 19
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P H I LO S O P H Y
Understanding
the mind of a
perpetrator
Choice
Personal
Power
Adult
Responsibility
Confronting
Consciousness
the abuser
Don’t ask,
don’t tell
Action and
resolve
Legislation
and Advocacy
Child sexual
abuse
expertise
Community
interaction
Child’s
responsibility
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P H I LO S O P H Y
Understanding
the mind of a
perpetrator
Choice
Personal
Power
Adult
Responsibility
Confronting
Consciousness
the abuser
Don’t ask,
don’t tell
Action and
resolve
Legislation
and Advocacy
Child sexual
abuse
expertise
Community
interaction
Child’s
responsibility
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PURPOSE
 Exercise 2 – Philosophy and Purpose
 Purpose = Personal Action
 Align actions with the 6 principles
 Page 27
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B E FO R E YO U R F I RST S ES S I O N
 Study your manual
 Watch your Stewards of Children DVD at
least 2 times
 Read your Stewards of Children workbook
and the 7 Steps booklet several times
 Master the 4 tools and the 7 steps
 Practice!
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MORE PREP
 Create Community Resource sheet
 Include numbers for reporting abuse,
help lines, local child advocacy center
and other support numbers
 Do not include private service
providers
 Use sample templates
• One from today
• On D2L.org
• In your manual
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S E T T I N G U P A S ES S I O N
 Know your audience
 Ideal size is 12-20
 Are they teachers, parents, faith-
based, other youth serving, general
community, etc.?
 Emphasize equipment requirements
 TV with DVD player
 Computer with DVD player, projector
and speakers
 Add the upcoming session on D2L.org
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S ES S I O N FO R M AT S
3 hour
IDEAL FORMAT – Includes break
and evals
2.5 hour
RECOMMENDED FORMAT – No
break, short eval
2 hour
5 minute intro, 10 minute
discussion, no break, no eval
Two 1.5
hour
Two separate sessions of 1.5
hours each
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MORE PREP
 Follow-up with host in writing to confirm
details
 Order Training kits
 Training kit = Workbook and 7 Steps
 Order online
• Allow 2 weeks
• $10 per kit
 Make copies of sign-in sheet, evaluations
and attendance certificates
 Download from D2L.org
 Make copies of Community Resource sheet
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O N S E S S I O N D AY
 Get there 30 minutes early to set up and
test equipment
 Meet and greet as participants arrive
 Have them sign the sign-in sheet
 Hand out session materials
• Stewards of Children Workbook
• 7 Steps Booklet
• Community Resource Sheet
• Evaluation (to be completed after
the workshop)
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THE 7 MINUTE INTRODUCTION
 Introduce yourself as an authorized facilitator
 Acknowledge tough topic/thank them for their time
 Provide ground rules
• Much to cover; no time for personal stories
• Will keep training moving along focusing on learning new
skills
• Video may cause some discomfort
 Review format of the training
 Avoid our own personal stories
 Exercise 3 – Your Introduction, Page 45
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FAC I L I TAT I N G D I S C U S S I O N
 Discussion time is mandatory in every
session
 Reinforce main concepts and increase
comprehension
 Build rapport and demonstrate
principles of Stewards
 Allow participants 5 minutes to answer
questions in workbook after each video
section
 Ask documented discussion questions only
 As per the Facilitator Guide
 Required questions and then optional
questions time permitting
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M O R E FAC I L I TAT I N G
 Encourage discussion by talking less
 Be comfortable in the silence; give people
time to think
 Handling difficult situations
 Person who dominates the discussion
 Argumentative person
 Bad attitude; negative body language
 Refutes the statistics
 When you don’t know the answer
 Disclosure
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S ES S I O N W R A P U P
 Ask participants for a call to action
 Complete their workbooks at home;
especially their action plan on page 33
 Thank them for coming
 Remind them of their Community Resource
sheet
 Have them fill out the evaluation
 Give them their Attendance Certificate
 Stick around to answer questions
 When you get home submit the training
information on D2L.org
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R E V I E W & FAC I L I TAT I N G P R AC T I C E
Step 7
Step 5
Step 2
Step 3
Step 6
Step 4
Step 1
Consciousness
Choice
Personal Power
Relentless
Compassion
Intentions with
matching
actions
Adults can
choose to act
against CSA
Trusting
ourselves and
taking action
Human connection
and insistence on
accountability
 Exercise 4 – Facilitating Practice, Page 75
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FAC I L I TAT I N G – H E L P F U L H I N T S
 Expect enthusiasm; expect some resistance
too
 Stay within timeframes
 Don’t deviate from the program or the
prescribed questions
 Stay on purpose; avoid personal histories
 Encourage questions and participation
 Always refer back to the tools and steps
 Avoid break-out group discussion
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P R O M OT I N G
 Identify key target organizations
 Parents; foster care
 Faith-based
 Educators
 Youth serving
 Youth sports
 Exercise 5 – Contact List, Page 79
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M A R K E T I N G TO O L S
 Promotional products from D2L
 7 Steps booklets
 Rack Cards
 Tri-fold brochures
 Facilitator resources
 Informational flyers
 Promotion presentations
 Sample press releases
 Letters of endorsement
 Testimonial letters; feedback from
evaluations
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CO N ST R U C T I V E R ES I STA N C E
 Objections and resistance are inevitable
 That’s not a problem in my neighborhood; You think kids
are being abused here?; I don’t have the time or money to
take the training
 Caused by a lack of awareness; an opportunity to educate
 Affirm the concern
• I appreciate that concern; others have felt the same
way.
• I know how you feel. I felt that way too.
• That’s a great question. I’m glad you asked.
 Exercise 6 – Constructive Resistance, Page 83 – 87
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A DVA N C E D TO P I C S
 CEUs – Pages 107-109
 Continuing Education Credits for professionals
 Funding – Pages 111-114
 Organizations and business to approach, sponsorships, co-branding,
grants
 Prevent Now! and Community Prevention Initiative – Pages 115-120
 What is a community based initiative, how to get started, tools
including D2L’s Prevent Now model
 Child Protection Policy – Pages 125-136
 5 “C’s” of protection policy; mandating reporting
 Evaluating Stewards with Pre/Post evaluations – Pages 50-51
 Nonprofit Risk Management – Pages 121-123
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T H E P R E V E N T I O N M OV E M E N T
From 1960’s novelty…
to part of life
To Social Change…
We’re not experts in
seatbelts but we
know they save lives…
To Cultural
Change….
We buckle up
without a thought!
We aren’t PHDs in
child sexual abuse but
we know how to keep
kids safe…
All children grow
up healthy and
whole!
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FAC I L I TATO R P O R TA L
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LO G G I N G I N
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Your Password here
(case sensitive!)
Click here if you
forgot your password
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FAC I L I TATO R DA S H B OA R D
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FAC I L I TATO R P O L I C I ES
 Use video and training kits for every training
 Do not copy or reuse training materials
 Do not modify training
 Abide by trademark and copyright restrictions and always
identify Darkness to Light as the owner of Stewards of
Children
 Do not train facilitators
 Do not give access to restricted areas of the web site
 Enter upcoming Stewards sessions on the web site and report
your session when completed
 Review your Facilitator Agreement on the Facilitator
Dashboard for all policies
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IT’S OFFICIAL
 You are now authorized to conduct
Stewards of Children sessions
 You have the Stewards DVD, your Facilitator
Guide and your manual
 You have access to the facilitator area of
D2L.org where you can purchase training
kits and access all facilitator resources
 You belong to a network of facilitators and
a partner of Darkness to Light
 Celebrate your accomplishment by hosting
your first Stewards session within 30 days
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CO N G R AT U L AT I O N S !
 Thank You!
 We honor your courage and commitment
 Welcome to the team
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