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Updat Jan 23, 2012
Safe Environment Program
2011-2012
Letter from Bishop click here
Make plans for the following dates. By working together we can have a safe environment for all God's children.
 January Safe Environment Week
January 21-27, 2012
Materials for use:
Letter from Bishop
Introduction to week and materials (English and Spanish)
Right Relations Rules (English only handout)
Primary level materials Primeria
Upper level materials Nivel Mayor
Included with this packet are sessions which have been prepared for primary through
grade 12 with special topics developing this formation. The theme for this program is
Right Relationships. The first topic under this theme we are providing for your
implementation in your parish this year is Communication.
There are four learning objectives:
1. To help the students understand that God created people and wants them to
have safe and loving relationships.
2. To instill in students the realization that safe and loving relationships are
fostered by good communication.
3. To impress on the students that they should feel that they can tell secrets to a
trusted and caring adult, ideally but not always, a parent.
4. To challenge the students to tell parents or other trusted adults if they are
treated in a way that makes them feel unsafe, threatened, disrespected, or
pressured to do things they should not do or do not want to do.
Further resources:
www.dioceseoftyler.org/SEP
http://www.dioslc.org/safe-environment/childrenssafeenvironmentcurriculum
Questions can be addressed to Maria Flores, 903 534-1077 ext 188 m.flores@dioceseoftyler.org
Child Abuse Awareness Month
April 2012
Parishes encouraged to participate in raising awareness of child abuse and prevention
November Safe Environment Week
November 12-18, 2011
which will focus on the prayer as part of the response to the evil of abuse
Memo for November Week of Prayer click here
FLYER / Bulletin Insert: 6 Things You Can Do English & Espñaol
Prayer handouts for children and adults: English Espñaol
Prayer cards -1/4 page click here (print front and back)
Safe
Environment Program
The Diocese
of Tyler "safe environment" program is conducted cooperatively
with parents, civil authorities, educators, and community
organizations to provide education and training for
children, youth, parents, ministers, educators, volunteers,
and others about ways to make and maintain a safe
environment for children and young people. As part
of this program, there will be frequent reminders
of the Code
of Ethics and Integrity for Conduct of Church Personnel
in the Diocese of Tyler, which sets forth the standards
of conduct for clergy and other persons in positions
of trust with regard to children.
See letter
from Bishop introducing our Safe Environment Program.
click
here
For outline
of Safe Environment Program click
here
Other
Resources:
Note:
These sites are secular sites and so not all materials
on them is appropriate for Catholic families.
NetSmartz:
www.netsmartz.org
Good materials at various grade levels.
NetSmartzKids:
www.netsmartzkids.org
Child friendly activity site
NS Teens:
www.nsteens.org
Teen friendly site connected with NetSmartz
Coalition
for children: www.safechild.org
Materials for children safety
TX Attorney
General: www.oag.state.tx.us
Booklet
on Child Abuse: .pdf
of booklet
State Crime
Victims on Abuse: www.oag.state.tx.us/victims/childabuse.shtml
Child Abuse
Video from TX AG: online
video
www.childhelpusa.org
- This site has free downloads and inexpensive materials
www.austin-safeplace.org
- This site has a lending library with some good materials
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
April
is Child Abuse Prevention Month
As part
of our ongoing efforts to create a safe environmnet,
the Diocese encourages active participation in observing
April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Blue
Sunday The last Sunday of April
will be observed as Blue
Sunday.
Please promote
the wearing of Blue Ribbons the week leading up to
April 26, 2009.
Distribute
ribbons or bookmarks to adults and young people.
National
Missing Children's Day (NMCD),
annually commemorated on May 25, The National Center
for Missing and
Exploited Children (NCMEC) and its partners are launching
a "Take 25"
preventive safety campaign to encourage parents, guardians,
educators,
law enforcement officers, and concerned citizens to
take 25 minutes to
talk with children about ways to keep safer. NCMEC
is working with
local, state, and national officials, public safety
officials, the
clergy, community leaders, and businesses to make
this national movement
successful. Watch for further information.
ARCHIVES - Prior years SEP materials
Resources
for Parents/Guardians/Adults
January
2006: Suggestions
for Parents of Minors
April 2008 Child Abuse Awareness Month : letter, intercessions, and flyer
April 2009 Blue Sunday
Monitoring
program:
Implementation
of Safe Enviromnet Program
Annual
Participation Record
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