Transcription of SAMPLE - Venture Insurance Programs
1 SEXUAL ABUSE AND MOLESTATION POLICYSAMPLEDISCLAIMERV enture Programs , Inc. explicitly disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including any warranty ofmerchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Those who utilize this SAMPLE sexual abuse andmolestationpolicy assume all liability with respect to the use or modification of the Programs , Inc. shall not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential damages resultingfrom your use or modification of this SAMPLE organizationabsolutelyprohibits andwillnot tolerate sexual abuse in the procedures for employees, volunteers, family members, board members, victimsof sexual abuse orothers to report sexual abuse and disciplinary penalties for those who commit the event of an incident , theOrganizationwill cooperate with law enforcement to identify andapprehend the person responsible for the a zero-tolerance policy for any sexual abuse committed by an employee,volunteer, board member or third any report of potential sexual abuse, theOrganizationwill initiate an appropriate completion of the investigation.
2 Disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment, suspension/termination ofOrganizationmembership,and/orcriminal prosecution may ensue,as the same may OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURESD efinitions: children, child, youth and young person shall be defined as anyone between the ages ofzero and seventeen years (inclusive). In this policy, these terms are used steps to educate our staff about the risk related to child sexual abuse,instituted policies and practices designed to protect children from the risk of child sexual abuse andtrained our staff and volunteers about proper reporting policy is reviewed and signedoff on annually with all , but not allof the physical and behavioral evidence or signs that someone is being sexuallyabused are listed below:Physical evidence of abuse: Difficulty in walking Torn, stained or bloody underwear Pain or itching in genital area Bruises or bleeding of the external genitalia Sexually transmitted diseasesBehavioral signs of sexual abuse.
3 Reluctance to be left alone with a particular person Wearing lots of clothes especially in bed Fear of touch Nightmares or fear of night Apprehension when sex is brought upCompany PoliciesThe following policies are mandatory for allof theOrganization sstaff and volunteers who at any timework with or have access tochildreneither ontheOrganization sproperty or in conjunctionwith anOrganizationfunction. Screening-Under no circumstances may ANY individual work, supervise, coach, volunteer,assist or participate with youth prior to completing and passing the required drug screening andbackground investigation as required by theOrganizationandalsocompleting training in theOrganization s youth protection program, including signing this policy. Being alone with children At no time shouldOrganizationstaffor volunteersbein a situationwhere they are alone with a child or children and cannot be observed by others.
4 TheOrganizationwill make every attempt to design and structure its Programs to eliminate thepotential forstaffor volunteers tobe in a one-on-one situationwith a volunteersare not to have children enter closets or storage areas to retrieve no time should a staff member or volunteer allow achildto ride in their vehicle to an event,nor should they invite achildto their home unless it is in a group setting withotheradults/parents present. Hugging and touching of children Appropriate physical contact is important in the emotionaldevelopment of all children and children at different developmental levelsmayneed differingdegrees of physical contact. Therefore,Organizationstaff membersand volunteersshould notperform frontal hugs of children hugs should be from the side. The staff member/volunteershould get down to the child s physical level when not touch children in any body location that would be covered by a bathing not pick-up( physically lift)school-aged children (toreduce potential for both abuse allegations and physical injury) and should not allow children tosit on their laps.
5 Inappropriate touching Inappropriate touching between achildandOrganizationstaff/volunteersiss trictlyprohibited, including, but not limited to, excessive touching,inappropriate hugging, kissing, sexually oriented behavior, sexually stimulating or otherwiseinappropriate games, having a youth sit on a non-family member adult s lap or allowing a youthto ride in a golf cart leaning on the dashboard facing an adult. Even if staff/volunteeris alicensed massage therapist, no rubdowns and/or massage of youth shall be performed underany any horseplay and roughhousing with youth. Touching as part of instruction If instruction of a youth requires touching, the staff member/volunteer should do so only in direct view of others and inform the youth of what he/she willbe doingpriorto the contact.
6 Verbal interaction Communicationbetween staff/volunteers and youth should not includeany topic or language that is sexual or inappropriate in nature. Prohibited communicationsinclude, but are not limited to,cursingand any otherlanguageorcomments which may violatetheOrganization s Anti-Harassment and Discrimination policy. Staff/volunteers should avoidrelationshipswith childrenof a peer-to-peer nature. For example staff/volunteers should avoidsharing their own personal problems with youth. Supervision standards All children who are registered into Programs will be supervised byOrganizationstaff at all times. This includes bathrooms, locker rooms and changing areas duringday no timeshallone staff member/volunteerhave direct care of a singlechild. If astaff member/volunteerbecomes alone with a child, s/he should promptly move to a locationwhere s/he can be observed by otherOrganizationstaff ProceduresReporting of suspiciousbehavior Organizationstaffand volunteersarerequired toimmediatelyreportany suspicion of child abuse to their volunteerswillalsoreport to theirmanager/supervisor any indication of,or warningsigns concerning,abuse involvinga identify suchsuspicious behavior or a violation of policy bya fellow staffmember, or volunteer,should report the event to their you are awareof or suspect sexual abuseof any kindis taking place, you must immediately report itto your General Manager/Supervisor or another person you designate such as a Human Resourceperson.
7 If the suspected abuse is to an adult,the manager/supervisorshould report the abuse to yourlocal or state Adult Protective Services (APS) Agency. If it is a child who is the victim then thesuspected abusewill be reportedto our local or state Child Abuse Agency. If you do not know yourstate childabuse agency you can call the Child Help s National Child Abuse hotline at 1-800-422-4453,TDD 1-800-222-4453. Appropriate family memberswillbe notified of alleged instances of appropriate or required by law, theOrganizationwill report any incidents of potential sexualabuse to the appropriate report the alleged sexual abuse incident to their Insurance and Follow Up ProceduresTheOrganizationtakesall allegations of sexual abuse seriously and will promptly and thoroughlyinvestigateeach and every an outside third party to conduct aninvestigation.
8 If theOrganizationhas a trainedinternal investigationteam in place, the team maybeused toinvestigate the incident . TheOrganizationwill cooperate fully with any investigationconducted by law enforcement or other regulatory agencies. It is theOrganization s objective toconduct a fair andimpartial investigation. TheOrganizationhas the specific option of placing theaccused on leave of absence, or on reassignment to a non-child contact area, while the investigation makereasonable effortsto keep the matters involved inlitigation confidential,while still allowing for a prompt and thorough StatementTheOrganizationprohibits retaliationof any kindagainst any employee, volunteer, board member orOrganizationmember who reports a good faith complaint of sexual abuse or who participates in anyrelated investigation.
9 Making false accusations of sexual abuse in bad faith can have seriousconsequences for thosewho are wrongly accused. TheOrganizationprohibitsmaking false and/ormalicious sexual abuse allegations, as well as deliberately providing false information during aninvestigation. Anyone who violates this rule is subject to disciplinary action, up to and Operation Bathroom policy Children who are participating inOrganizationprograms are not to be sentto bathrooms without aOrganizationstaff member buddy system or threechildrenalonetogether are not acceptable practicesand are not permitted at must always be accompanied by a staff stall bathrooms theOrganizationstaff will be positioned outside of the bathroom to make sure no one else entersthe restroom. At minimum, when multiple children are in the bathroom or locker room,Organizationstaffshallstandin the doorway so they can have at least auditory supervision ofthe children.
10 Staff members can and are encouraged to be inside the facilities so they can beeasily seen by the children and so they are able to immediately stop any inappropriate is best done with multiple staff members so individual staff are not subjected tounwarranted allegations. Protocols that address the variety of unusual circumstances possibleduring outdoor or off-site activities shall be established and made part of thatprogram/activity s operating guidelines. Staff will check all bathrooms immediately prior to use by the children and will be in therestroom (if not single stall) when being used by a around children Members are expected to use decent language and act in a positive mannerat all times whenaround language of any kind is not permitted around in a sexual manner, perform sexual gestures, sexual acts, or attempt inappropriate contactwith a child will have their membership suspended or terminated depending on the degree ofthe offense.
