Adult Sexual Misconduct in Schools: Prevention & Management Training offered by CSSRC

• Contact CSSRC at 303-239-4439 to request a NO COST training session at your school.

• This two-hour video-based training will be conducted using the REMS TA Center curriculum and materials.

• As part of an all-hazards emergency management plan, school districts must prevent, prepare, respond to, and recover from critical incidents. This includes incidents of adult sexual misconduct. It is critical that all school personnel demonstrate appropriate behavior in order to prevent incidents or allegations of sexual misconduct. The school community needs to be prepared to recognize questionable behavior and respond appropriately if sexual misconduct is suspected. Finally, by working together, schools need to understand how to recover following an incident or allegation of sexual misconduct.

Child Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention ( CSSRC | June 2021)

• This resource is offered to satisfy legislative mandates and community interest in implementing sexual abuse and assault prevention programs.

• Child Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention Resource Guide (Compiled by CSSRC | PDF 1.4 MB)

• Training for Mandatory Reporters 

  • Released May 2014, this online training series is for individuals who are mandated by law to make reports of child abuse and/or neglect.

Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS)

• Division of Criminal Justice

  • The Division of Criminal Justice oversees the Domestic Violence and Sex Offender Management Boards and the Office for Victim's Assistance, as well as the Colorado Human Trafficking Council. Each of these agencies works to prevent the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.

    • Domestic Violence Offender Management

    • Sex Offender Management Unit

    • Office for Victims Programs

    • Colorado Human Trafficking Council

• Juvenile Standards

  • In 2000, the Colorado General Assembly amended and passed legislation that required the SOMB to develop the Standards and Guidelines for the Evaluation, Assessment, Treatment and Supervision of Juveniles Who Have Committed Sexual Offenses (Juvenile Standards and Guidelines). The legislative mandate to the SOMB was to develop and implement methods of intervention for juveniles, recognizing the need for standards and guidelines specific to these youths. These Standards continue to hold public safety as a priority, specifically the physical and psychological safety of victims and potential victims.

• Colorado Children's Advocacy Centers

  • Children's Advocacy Centers are multidisciplinary, child-focused agencies in which representatives from law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical and victim advocacy, and child advocacy work together to make decisions about investigation, treatment, management, and prosecution of child abuse cases. The Centers below are accredited members of the National Children's Alliance®. Many of the Centers in Colorado have suggestions for educational curricula for parents, schools, and children in their geographic regions. Some have even created their own programs.

List of Accredited Members of the National Children's Alliance

• 1st/17th Judicial Districts Ralston House ralstonhouse.net

• 2nd Judicial District Denver Children's Advocacy Center https://www.denvercac.org/

• 4th Judicial District Safe Passage safepassagecac.org

• 5th Judicial District Tree Top Child Advocacy Center https://www.treetopcenter.org/

• 7th Judicial District Dolphin House dolphinhousecolorado.com

• 8th Judicial District Voices Carry Child Advocacy Center voicescarrycac.org

• 9th Judicial District River Bridge Regional Center riverbridgerc.org

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• 10th Judicial District Pueblo Child Advocacy Center pueblocac.org

• 11th Judicial District Kindred Kids Child Advocacy Center kindredkidscac.org

• 12th Judicial District The Children's Advocacy Center of the San Luis Valley https://slvtucasa.net/services/slv-cac-program

• 13th Judicial District SARA House https://www.sarahouseco.org/

• 17th/18th Judicial Districts SungateKids sungatekids.org

• 19th Judicial District A Kid's Place dba Life Stories Child & Family Advocacy lifestoriesweld.org

• 20th Judicial District Blue Sky Bridge blueskybridge.org

• 21st Judicial District Western Slope Center for Children wscchildren.org

• 22nd Four Corners Child Advocacy Center nestcac.org

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Dear Colleague Letter - April 4, 2011

• A Training Guide for Administrators and Educators on Addressing Adult Sexual Misconduct in the School Setting is the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center's NEW training guide designed to help schools and school districts understand adult sexual misconduct (ASM), develop related policies and procedures, train on ASM awareness and prevention, and recognize the role of social media and technology in ASM. This training guide, which is available free of charge and based on the most recent research and trends on ASM, supports education agencies in updating their emergency operations plans (EOPs) and/or related ASM policies and procedures to be in alignment with national, state, and local recommendations, including the Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans Audience: K-12 - Individuals and planning teams at K-12 schools and school districts (PDF - 3.02 MB | Published in 2017)

• Education has long been recognized as the great equalizer in America. The U.S. Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) believe that providing all students with an educational environment free from discrimination is extremely important. The sexual harassment of students, including sexual violence, interferes with students' right to receive an education free from discrimination and, in the case of sexual violence, is a crime.

• Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence - April 2014

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)

• Dear Colleague Letter: Implementation of Changes to the Clery Act made by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) (July 14, 2014)

• Implementation of changes made to the Clery Act by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) (October 10, 2014)

  • On March 7th, 2013, President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) (Pub. Law 113-4), which, among other provisions, amended section 485(f) of the HEA, otherwise known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

  • This document is intended to update, clarify, and improve the current regulations. These regulations are effective July 1, 2015.

  • Published in the Federal Register October 20, 2014 as "Violence Against Women Act - Final Rule"

Stop it Now's Guide to Confronting Adults on Boundary Violations

• Talking about sex is never easy. Talking about sexual abuse is even harder, especially when you care about the people involved. If you read the guidebook, you care. Learning how to talk about your concerns about an adult's behavior can help protect a child or teen in your life. It can also make a huge difference in the life of the adult, teen and/or child who needs your help.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Child Welfare Information Gateway

• A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice, including resources that can be shared with families.

  • Identification of Child Abuse & Neglect

  • Risk Factors that Contribute to Child Abuse & Neglect

  • Perpetrators of Child Abuse & Neglect

The Role of Educators in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect

The Role of Educators in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect

• Child abuse and neglect user manual series. This manual builds upon A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice, the keystone publication of the User Manual Series. It provides the basis for the involvement of educators in combating the problem of child abuse and neglect. It also may be used by other professionals involved in child abuse and neglect interventions, such as child protective services, mental health, law enforcement, health care, and early childhood professionals, to gain a better understanding of the role of educators in child protection.

A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice

A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice

• This manual provides child protective services workers and other child welfare and related professionals with an overview of child maltreatment, including the definition, scope, causes, and consequences of child abuse and neglect. It also briefly discusses prevention efforts and the child protection process, from identification and reporting through investigation, assessment, service provision, and case closure.

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