Centre County Adults Trained in Stewards of Children in 2024
Stewards of Children is a prevention training program that teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The program is designed for organizations that serve youth and for individuals concerned about the safety of children. It is the only nationally distributed, evidence based program proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes, and change child protective behaviors. Stewards of Children is a two hour workshop to emphasize child safety as an adult’s responsibility. Each participant will be inspired to take personal responsibility in preventing this epidemic. This training is sponsored by Mount Nittany Health and hosted in partnership with the Centre County Youth Service Bureau.
Committed to Protecting Our Community
We're committed to creating a protective environment for children in Centre County, so we're covering the entire cost of this training for participants. If you'd like to make a contribution to help us continue to protect our community, please click on the button below.
Training Dates - FOR THOSE WHO WORK OR LIVE IN CENTRE COUNTY.
2024 Trainings
Starting in January, the Stewards of Children training will be 2.5 hours long. Click the links below for more information and stay tuned for training dates.
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2024 Virtual Trainings
Join us for these virtual training sessions hosted via Zoom. Click on the links below to register. Use the code YMCAOCC23 to ensure your training is free. Please note, you must be a resident of Centre County, PA in order to complete these trainings.
| Wednesday, December 11 from 12 PM - 2:30 PM | Thursday, December 19 from 5:30 PM - 8 PM |
2025 Virtual Trainings
Join us for these virtual training sessions hosted via Zoom. Click on the links below to register. Use the code YMCAOCC23 to ensure your training is free. Please note, you must be a resident of Centre County, PA in order to complete these trainings.
This training is available to anyone whether they are directly working with children or not. We want Centre County to be the safest environment for our children, today and tomorrow.
Resources For Responding to Child Abuse:
Centre County Community Resource Sheet
Topics Covered:
- Facts about the problem of child sexual abuse
- The types of situations in which child sexual abuse might occur
- Simple, effective strategies for protecting children from sexual abuse
- The importance of talking about the prevention of sexual abuse with children and other adults
- The signs of sexual abuse so that you might intervene and be able to react responsibly
Outcomes You Can Expect:
- Increased awareness of the prevalence, consequences and circumstances of child sexual abuse
- New skills to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse
- Individual commitment to action via a personal prevention plan
Disclaimer:
- Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children training features real accounts from sexual abuse survivors. If you have any questions or concerns about taking the training for this reason, please don't hesitate to contact Jamie SanFilippo.
For more information, contact:
Jamie SanFilippo
Director of Community Outreach
[email protected]
814-237-7717
For more information about Darkness to Light: http://www.darkness2light.org
