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Indian Waters Council - Boy Scouts of America - Columbia, South Carolina
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Youth Protection
YOUTH PROTECTION
Training is now mandatory for All Volunteers!
to take the course or for more info HERE
Because of the great concern the Boy Scouts of America has about the problem of child abuse in our society, Youth Protection has been developed to safeguard both our youth and our adult members. All adult leaders should take Youth Protection training every two years. For course availability, contact your District Executive or the Scout Service Center at 803-750-9868. |
| Youth Protection Online Training |
| This course takes the place of the Adult Training Courses listed below. For registered BSA volunteers, this online course will record Youth Protection as completed in their file. This is a multimedia presentation so the faster internet connection, the better. Also, be sure to turn your speakers on. |
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Youth Protection Guidelines: Training for Volunteer Leaders and Parents - This course is prepared for Cub Scout and Boy Scout leaders and parents and camp staff members. The training includes a video taped program, some discussion, handouts and lasts about 1 hr 15 mins. |
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Youth Protection Guidelines: Training for Adult Venturing Leaders - This material is designed to give guidance to the leaders in the coeducational Venturing program and deals with issues pertinent to young people from 14 through 20 years of age. Includes video, handouts, and meeting guide to be used with the youth video, Youth Protection: Personal Safety Awareness, designed for Venturing youth. Contact the Scout Service Center for available course dates. |
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| Youth Training Courses |
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A Time to Tell is a video (AV-09V004) dealing with youth protection for Boy Scout-age youth. Video includes Troop Meeting Guide: A Time to Tell (No. 46-520) giving step-by-step instructions for using the video with a Boy Scout Troop. Also includes a sample letter to parents, suggested meeting agenda, and leader's guide. |
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It Happened To Me is a video (AV-09V011) training program developed for the 6- to 9-year-old male audience. Video includes Cub Scout Meeting Guide: It Happened to Me (No. 94-039) giving step-by-step instructions for using the video with a Cub Scout Den or Pack. Spanish Guide is available (No. 94-039). |
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Youth Protection: Personal Safety Awareness is a video training course for any young person 14 through 20 years of age, designed to educate this age group on issues such as peer sexual harassment, acquaintance rape, and Internet safety and stalking. (AV-09V027). |
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Facts Every Teen Should Know About Sexual Abuse - A five page illustrated booklet designed for boys and girls 14-20 years illustrating sexual abuse areas teens may encounter and ways to deal with them; includes leader discussion guide at end. Order no. 23-149 from Scout Service Center. |
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Words Can Hurt - This is an article written for the June 1992 Scouting magazine by Anne Cohn Donnelly D.P.H.; it explains how emotional abuse can shatter a child's self-image. Reprints may be ordered through the magazine division in quantities of 25,100, or 200. Order by Title by calling the Scout Service Center. |
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Posters are available from Supply Division at $5.95/pkg of 25. The Three Rs explains how to recognize, resist, and report. Order No. 34333. The Child's Bill of Rights poster explains what a child can do to protect himself. Order No. 34335. |
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Last updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 11:39
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Site by: Patrick S. Little, Epilog Systems | Updates by: IWC Staff and Volunteers
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