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Who’s Been Trained?

The following organizations have trained staff in Darkness to Light: Commute Options-BLSD Transportation, BEAT Children’s Theatre, Warm Springs CPS/Prevention Team, Sisters Church of the Nazarene, Circle of Friends, The Child Center, COCC ED265, High Desert ESD, COCC Nursing Students, KIDS Club Harney County, COPA Behavioral Specialists, Camp Eagle, New Leaf Academy, Cascade School of Music, Blossoms Therapeutic Center, Morning Star Christian School, Cascades Academy, FRC Parent Group (Spanish), COCC ED 140, OSU-Cascades.

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Stewards of Children

For: Parents, caregivers and adults who work with or on behalf of kids
Length: 2.5 Hours
Offered: Virtually and in-person (at locations across Central Oregon)
Cost: Free

Experts estimate that 1 out of every 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. The greatest risk to our children doesn’t come from strangers but from our friends and family; 90% of all victims know their abusers.

Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children® is a 2.5-hour interactive training program providing participants with 5 steps to better protect children from sexual abuse. It gives adults tools for recognizing the signs of sexual abuse, responding to suspicions, and gives simple ways to minimize opportunities for abuse in organizations and in our community. This training is ideal for any adult in our community who has interactions with children. We recommend taking this class every two years.

KIDS Center is proud to be 1 of 13 sites, across the state of Oregon and Siskiyou County, partnering with The Ford Family Foundation to increase safety for children by providing Darkness To Light’s Stewards of Children® to adults in our rural communities.

This training is made possible through the generosity of The Ford Family Foundation.

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Talking with Children about Safety from Sexual Abuse

For: Parents, caregivers and adults who work with kids, plus kids in elementary through high-school
Length: 1 Hour
Offered: Virtually and in-person (at locations across Central Oregon)
Cost: Free

Talking about personal safety creates a protective bond between parent and child, increasing confidence for both and instilling knowledge that makes children and teens much less vulnerable. In this one (1) hour training, adults will learn the importance of relationships and resiliency, receive examples of how to talk about personal safety with children, and learn how to use everyday opportunities to talk with children about sexual abuse and its prevention.

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Healthy Touch for Children & Youth

For: Parents, caregivers and adults who work with kids
Length: 1 Hour
Offered: Virtually and in-person (at locations across Central Oregon)
Cost: Free

Healthy affection and touch is a protective measure against child sexual abuse especially with parents, caregivers, and family members. In this one-hour training, you will learn guidelines for healthy touch and safe, respectful ways to interact with children. Discussion will be centered around guidelines for healthy touch at home and in youth serving settings, how to balance children’s needs for warmth and affection with safe, respectful ways of interacting, and we will learn about when touching behaviors can become inappropriate.

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Bystanders Protecting Children

For: Parents, caregivers and adults who work with or on behalf of kids
Length: 1 Hour
Offered: Virtually and in-person (at locations across Central Oregon)
Cost: Free

A bystander is a person who witnesses a boundary violation, or sees a situation where a child is vulnerable. Being prepared to intervene as a bystander is key to preventing child sexual abuse. In this training you will learn how to be an active bystander in child sexual abuse prevention and response. You will receive examples of boundary violations and inappropriate behaviors, and how you can make spontaneous and planned interventions that reinforce boundaries and protect children.

Who’s Been Trained?

The following organizations have taken a SafetyNet training: Warm Springs youth 11-18, North Star PTO, Cascade Middle School Parent Night, MountainStar Madras Family Night, MountainStar Bend Family Night, NeighborImpact providers (English and Spanish), Three Sisters Adventist School staff and parents, Sherman County School staff, Three Sisters Adventist School middle school students, Cascades Academy staff.

SafetyNet: Smart Cyber Choices®

For: Parents, caregivers and adults who work with kids, plus kids in elementary through high-school
Length: 2 Hours
Offered: Virtually and in-person (at locations across Central Oregon)
Cost: Free

1 in 5 US teenagers who regularly use the Internet say they have received unwanted sexual solicitation via the web.

SafetyNet: Smart Cyber Choices® is a 2-hour internet safety training that teaches how technology can be used in a safe, positive, and ethical manner while providing you with the tools needed to safely manage online lives for both adults and children. SafetyNet was developed by the San Diego Police Foundation and the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children Task force. This training is available as an adult presentation or can be presented to elementary, middle, or high school-aged students. We recommend taking this class every year.

This training is made possible through the generosity of SELCO Community Credit Union.

Who’s Been Trained?

The following organizations have taken a Let’s Talk About It training: Sunriver Preschool staff, The Child Center staff, OSU HDFS Interns, MountainStar Madras Family Night, COPA Behavioral Specialists

Let’s Talk About It

For: Parents, caregivers and adults who work with kids
Length: 2 Hours
Offered: Virtually and in-person (at locations across Central Oregon)
Cost: Free

Created for parents, caregivers, and those who work with or on behalf of children, our 2-hour Let’s Talk About It training provides education and insight on the ages and stages of a child’s development, examining each through a social, physical, and developmental lens. The training also provides guidance on how to talk to children about their bodies. You will learn about neurotypical childhood and adolescent development and determine what is considered problematic or inappropriate behavior in children and youth. Participants will go through scenarios to gain hands-on experience on how to handle certain behaviors, situations, or questions that a child may have with the appropriate response while remaining calm.  The training is ideal for participants with or who work with children and youth ages 0-17 years old. We recommend taking this class every year.

Erin’s Law

Erin’s Law requires child sexual prevention programs in all Oregon public schools.

In 2015, the Oregon legislature passed SB 856, also known as Erin’s Law. Effective immediately, Erin’s Law requires the development and adoption of child sexual abuse prevention programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade in all Oregon public schools.  Oregon is the 24th state to pass a version of Erin’s Law.

Recommended Erin’s Law curriculum for schools

Safer, Smarter Kids and Safer, Smarter Teens is an abuse prevention education curriculum designed to provide appropriate information to equip children with the tools and language they need to better protect themselves from abuse. This curriculum was developed in collaboration with Lauren Book, M.S. Ed, a developmental psychologist and career educators. Each grade level’s theme focuses on developing skills for staying safe as it relates to the expansion of a child’s world and aligns with their social studies framework. Safer, Smarter Kids and Safer, Smarter Teens meets SB 856 requirements for all grade levels.

The Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children® training meets parent and teacher components. 

SafeTOUCH does not currently meet the educational requirements outlined in Erin’s Law; however SafeTOUCH can be used as a supplemental curriculum for grades K-5.

Request a training on Erin’s Law

KIDS Center offers a FREE 30-minute training for all school personnel that covers the required topics of Erin’s Law. We can provide this training during a staff meeting or professional development session. Submit the form below to request an Erin’s Law training for your school staff.