A Guide to Safeguarding for Religious and lay members formally trained in offering Spiritual Accompaniment
Training refresher based upon the Conference of Religious Safeguarding Statement for Provincials and Religious Leaders in Relation to Spiritual Direction – October 2020
For those formally trained to offer Spiritual Accompaniment. Covers the CoR requirements of Types and Signs of Abuse, Power Imbalance and Confidentiality and the Duty to Report.
Disclaimer
The following refresher course is provided for free on our website for the sole purpose of refreshing knowledge from live training that has already been completed. These slides are not intended to replace the official training program or to serve as a substitute for any required training sessions. Users are advised to refer to the original training materials and sessions for comprehensive and accurate information. Use of these slides does not fulfil any mandatory training requirements.
Your welfare
The refresher course contains sensitive content and some details of lived experiences of victims and survivors. You may have your own lived experience of abuse and may find some of the content in this course difficult and upsetting. Please make yourself aware of support services that are available to you before starting the course, so that you know how to access this support if you need to.