No images? Click here LOVE COMES TO LIFE when we treat each other with courtesy and respect, and when the way we behave towards each other reflects the way God loves us. "The Children in the Pictures"This documentary goes inside Queensland Police's Task Force Argos, the world-leading investigative team dedicated to rescuing children from online sexual exploitation. It will screen this Sunday 24 October 2021 at 8.30pm, on SBS Global online conferenceBetween Monday 8 November 2021 and Thursday 11 November 2021, there will be a free Faith and Child Safeguarding global online conference. It will provide a platform for people around the world to come together to exchange insights, experiences, challenges and best practices on child safeguarding in faith-based contexts. On Thursday 11 November at 6:00 pm AEDT, PSD manager Tim will be speaking to participants. Later on the same evening, Thursday 11 November, at 8:30 pm AEDT Tim will be part of a Q&A panel. The topic of discussion will be ‘Reporting and investigating safeguarding concerns’. ‘Still Unseen & Ignored’On Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 12 pm -1:30 pm AEDT, Australian Catholic Safeguarding Limited will be hosting this free webinar with the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Childhood Foundation Dr Joe Tucci. Dr Tucci will present recent findings in relation to community knowledge and attitudes about child abuse and child protection in Australia. LCA - Person of Concern PolicyPlease note the General Church Board has reviewed and updated the church’s Policy on Prevention of Risk of Harm from a Person of Concern. It would be a good idea to take a look through the updated policy, as well as the accompanying procedure. The term ‘Person of Concern’ refers to each of the following persons:
If you become aware there might be a Person of Concern at your local ministry, please confidentially contact PSD and we will assist your local leaders to work through the procedure. Geelong College to pay $2.7 million over historical child sex abuseA Victorian man has been awarded the highest amount of damages in an institutional abuse case in Australia, with a court ordering his former school pay him more than $2.7 million. WORKSHOPSSafe Church Level 1 October November
If you are unable to travel to a workshop, Level 1 and Level 2 training is also available online Thank you all for keeping up to date with proper screening practices and with Safe Church training! And thanks also to Safe Church Coordinators for keeping your ministry’s Safety Management Online records nice and tidy for us, by archiving all out of date records! Questions|Concerns|Feedback Your local Professional Standards Officers are here to support you. NEW SOUTH WALES NEW ZEALAND QUEENSLAND SOUTH AUSTRALIA – NORTHERN TERRITORY VICTORIA – TASMANIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA PSD webpage shortcuts
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