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K-12 ADULT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT PREVENTION

CHAPTER 3: TRAINING IN ASM AWARENESS AND PREVENTION

Training of school personnel is an integral part of adult sexual misconduct (ASM) prevention and response and should reinforce the school district’s documented policies and procedures. Decisions related to training must include the following considerations:

Content
- How is it developed?
- Are existing training curricula used as resources?
- Does the training address a comprehensive set of topics (e.g., prevalence, grooming, reporting requirements)?
- Which training topics are specific to administrators versus educators?
- What is the format of delivery (e.g., in-person, online, CDs/DVDs)?
Frequency
- Is training presented at the start of every school year or more frequently?
- Do new employees receive training regardless of their start dates?
Participants
- Are volunteers trained as well as staff members?
- What should students be taught about preventing ASM?
- Is training available for parents and guardians?

In all cases, the training environment should be one in which trainees feel comfortable actively participating and asking questions, even though the topic of ASM is a sensitive one. Being receptive to questions reduces barriers to coming forward, reporting, and being proactive about preventing and responding to child sexual abuse, including ASM (Saul and Audage, 2007).

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