First Do No Harm: The Intersection of Safeguarding Efforts in Healthcare Settings

https://vimeo.com/933410941/ae08c7c225?share=copy Recorded April 10, 2024 Description: In the last decade, investigative journalists have revealed numerous stories of sexual misconduct among healthcare workers from single cases of abuse to those harming over hundreds of patients. These cases have not only highlighted the destruction of lives of survivors but also the loss of careers of clinicians and […]

An Introduction to Safeguarding Best Practices (2024)

Recorded March 13, 2024 Description: A safe environment for your staff, volunteers, and program participants begins with a commitment to educating your teams. Join FADICA for an introduction to safeguarding best practices, focused on preventing abuse and keeping children and adults safe. Guided by Praesidium, an abuse risk management partner, we will cover essential topics […]

Back to Basics: Understanding Background Checks

https://vimeo.com/885236653/d4be7c3fbc?share=copy Recorded November 15, 2023 Description: Conducting criminal background checks on applicants is a legal and industry standard for organizations that serve vulnerable populations—but not all background checks are alike. Join Praesidium’s Director of Background Screening for a presentation that dispels myths and misconceptions on background checks and outlines important best practices and compliance actions that […]

Know the Role: Strengthening Safeguarding Comprehension for Management, Staff, and Clients

https://vimeo.com/851390580/eae013adcb?share=copy Recorded August 2, 2023 Description: Educating your team and community is critical for building a safe environment and reducing and eliminating opportunities for abuse. Your organizational ecosystem has different positions which demand unique safeguarding knowledge, from Board members, to volunteers, to clients and beneficiaries of service. Using data from the 2023 Praesidium Report, we […]

Screening & Selection Toolkit

The Screening and Selection Toolkit is designed to provide organizations with tools to effectively screen and select employees and volunteers to work with vulnerable populations. The Toolkit is based upon the basic premise that staff and volunteers who serve vulnerable populations should be carefully screened. It should be used as a set of guidelines for […]

Safeguarding 101: FADICA Community Seminar

Join FADICA in conversation with Katelyn Brewer (Darkness to Light), Aaron Lundberg and Laura Hardin Aceves (Praesidium), and Teresa Kettelkamp (PCPM) to learn about how your organization can begins its safeguarding journey. Download the five step practicum for non-profits.

Stewards of Children Training

Request a virtual seat license for Darkness to Light’s two-hour, flagship training module, Stewards of Children. Request Access

Sample Policies

Review Praesidium’s Sample Policies for Abuse Prevention, a 2023 resource exclusively for FADICA members and grantee partners. Request Access

Applying Your Knowledge: A Collaborative Discussion on Safeguarding Case Examples

Applying Your Knowledge: A Collaborative Discussion on Safeguarding Case Examples https://vimeo.com/830342197?share=copy Recorded May 24, 2023 Description: Join FADICA and Praesidium for a conversation about how organizations can thoughtfully and appropriately respond to red-flag behaviors, boundary violations, and other safeguarding incidents. Using case studies and real-life examples, we will identify initial safeguarding concerns, highlighting how responsible […]