{"product_id":"skills-for-safeguarding-9781514010730","title":"Skills for Safeguarding","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Only Textbook on Safeguarding for Faith-Based Ministries and Seminaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristians are called to care for the vulnerable, but churches have not always led the way in becoming places safe from abuse.\u003c\/b\u003e Increasingly, organizations and churches are recognizing the importance of the field of \u003ci\u003esafeguarding\u003c\/i\u003e: training and equipping people to prevent abuse, act when abuse happens, and promote healing for survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLisa Compton and Taylor Patterson have edited the first textbook on safeguarding designed specifically for faith-based ministries and seminaries. In \u003ci\u003eSkills for Safeguarding\u003c\/i\u003e, experts from universities around the world have contributed on topics in their areas of expertise. This book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprovides an understanding of trauma and abuse from a Christian integration perspective;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egives insight into perpetrator dynamics and systems that enable abuse;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eteaches skills necessary to interact with victims and their families;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes questions for self-reflection and discussion; and more. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSafeguarders can be individuals hired by the church in a vocational role, but they can also be pastors and other church leaders, laypeople, mental health professionals, and anyone who desires to promote a safe environment. Ideally, every adult in the church should recognize their responsibility to safeguard and seek to grow in skills to better serve abuse survivors and cultivate a culture that protects the vulnerable. This book provides the essential starting place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50059057824087,"sku":"9781514010730","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781514010730.jpg?v=1740454689","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/skills-for-safeguarding-9781514010730","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}