Skills for Safeguarding: A Guide to Preventing Abuse and Fostering Healing in the Church

Compton, Lisa, Patterson, Taylor

ISBN 10: 1514010739 / ISBN 13: 9781514010730

Published by IVP Academic, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Skills for Safeguarding: A Guide to Preventing Abuse and Fostering Healing in the Church
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1514010739
• ISBN 13: 9781514010730
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

<p><strong>The Only Textbook on Safeguarding for Faith-Based Ministries and Seminaries</strong></p><p><strong>Christians are called to care for the vulnerable, but churches have not always led the way in becoming places safe from abuse.</strong> Increasingly, organizations and churches are recognizing the importance of the field of <em>safeguarding</em>: training and equipping people to prevent abuse, act when abuse happens, and promote healing for survivors.</p><p>Lisa Compton and Taylor Patterson have edited the first textbook on safeguarding designed specifically for faith-based ministries, churches, and seminaries. In <em>Skills for Safeguarding</em>, experts from universities around the world have contributed on topics in their areas of expertise. This book</p><ul><li>provides an understanding of trauma and abuse from a Christian integration perspective;</li><li>gives insight into perpetrator dynamics and systems that enable abuse;</li><li>teaches skills necessary to interact withvictims and their families;</li><li>includes questions for self-reflection and discussion; and more. </li></ul><p>Safeguarders 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. Don’t wait to get equipped – get your copy today!</p>

About the Authors

<p>Lisa Compton is associate professor and assistant director of the doctoral program in counselor education and supervision at Regent University. She is a licensed social worker, certified trauma treatment specialist, and coauthor of the textbook <em>Preparing for Trauma Work in Clinical Mental Health</em>.</p>

<p>Taylor Patterson is a licensed professional counselor specializing in trauma, including survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. She has presented at local and national conferences and is published in peer-reviewed journals. She is currently a PhD candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision.</p>