Creating a Response Plan
Having a plan for how your organization would respond to a discovery of abuse is invaluable. Whether the abuse were to be perpetrated by someone within your organization or someone without, how you respond will impact the victim’s recovery, perpetrator’s sentence, and your organization’s reputation.
Join us as we engage in a discussion about what elements you should include in your church or ministry’s response plan so that you may respond biblically and lawfully if an allegation of abuse were to arise.
We don’t like to think about the fact that one of our own could be abused in our care or that one of our own could be an abuser. But that is precisely why it is so vital to create and maintain an abuse response plan while heads are clear, and hearts are not burdened by the sorrow that comes when abuse is uncovered.
Although we do everything in our power to protect kids and prevent abuse, on this side of heaven it still happens. You don’t want to be caught on your heels when faced with such a heavy, heartbreaking situation.
Let us come alongside you to give guidance on how to build a response plan that works for you and your specific ministry context.
Amber Privett is a faithful follower of Christ and a licensed clinical social worker. She owns Amber Privett Counseling, where she serves clients all over the states of Florida and Utah. In her clinical work, she helps abuse survivors navigate their stories and find healing. However, Amber's passion is to create a safer world for the most vulnerable among us. She most ardently believes that the church should be a space where abuse survivors can experience the comfort, love, and peace of God. This has led her to her work as both a consultant and a trainer for local churches, ministries, and faith-based non-profits - helping them navigate abuse response and abuse prevention. Throughout her career, she has played a pivotal role in numerous child abuse prevention initiatives, anti-trafficking efforts, and family preservation movements. She currently calls Tampa home.