BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//georgiacenterforchildadvocacy.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcrea tor 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:8c6596a6-d441-46f8-a2cd-6dfcfce72474 X-WR-CALDESC:Become a Facilitator\nAn authorized Facilitat or is an individual who has been trained by Darkness to Light to deliver t he Stewards of Children training program to adults in their organization o r community. Facilitators are advocates for keeping children safe from sex ual abuse and are key to spreading the prevention message.\n\nWho Should Become a Facilitator?\nTypically\, someone becomes trained as a Facilitator for two reasons:\n1. They work or volunteer for an organ ization that wants to hold regular Stewards of Children training session\, perhaps to train the organization's staff and volunteers\, perhaps to off er training to the community.\n2. They want to start or be involved in a p revention initiative in their community and offer the Stewards of Children training program to a variety of individuals and organizations.\n\nHow Do I Become a Facilitator?\nTo become an Authorized Facilit ator\, you must attend a Facilitator Workshop. The cost of the workshop is $350 and includes:\n1. 7 hours of instruction on the philosophy and purp ose of the Stewards of Children curriculum\, mastery of the training curri culum\, preparation for and promoting the program\, and facilitator polici es and procedures.\n2. All training materials including a Facilitator Man ual\, a Stewards of Children workbook\, DVD\, and 5 Steps booklet.\n\nIt i s highly recommended that prior to attending a Facilitator Workshop\, you first participate in a Stewards of Children tra ining session or complete the online version of the program also avail able on our website. \n\nWhat Skills Are Needed to Be a Facilitato r?\nFacilitators model the core principals of Stewards of Childre n in the community by talking openly about child sexual abuse and engaging adults in the discussion. It takes courage and commitment to increase peo ple’s knowledge and to change attitudes about child sexual abuse. While te aching or training experience is not required\, you must feel comfortable speaking and presenting in front of large audiences. Good presentation\, l istening\, and communication skills are all critically important in being an effective facilitator.\nIn addition\, you should consider how talking a bout this issue regularly and openly in public will affect you personally. It is difficult to hear personal stories of abuse. You must be prepared t o be immersed in the topic without it having a negative or traumatic effec t on you. If you are a survivor of sexual abuse this is an especially impo rtant consideration.\n\nWhat Are the Responsibilities of a Facilit ator?\n1. Schedule and facilitate Stewards of Children sessions\ , training at least 25 adults per quarter.\n2. Purchase training material s for each person you train. The cost of each Interactive Workbook is $10. Facilitators are authorized to charge speaking and/or material fees beyon d the $10 per person to cover time and expenses.\n3. Sign a facilitator a greement accepting all facilitator policies and agree to a background chec k.\n4. Once authorized\, Facilitators have access to a Facilitator Only s ection of our website where you will report all completed trainings and fi nd useful resources.\n\nREGISTER NOW\n X-WR-RELCALID:ee13c1bc1ca251253b7206ce153890a3 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20161106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20160313T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:120e68d4-bbf7-4cbb-9465-f8d1e8202240 DTSTAMP:20260422T115440Z DESCRIPTION:Become a Facilitator\nAn authorized Facilitato r is an individual who has been trained by Darkness to Light to deliver th e Stewards of Children training program to adults in their organization or community. Facilitators are advocates for keeping children safe from sexu al abuse and are key to spreading the prevention message.\n\nWho S hould Become a Facilitator?\nTypically\, someone becomes trained as a Facilitator for two reasons:\n1. They work or volunteer for an organi zation that wants to hold regular Stewards of Children training session\, perhaps to train the organization's staff and volunteers\, perhaps to offe r training to the community.\n2. They want to start or be involved in a pr evention initiative in their community and offer the Stewards of Children training program to a variety of individuals and organizations.\n\nHow Do I Become a Facilitator?\nTo become an Authorized Facilita tor\, you must attend a Facilitator Workshop. The cost of the workshop is $350 and includes:\n1. 7 hours of instruction on the philosophy and purpo se of the Stewards of Children curriculum\, mastery of the training curric ulum\, preparation for and promoting the program\, and facilitator policie s and procedures.\n2. All training materials including a Facilitator Manu al\, a Stewards of Children workbook\, DVD\, and 5 Steps booklet.\n\nIt is highly recommended that prior to attending a Facilitator Workshop\, you f irst participate in a Stewards of Children trai ning session or complete the online version of the program also availa ble on our website. \n\nWhat Skills Are Needed to Be a Facilitator ?\nFacilitators model the core principals of Stewards of Children in the community by talking openly about child sexual abuse and engaging adults in the discussion. It takes courage and commitment to increase peop le’s knowledge and to change attitudes about child sexual abuse. While tea ching or training experience is not required\, you must feel comfortable s peaking and presenting in front of large audiences. Good presentation\, li stening\, and communication skills are all critically important in being a n effective facilitator.\nIn addition\, you should consider how talking ab out this issue regularly and openly in public will affect you personally. It is difficult to hear personal stories of abuse. You must be prepared to be immersed in the topic without it having a negative or traumatic effect on you. If you are a survivor of sexual abuse this is an especially impor tant consideration.\n\nWhat Are the Responsibilities of a Facilita tor?\n1. Schedule and facilitate Stewards of Children sessions\, training at least 25 adults per quarter.\n2. Purchase training materials for each person you train. The cost of each Interactive Workbook is $10. Facilitators are authorized to charge speaking and/or material fees beyond the $10 per person to cover time and expenses.\n3. Sign a facilitator ag reement accepting all facilitator policies and agree to a background check .\n4. Once authorized\, Facilitators have access to a Facilitator Only se ction of our website where you will report all completed trainings and fin d useful resources.\n\nREGISTER NOW\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151117T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151117T170000 LOCATION:Georgia Center for Child Advocacy - 1485 Woodland Ave. SE\, Atlant a\, GA 30316 SUMMARY:Facilitator Workshop END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR