Parents Want Their Children in Safe Environments
Nearly 11 million children under age 5 in the United States are in some type of child care setting every week. As a child care provider you know the tremendous responsibility involved in protecting these children.
While most adults who apply to work in child care programs model
and reinforce healthy boundaries, there are others who do not
recognize them. Some of these adults cross over adult-child sexual
boundaries themselves and some are permission givers who fail to
respond appropriately when they witness other adults violating
boundaries with children and teens.
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At two, multi-state, youth-serving agencies, organization records
indicated four official reports of boundary violations by staff over a
six-month period.
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However, in an anonymous survey by Abel Screening, Inc., staff
indicated knowledge of 487 boundary violations over the same period.
Boundary violations occur quite frequently, but are most often not reported, putting children in child care programs at continued risk.
In addition, an estimated 6% of adults in the general population are sexually attracted to children. This 6% apply in higher numbers for jobs in child care where they will have greater access to children.
These adults:
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Hide their sexual interest in children from everyone
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Are equally represented in every socio-economic group
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Can’t be detected simply by interviews
The Diana Screen
20 years of research and new methodology have created the most technologically advanced solution to the problem of staff and volunteers who violate sexual boundaries with children. The Diana Screen is a pre-hire/volunteer risk management screen that keeps children safe from sexual abuse and sexual boundary violations:
The Diana Screen is Easy to Use and Fast
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Five minutes staff administration time
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Questions answered on a computer
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4th grade reading level
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Results available the same day
The Diana Screen for Child Care
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Should be used as one component of a child care program’s overall application/interview/screening process
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Acts as a deterrent – when applicants know that a daycare is using it, some who are a danger to children will not apply
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Helps form a safer pool of prospective hires and volunteers
For more information about The Diana Screen or Abel Screening's line of Child Protection Products, please Contact Us or call at 404.874.4772.
For a list of sources supporting the information on this page, go to References.