Creating Safe Congregations: Understanding and Protecting Leaders and Churches from Sexual Misconduct

<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://nacsw.org/iTunes/GarlandDClergyAbuse0413SAMPLEVERSION.mp3">Listen</a><span id="goog_885797070"></span><span id="goog_885797071"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">to this&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16.3636360168457px;">sample broadcast by&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Dr. Diana Garland talking about "</span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Creating Safe Congregations: Understanding and Protecting Leaders and Churches from Sexual Misconduct</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">" originally recorded on&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">March 5th, 2013</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">.&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b>Podcast Summary</b>:&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">This presentation reports the findings of the first national study of clergy sexual misconduct with adults. It will describe how the social dynamics of congregations contribute to, and so can prevent, clergy sexual misconduct. It will explore the dynamics of power and consent in the context of religious communities.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">The sample audio was originally published as NACSW's&nbsp;</span>December, 2014 Podcast of the Month<span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">.</span><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.nacsw.org/2008/2008_membership.htm" style="color: #888888; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Join NACSW today</a><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">to gain access to other great resources for integrating Christian faith and social work practice.</span></span>