Resolution Number: | 1988-D064 | |
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Title: | Urge Training to Respond to Family Violence | |
Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended | |
Final Text: |
Resolved, That this 69th General Convention urge every bishop to direct an appropriate body within the diocese to:
- establish and conduct training workshops for clergy and laity to identify the signs of battering and sexual abuse of women and children;
- produce a register for the clergy and laity of available resources within their communities, such as support services, shelters and entitlement programs; and
- encourage clergy and laity to consult with and refer victims to professionally trained counselors and support groups;
and be it further
Resolved, That this Convention urge the seminaries of the church to include in their curricula appropriate education and training in the area of family violence.
Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 277. |
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