This program is a 1 hour online training course developed to address the problem of sexual misconduct and CSA in K 12 education by using two avatars/teachers who are navigating CSA and misconduct in their schools. A total of 134 teachers from three school districts participated in a study to examine the effectiveness of the program in terms of knowledge awareness, including prevalence rates, types of CSA behaviors, impact of CSA on children, signs and symptoms, reporting responsibilities, and responses to suspected abuse. Participants were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received the Enough training and completed a pre and posttest and an evaluation of the training, Group B completed the posttest only, and Group C completed both the pre and posttests. Results indicated that the intervention group's knowledge was significantly higher than that of the control group's at posttest. Group A participants reported a high level of satisfaction with the training, as well as increased knowledge, awareness, and willingness to take preventive action in the future. This study points to the need to further test the effectiveness of the Enough program on a wider scale in an effort for educators to be better prepared to protect students from the threat of CSA and sexual misconduct. (publisher abstract modified)
Advancing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Schools: An Exploration of the Effectiveness of the Enough! Online Training Program for K-12 Teachers
NCJ Number
253652
Journal
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Dated: 2018
Date Published
2018
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This article reports on an evaluation of the "Enough! Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in My School" program, whose objective is to counter educator commission of child sexual abuse (CSA) in K-12 schools.
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