If you have children in your life or work with children, this training is for you!

In this class you will have the opportunity to take the nationally acclaimed Stewards of Children/Darkness to Light training in the morning session. You will learn how to:

- Take steps to protect your child and those around you from abuse

- Spot the signs of possible abuse

- Act effectively and safely if you suspect abuse.

The afternoon session will focus specifically on educational issues and challenges teachers face in the classroom. Through discussion, role plays, and small group interactions, you will have an opportunity to devise strategies for:
(1) dealing with disclosures;
(2) providing parents and community members with practical guidelines for protecting their children; and
(3) educating parents and community members about the challenges posed to child safety by the Internet and other electronic media.

Marlene Mish has been an educator since 1968. A graduate of UCLA where she also got her teacher’s credential, she worked for Beverly Hills High School for almost three decades as a German/English/ESL teacher and then, after receiving her PPS, a guidance counselor, where her specialty was program creation, running groups for students, staff and district-wide in-services. When she came to Oregon in 2000, she became the principal of CrossRoads Alternative School in Medford and instituted art and music, raised the bar for graduation, and worked with the school districts to ensure a real education instead of an alternative to education. After two years working as a child sex abuse advocate for the District Attorney’s Office, she became the Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County.

This workshop may be taken for training hours or for college credit. Cost is $20 for 8 training hours or $55 for college credit with completion of follow-up assignments.