Skills for Safeguarding: Interview with Dr. Lisa Compton & Taylor Patterson

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of safeguarding in churches and features an interview with Dr. Lisa Compton and Taylor Patterson about their textbook on the subject.

Christians are called to care for the vulnerable, but churches have not always led the way in becoming places safe from abuse. Increasingly, organizations and churches are recognizing the importance of the field of safeguarding : training and equipping people to prevent abuse, act when abuse happens, and promote healing for survivors. Lisa Compton and Taylor Patterson have edited the first textbook on safeguarding designed specifically for faith-based ministries, churches, and seminaries. In Skills for Safeguarding , experts from universities around the world have contributed on topics in their areas of expertise. This book provides an understanding of trauma and abuse from a Christian integration perspective; gives insight into perpetrator dynamics and systems that enable abuse; teaches skills necessary to interact with victims and their families; includes questions for self-reflection and discussion; and more. Safeguarders can be individuals hired by the church in a vocational role, but they can also be pastors and other church leaders, laypeople, mental health professionals, and anyone who desires to promote a safe environment. Ideally, every adult in the church should…

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. Lisa Compton, Taylor Patterson

Topics covered

• safeguarding
• abuse prevention
• Christian ministry
• trauma
• healing
• church safety

Keywords

• safeguarding
• abuse
• Christianity
• trauma
• healing
• church leaders
• vulnerable

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian

Books & works: Skills for Safeguarding

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