Implement Guidelines for Interacting with Youth
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Set bounds about the mountain and sanctify it. (Exodus 19:23)
Just as the Jewish people demarcated the sacred space around Mount Sinai before receiving the Ten Commandments, we invite your organization to establish intentional boundaries in adult-youth interactions, delineating the behaviors that are encouraged within your spaces. This Best Practice will help your organization create and uphold clear boundaries for interactions with children and teens.
Example Child Protection Policy Statement
This document is a courtesy of Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale New York. (more…)
Clarify which adult-youth interactions are acceptable within your organization. Learn effective strategies for upholding the guidelines youāve identified.
Sample Interaction Guidelines
See the guidelines from Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale New Yorkās Child Protection Policy.
Affirmation of Interaction Guidelines
Guidance and sample language to ask that adults affirm their understanding of your organization's interaction guidelines.
Guide: Deviating from the Code of Conduct
Tools to help you develop a system for anticipating and documenting when to make exceptions to your interaction guidelines.
Companion Resources
Form: Deviating from the Code of Conduct
Template forms for requesting and granting emergency exceptions to your interaction guidelines.