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Supervision and Discipline

Is our student ministry team equipped to lead?
posted 2/14/2012

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Supervision and Discipline
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Do you conduct comprehensive background checks for all of your employees and volunteers?

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Do you require that all of your event volunteers and supervisors attend your church for at least six months prior to allowing them to serve in a leadership capacity?

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Do you look for supervisors who demonstrate maturity and good judgment?

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Do you avoid putting teenagers in leadership/supervisory roles?

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Do you always have at least two adults as primary supervisors at any one activity, and in each classroom, vehicle, or other enclosed area?

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Do you try to enlist supervisors who have special training like CPR, first aid, or special skills that pertain to the activity?

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Do you appoint supervisors who have the ability to maintain control of the group?

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Do you ask parents/guardians to fill out activity participation agreements and note any known medical conditions or allergies prior to allowing children to participate in any activity?

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Do you meet with your supervisors prior to the event to evaluate risks, establish discipline procedures, and plan for emergency situations?

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Do your supervisors understand proper discipline procedures?

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For each of your youth programs and activities, do you have a ratio of one adult chaperone for every eight young people?

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Do your youth activity leaders and chaperones give participants clear guidelines to follow so that young people have a good understanding of what's expected of them at all times?

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Have your chaperones been instructed to deliver discipline in an appropriate manner?

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Have your chaperones been instructed to avoid the use of accusation, criticism, blame, shame, sarcasm, and other forms of negative discipline?

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Have your chaperones been instructed to avoid any use of physical punishment?

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Are your youth leaders and volunteers given access to training that can help them develop their behavior management skills?

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