Stewards of Children

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
Program for Adults

I am a trained Facilitator for Stewards of Children, a revolutionary, interactive prevention program developed by Darkness to Light, a national child sexual abuse prevention organization. The program educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse, and to take proactive steps to protect children.

Participants in this presentation will:

1. Hear stories from survivors of childhood sexual abuse regarding their victimization and healing and learn from their experiences.
2. Learn "The 7 Steps To Protecting Our Children", Darkness to Light's core educational tool for sexual abuse prevention.
3. Receive a workbook detailing simple principles of choice, consciousness and personal power to understand the nature and impact of childhood sexual abuse.
4. Be challenged to take personal responsibility for the safety of all children. AND MORE!

As the author of The Doghouse Angel (Kim's personal story of healing and recovery from childhood victimization), Kimberly Steward is a strong proponent of empowering children and adults with knowledge that will enable them to feel secure in their ability to act to protect themselves against victimization.  This 90-minute presentation profiles her personal journey as she struggled to reclaim her self-esteem and renew her sense of personal worth. It addresses the fear associated with disclosure and the necessity to face that fear if one is to become a survivor.

As a survivor, she believes that the emboldening of our youth is essential to their personal ability to be courageous about their right to disclose and not become victims of "the secret". Additionally, information is provided regarding the prevalence of child sexual abuse and steps that may be taken, by adult caregivers, to protect all children from becoming victims of this crime.

The Color Of Secrets Presentation
Child Sexual Abuse PREVENTION Program

The 45-minute children's presentation for The Color of Secrets (TCOS) is a wonderful and non-threatening way to help children understand what to do if someone is grooming them for abuse or has sexually abused them. The primary goal of the training is PREVENTION.

Overview:
Upon completion of the presentation the children will:

• know that telling someone is a very important step to getting help
• understand that the person they tell should be someone they trust and with whom they feel safe
• know what is meant by "private parts" and "secret", with the difference between a fun secret and a bad secret made clear
• have experienced the messages in The Color of Secrets read aloud and explained
• have seen the illustration with Caroline wearing a dress displaying the symbols for NO and STOP
• have the symbols dynamically emphasized by the presenter
• have viewed an enlarged copy of The Color of Secrets flipchart fashion, on an easel
• have had the opportunity to respond to each of the illustrations
• have beautiful illustrations to recall when a perpetrator chooses to behave inappropriately, making action more likely
• have his or her own copy of The Color of Secrets to reinforce its messages