Praesidium Inc.

Abuse and Harassment Training

With over two decades of experience, Praesidium  is the leader in abuse risk management and has worked internationally to help schools manage their risk of sexual abuse and misconduct.

Praesidium's Armatus®Online Training

Praesidium's Armatus Online Training uses extensive interactivity, video-clips, compelling graphics, and sound effects to fully engage participants.  Each module takes between 30 minutes and one hour to complete and includes a brief quiz over key elements.  With just a click of your mouse, you can have instant documentation of anyone who has completed a module. Click here for Praesidium's online training preferred pricing for SOS Schools.      

Popular school courses include:

Course Titles

Training Participants Will Learn:

Meet Sam

  • The three types of molesters,
  • The three things molesters need in order to offend, and
  • The types of boundaries molesters often violate.

It Happened To Me

  • The long-term effects of abuse,
  • Which children are vulnerable to abuse,
  • Why children don’t tell about abuse, and
  • What to do if a child tells you about abuse.

Keeping Your School Safe

  • Who abuses children and when and where abuse is most likely to occur at school,
  • Specific steps to take to keep children safe at school, and
  • How to prevent false allegations of abuse.

Abuse Risk Management for Volunteers

  • The facts about sexual abuse,
  • The three steps volunteers can take to keep kids safe, and
  • How volunteers can protect themselves.

Navigating the Murky Waters of Sexual Harassment

  • How to recognize different types of harassment,
  • How to determine if a situation is or is not sexual harassment,
  • How to prevent sexual harassment, and
  • How to respond to sexual harassment.

Now You’re a Supervisor: Preventing Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

  • Laws and statutes pertaining to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation;
  • How to prevent, stop, and respond to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; and
  • What to do if someone reports an incident of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

Praesidium’s online library additionally includes a refresher course and courses for camps, day camps, preventing sexual activity between young children, bloodborne pathogens, and much more. 

Training is just one step in protecting your students from abuse.  Through our partnership with Praesidium, SOS Schools receive preferred pricing on additional abuse prevention services, including:

  • Background Checks
  • Onsite Workshops
  • Policy Analysis
  • Screening & Selection Resources
  • Youth Education Curriculum
  • Risk Assessments
  • The Praesidium School Accreditation Program

 Contact Angelique Dale, Praesidium's Education Account Manager, by phone or email:  800.743.6354 or ADale@PraesidiumInc.com

School Office Services

5050 Spring Valley Road * Dallas, Texas 75244 * 800-555-9074 

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