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Every child needs a loving home. Foster care tries to provide safe caring homes for those children that have lost this basic element of life.
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We know that the work you do to protect children extends far beyond that suggested by your job description or title. Whether you are a CEO, administrator, director, social worker, parent, or relief worker, you are responsible for some of society's most vulnerable children, the majority of whom have already suffered abuse and neglect. Research indicates that 75% to 85% of children in foster care have experienced or are experiencing sexual abuse. |
Most organizations conduct criminal record checks. However, only 1% to 3% of people who molest children have a criminal record. The Diana Screen® identifies 50% of people who are a high risk to children. |
Some people who apply to become foster parents are actually sexual abusers that are targeting vulnerable children.
No foster care agency wants to unwittingly cause more harm to these children.
Sexually traumatized children are particularly susceptible to future incidents of sexual abuse. They often have been over sexualized by their previous caretakers which has left them confused not only about sexual boundaries, but also about what is appropriate sexual behavior. The person who sexually abused them may have led them to be sexually provocative. They may have come to believe that the only way to get adult protection is to submit to sexual advances. Children in foster care whether having ever experienced sexual abuse or not, are some of the most vulnerable children in our country. Unfortunately, individuals with a sexual interest in children target foster care to get access to these children. Once in place, child sexual abusers are adept at using foster children's fear - whether they have been sexually abused or not - of being moved into even worse circumstances. With The Diana Screen® this can change.
These problems are well-known to you. This is one reason you do so much to make the best foster parent choice. Foster parent education programs, home studies, and screenings performed before a man or woman becomes an approved foster care provider are essential. Still, there is one critical element missing: none of these methods identify whether the prospective foster parent is a sexual risk to children. Criminal background checks and fingerprinting are grossly ineffective. The Sex Offender Registry checks only inform you if an individual of that exact name has been convicted of a sex crime within your state. This method, even when combined with fingerprinting, only identifies 1% to 3% of all child sexual abusers.
So what can you do to protect children in foster care from people who want to molest them?
You can add just one test to your current screening process. The Diana Screen® can be used with any man or woman who is seeking a position of trust with children: foster parents, relief workers, social workers, and home study specialists. The Diana Screen® will identify 50% of actual child molesters.The decision is yours: are you ready to take a stand and protect these children?
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