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Army’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program

Army’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program. Chaplain Overview. UNIT MINISTRY TEAMS. - CONFIDENTIALITY - TRAINING - INTEGRATION - RESPONSE - WAY AHEAD. UMTs and Confidentiality. Unit Ministry Teams will not report unless the victim releases them to do so.

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Army’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program

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  1. Army’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Chaplain Overview

  2. UNIT MINISTRY TEAMS - CONFIDENTIALITY- TRAINING- INTEGRATION- RESPONSE- WAY AHEAD

  3. UMTs and Confidentiality • Unit Ministry Teams will not report unless the victim releases them to do so. • Get the Victim to sign a release of information • If release is a verbal agreement write a Memo for Record • If Victim Decides NOT to report, UMTs: • Encourage Medical Treatment • Inform why reporting is important • Describe Avenues for Confidential Reporting - Do Not Pressure! - • Reporting Options: • Open / “Unrestricted” Reporting • Confidential / “Restricted” Reporting

  4. UNIT MINISTRY TEAMS - CONFIDENTIALITY- TRAINING- INTEGRATION- RESPONSE- WAY AHEAD

  5. Specialized Training - Chaplain Officer Basic Leadership Course - Army SAPR course of instruction, prerequisite to pastoral care counseling course, taught by SAPC, Fort Jackson - Pastoral Care Response to Victims of Sexual Assault, taught by Family Life Chaplain, MS Community Counseling • Installation Family Life Training - Annual Installation Training Plan - Conducted by Family Life Chaplain, MS Community Counseling or Clinical Pastoral Education

  6. UMTs and Army’s SAPR Program

  7. Terminal Learning Objective(cont)

  8. Army Policy on Sexual Assault “Sexual assault is a criminal offense that has no place in the Army. It degrades mission readiness by devastating the Army’s ability to work effectively as a team…..It is incompatible with the Army Values and is punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and other federal and local civilian laws… The Army will treat all victims of sexual assault with dignity, fairness, and respect.” AR 600-20, Paragraph 8-2

  9. UNIT MINISTRY TEAMS - CONFIDENTIALITY- TRAINING- INTEGRATION- RESPONSE- WAY AHEAD

  10. INTEGRATION - Systemic Supporting Role- Installation Health Promotion Counsel- Monthly Sex Assault Review Board- DACH representation at SARC Annual Conference, 2008

  11. UNIT MINISTRY TEAMS - CONFIDENTIALITY- TRAINING- INTEGRATION- RESPONSE- WAY AHEAD

  12. RESPONSE Sensitive religious support for the victim- Confidential avenue for access to care- Supports a positive command climate- Pastoral care for the victim, SPIRIT

  13. SPIRIT (Pastoral Response to Sexual Assault) • Setting a supportive environment • Pacing for gathering details • Information sharing • Restoring the person to life • Integrating the new experience into her/his identity • Thinking theologically about sexual assault

  14. UNIT MINISTRY TEAMS - CONFIDENTIALITY- TRAINING- INTEGRATION- RESPONSE- WAY AHEAD

  15. SIGNIFICANT STEPS Chief Of Chaplains’ memo, 9/27/07, "Policy for Protection of Confidential Communications between Unit Ministry Team Members and Military Constituents"- Confidential Communication policy is reflected in the latest version of AR 165-1

  16. SIGNIFICANT STEPS DA PAM, “Family Life Ministry: Pastoral Care and Counseling in the US Army Chaplaincy”- STRATCOM topic “confidential communication”; - CCH “Sends”- CAST FY09; special topic

  17. Army’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Chaplain Overview

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