Youth Ministry Workers or Volunteers

• Youth Ministers
• Youth Choir Directors
• Sunday School Teachers
• Acolyte Leaders
• Camp Counselors
• Small Group or Ministry Leaders
• Counselors-in-Training
• Youth Volunteers
• Confirmations Mentors

Youth Ministry Workers & Volunteers  must complete the following modules. Please click on each module, one at a time, once you have logged into your Praesidium Academy account at www.praesidiumacademy.com.

If you do not have a Praesidium Academy account or need help logging in, please contact the Parish Administrator, Coral Freas at cfreas@stjohnshuntington.org or (631) 427-1752, ext 101.

• Introduction & Theological Background
• Organizational Rules & Policies
• Healthy Boundaries
• Power & Relationships (suggested)
• Abuse & Neglect
• Inclusion
• Bullying
• Reporting (not yet available- we follow NY State Mandatory Reporting requirement)

Select one of the following: Managers & Supervisor for those with Supervisory responsibilities (required) or Workers for all others (suggested):

• Safeguarding God's People: Preventing Sexual Harassment for Workers
• Safeguarding God’s People: Preventing Sexual Harassment for Managers & Supervisors

Each module must be completed in its entirety. You may pause and return to any module, and you do not have to complete all modules at once. The system will not allow you to have more than one window open at once, so please set aside a time you will be able to focus on the training. After each completed module, you will receive a completion email with at link to print your Completion Award for that module.