Child Abuse Prevention Team

A Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) team was formed in each parish of the Archdiocese in the fall of 2002. Our team is chaired by Kathleen Logan-Prince. The members of the team attend archdiocesan training. Their mission is to train parish staff, teachers, volunteers and interested parishioners in the dangers of any form of child abuse, and ways to prevent this. The overall purpose of these trainings is to inform every Catholic, young and old, of appropriate interactions between adults and children, and especially how to prevent any kind of abuse or neglect of children in our safekeeping, to work within the parish to provide a safe environment for children, and to be available to parish staff and parishioners for consultation on matters of child safety.

VIRTUS Training

Catechist and all volunteers of St. Julia Parish must complete VIRTUS a "Child Protection" session in order to be involved as a volunteer in this Parish. This is a one-time 2 & 1/2 hour session and does not need to be repeated. If you are planning to help out in any capacity as a volunteer please note the dates below and call the Religious Education Office at 781-899-8434 to reserve a space at our sessions.

What is VIRTUS training? How does it work?
Maximizing a church's role as a child-safe environment begins with making adults more aware of the ways children and adults interact with each other. The PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN program educates and trains adults (clergy, religious, teachers, staff, volunteers, and parents) about the dangers of abuse, the warning signs of abuse, the ways to prevent abuse, the methods of properly reporting suspicions of abuse, and responding to allegations of abuse.

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