Please welcome the new parish administrators of the EIM program here at St.Paul: Gina Rollman and Ricardo Luna. If you have any questions or want to know your current status please send them an email at: EIM@saintpaulaustin.org
Dear Ministry Leaders and Volunteers,
Hope you and your family are well.
The EIM Office at the Diocese of Austin has developed a temporary online training to fulfill the compliance requirement for those who are due or past due to attend an EIM Workshop.
Anyone may view the abuse prevention videos and information used for this temporary online training; however, to receive EIM workshop attendance credit for participating in this temporary online training, each participant must already have an EIM account.
Click this link for more information and to attend the online training:
Estimados líderes del ministerio y voluntarios,
Deseo que usted y su familia esten bien.
La Oficina de EIM en la Diócesis de Austin ha desarrollado un taller temporal en línea para cumplir con el requisito para aquellos que deben asistir a un Taller de EIM.
Cualquiera puede ver los videos de prevención de abuso y la información utilizada para este taller temporal en línea; sin embargo, para recibir crédito de asistencia al taller EIM por participar en esta clase temporal en línea, cada participante ya debe tener una cuenta EIM.
NOTA 1: Este programa es principalmente para personas que han asistido a un Taller EIM anterior y ahora necesitan asistir a una capacitación para mantener el cumplimiento. Los participantes en este programa en línea que nunca hayan asistido a un Taller EIM deberán asistir a un Taller EIM dentro del año, dependiendo de cuándo podamos comenzar a realizar talleres nuevamente.
NOTA 2: Si tiene dificultades para abrir un enlace o ver un video, cambie los navegadores. Todo ha sido probado en Chrome, Firefox e Internet Explorer.
Haga clic en este enlace para obtener más información y asistir a la capacitación en línea:
https://austindiocese.org/workshop
In the summer of 2001, the Diocese of Austin inaugurated the Ethics and Integrity in Ministry (EIM) program – one of the first programs for the protection of children and youth in the United States.
EIM compliance consists of five components: (i) the submission of an EIM application for ministry prior to beginning any service in ministry, (ii) authorization for the diocese to run an initial background check and rerun background checks at least every three years (and more often as needed); (iii) participation in an EIM workshop within the first 60 days of ministry and at least once every three years; (iv) adherence to the Diocese of Austin Policies on Ethics and Integrity in Ministry; and (v) classification in the diocesan EIM database as authorized to engage in ministry.
The EIM workshop gives insight into the victim’s experience of sexual abuse, teaches the skills for prevention and response, and reviews our EIM policies and procedures (which illustrate the ethical behavior expected of those engaged in ministry). The diocesan EIM Office also provides age-appropriate education to our youth, teaching them about boundaries, respect for self and others, safety in relationships, and the sacredness of being a child of God.
EIM compliance is required of all clergy, religious, seminarians, diocesan employees, parish and Catholic school employees, and adult lay persons who volunteer in ministry with minors or vulnerable adults; or in any ministry, program or organization that serves youth or vulnerable adults in any manner, or functions at a time and place where they are typically present.