The Diocese has instituted a new online training class titled Protecting God’s Children and Vulnerable Adults 3.2.

If it has been more than three (3) years since your initial training, you will need to take this course. You may have received an email from the Diocese about this, but very few of our volunteers have completed this. The Diocese would like us to have a greater compliance record.

Here are the steps to do the class:

1. Go to www.virtusonline.org. The diocese has re-set most accounts to use their email address as their User ID (then request a password reset). If you have trouble logging in, please do NOT create a new account as that makes more work for us in consolidating your two accounts. Please email us at [email protected], and we can retrieve that for you.
2. Log in to your EXISTING account using the User ID and Password you made when you first set up the account. If that does not

3. Next, click on ‘training’. Then, take the online class assigned to you (PGC 3.2). It takes about an hour. Continue all the way to the point where you are offered to print the certificate, so that the system recognizes that you completed the class. We can do the actual printing from our admin tab for this certificate. NOTE: Do not fast-forward through the videos – this causes the program to get stuck and then we need to contact the help desk

Thank you for attending to this matter, and thank you for the wonderful work you do for our parish and the community.

All parish employees must complete the following steps.

1. Virtus ®Online Safe Environment database: (Unsure whether you have an existing account?  Call the Office for Compliance at 412-456-3093.  If your record exists, we will provide you with login information)
   a. New users only, click here
   b. Existing accounts, click here

2. Child Abuse History Clearance
       a. Complete Paper Application and Release Form
           OR
       b. Complete online Application

3. FBI Clearance
   Parish Employee - Use code 1KG756
   Preschool/Child Care Services Employee - Use code 1KG738

4. Protecting God’s Children: On-line Class, Live Class, or Trauma Sensitive Alternative*

5. Mandated Reporter Training

   1. Are you listed on Appendix D?  If Yes, see the next step.
      If No, you are not required to complete the next step.

   2.  On-line Class or Live Class
      
      * For persons with a history of sexual abuse, watching the videos may cause a resurgence of memories and strong emotions that some find detrimental to their personal healing.  With that in mind, you can request a written trauma sensitive version by calling or emailing:  Laetitia Bridges, Director of Victim Assistance at 412-456-3093 ext. 3712 or  [email protected].  (When requesting this training, you will  not  be asked about your personal history.)