Child Protection: Keeping Kids Safe from Abuse (Virtual)
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April 24, 2025
Cost: Free to Members. $100 for Non-Members
Description: Municipalities have a responsibility to keep children safe as they play and learn at parks, pools, and libraries. The legal responsibilities and best practices that keep children safe are best applied when part of a robust formal plan; unfortunately, many municipal departments have informal and unwritten policies and procedures. Join CVMIC and attorney Ryan Heiden for a robust discussion and review of the best practices that will protect children, adult staff, and the community.
Agenda:
- 9:30am – 10:00am Overview & Introduction of Do’s & Don’ts (Andrew Taylor)
- 10:00am – 11:00am Legal Responsibilities & Best Practices (Ryan Heiden)
- 11:00am – 12:00pm Child Protection Training, Review, and Q&A (Andrew Taylor & Open Forum)
This program will highlight the new CVMIC resources:
- Abuse & Grooming Model Policy
- Child Protection on-demand training in NeoGov Learn
Presenters:
Attorney Ryan Heiden
Ryan is a Shareholder in the Government Law Group where he focuses his practice on school law and public sector labor and employment issues. Ryan helps public sector employers navigate and minimize risk in a wide range of complex and sensitive labor and employment issues by providing employers with trusted and practical guidance. Ryan routinely provides counsel related to anti-discrimination practices, employee medical issues, wage and hour matters, internal investigations, employee discipline, and crisis management. He is also adept at navigating Wisconsin’s Open Meetings and Public Records Laws, as well as unique issues related to public safety employees and police and fire commissions.
Andrew Taylor, CVMIC
Andrew joined Cities & Villages Mutual Insurance Company in February, 2017 as a Management Training & Development Coordinator and was promoted to the Sr. Training & Development Specialist in 2019. Andrew is responsible for working with the member municipalities in a number of leadership training and development initiatives. He joined CVMIC with nearly 10 years of experience in training and development, organizational development, coaching, employee onboarding and public speaking in the public and private sectors. Andrew completed his Master’s work at Marquette University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While he completed his Master of Arts degree in Communication, with a specialization in Training & Development, he was recognized nationally and locally for his work on adult learning in the workplace. Andrew is passionate about helping employees develop new knowledge, skills and abilities by facilitating engaging training based on sound adult learning theory.
Target Audience: Park & Recreation, Aquatics, Library Staff, Police, Fire Department & EMS, municipal employees that work with or near children, and any municipal leadership.
To Register: Log into NeoGov Learn (button above) and search keywords "Child Protection" in the Course Catalog. Non-Members should reach out to Carrie Baritsky at [email protected] for assistance with registering.
Course: Eligible for SHRM PDCs
Cities & Villages Mutual Insurance Company (CVMIC) is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
