The following documents are provided to assist parishes in compliance with the Sexual Misconduct Policy of the Orthodox Church in America.
- OCA Misconduct Policy – a link to document
- OCA Implementation Guidelines – summary of the overall approach
- Frequently Asked Questions – a document to guide parish implementation of the policy .
- Parish Risk Manual – A template to be used by parishes to create a localized manual/handbook to guide the implementation of the OCA policy in their parish and to adapt it to local circumstances.
- Implementation Checklist – a checklist for conducting an evaluation of your parish’s compliance with the OCA policy.
- Application for Working with Children and Youth – to be used as the primary document organizing background checks for parish workers.
- “Personnel File” Checklist – A document for summarizing the compliance status of individual parish workers. (to be available shortly)
- Reference Contact Form – an OCA form to be used when contacting references for a church worker applicant
- Reducing the Risk II – A pdf of a PowerPoint presentation given by Michael Herzak to the 2010 Midwest Diocesan Assembly.
- Reducing the Risk Webinar — An archive of the October 13, 2011 webinar delivered by Michael Herzak