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Resolution Number: 1988-D064
Title: Urge Training to Respond to Family Violence
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred As Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That this 69th General Convention urge every bishop to direct an appropriate body within the diocese to:

  1. establish and conduct training workshops for clergy and laity to identify the signs of battering and sexual abuse of women and children;
  2. produce a register for the clergy and laity of available resources within their communities, such as support services, shelters and entitlement programs; and
  3. encourage clergy and laity to consult with and refer victims to professionally trained counselors and support groups;

and be it further

Resolved, That this Convention urge the seminaries of the church to include in their curricula appropriate education and training in the area of family violence.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 277.

Legislative History

Author:
Originating House: House of Deputies
Originating Committee: Committee on Social and Urban Affairs

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(D064)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 69th General Convention urge every bishop to direct an appropriate body within the diocese to:

establish and conduct training workshops for clergy in order to enable better recognition of the signs of battering and sexual abuse of women and children;

produce a register for the clergy of available resources within its various communities, i.e. country and state support services, shelters and entitlement programs;

encourage clergy to consult and refer to professionally trained counsellors.

Proposed Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 69th General Convention urge every bishop to direct an appropriate body within the diocese to;

  1. establish and conduct training workshops for clergy and laity in order to enable better recognition of to identify the signs of battering and sexual abuse of women and children;
  2. produce a register for the clergy and laity of available resources within their its various communities, i.e. county and state such as support services, shelters and entitlement programs;
  3. encourage clergy and laity to consult with and refer victims to professionally trained counsellors. and support groups.

Deputy Burson of Maine moved an amendment.

Proposed Amendment:

Add a further Resolved, to read as follows:

Resolved, That this Convention urges the seminaries of the Church to include in their curricula appropriate education and training in the area of family violence.

Debate followed.

The question was called.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on the Burson amendment.

Motion carried

Amendment adopted

Deputy Habecker of Los Angeles moved an amendment as follows:

Proposed Amendment:

Add the words "and that they be fully informed of all state laws which apply to the counseling relationship."

Debate followed.

The question was called.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on the Habecker amendment.

Motion defeated

Amendment defeated

A vote was taken on D064.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #186)

House of Bishops

The Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #51 on House of Deputies Message #186 on Resolution D064a (Violence Against Women and Children) and moved concurrence.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #310)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 9.

Abstract:   The 69th General Convention urges clergy and laity to recognize signs of battering and sexual abuse, to produce a list of resources for victims, and to refer victims to counselors and support groups. It urges seminaries to educate and train in the area of family violence.