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EIM Workshop and Compliance
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. To be compliant, one submits an EIM Application for Ministry (one time only) and attends an EIM Workshop every three years.
Contact our parish EIM site administrator or go to www.austindiocese.org/eim-compliance to learn more about the EIM Application and EIM Workshop. NOTE: there is now only one EIM Workshop, which replaces the former Basic/Refresher model. When you are next due for a workshop, you will attend the EIM Workshop.
St. Catherine if Siena Parish EIM Site Administrator:
Esther Quintanilla, (512) 892-2420 or esther.quintanilla@stcatherine-austin.org
Anyone, volunteers, paid staff, religious or clergy, involved in a ministry with minors (those under the age of 18) or vulnerable adults (those who are uniquely vulnerable to abuse because of physical or mental disabilities) is required to:- Submit a Parish Volunteer Application to the Diocese of Austin
- Agree to a criminal background check
- Attend a workshop on "Ethics in Ministry," a seminar on child sexual abuse.
How to Complete the "Ethics in Ministry" Process- Attend an Ethics in Ministry workshop within 60 days of starting your ministry. "Protecting God's Children" workshops last 3 hours and are held throughout the diocese.
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How to Report an incident of concern:
The Diocese of Austin, the Catholic Church of Central Texas, is committed to preventing harm from happening to any of our children or vulnerable adults. If you are aware of sexual abuse and/or neglect of a child or vulnerable adult by a volunteer, employee or clergy member, our Ethics and Integrity in Ministry policies require that you report that information and to do so, click here.