Beyond Mandated Reporting: SB848 Compliance
Robust training and clear policies should be aligned.
California's SB848 raised the bar, mandating that training and policy must align. The truth is that this has always been a best practice. But one that is decidedly difficult: training is often designed at a different time and by different teams than the policy writers. And, while both are designed to comply with the law, when training aims for understandability and policies aim for executability, real outcomes can drift apart.
Our SB848 Compliance Package can help correct the course.
We Can Start with What You Already Have
Most organizations place child safety front and center as a priority. They have robust training, they have strong policies, but they may still have an alignment problem. One that becomes a legal landmine under SB848.
Our Organizational Health Self-Assessment Audit for Child Safety lets you find the gaps. It walks your leadership through six sections — policy frameworks, screening, operations, response, communication, and continuous improvement — and produces a detailed report showing exactly where your written policies may be lacking.
Get 50% off your first year subscription, or take the assessment for free to get started.
Try Our Courses
Child Safety Training for Churches and Ministries
Child safety training isn’t just a legal checkbox—it’s the foundation of real protection. Our courses include mandated reporter training and equip staff and volunteers to recognize danger, prevent harm, and respond with clarity—so your organization truly safeguards the vulnerable.
Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Training for Everyone
The best materials and policies mean little if no one knows about them. Anti-harassment training needs to engage and inform learners at every level—from the front desk to the boardroom—so your organization can prevent misconduct without compromising its values.
Prevention and Response Training for Leaders and Managers
Leaders stand at the front lines of your organization—facing complex situations, legal risk, and moral responsibility. Telios training equips them with practical scenarios and clear guidance, so they can respond with wisdom, act with clarity, and carry your mission with care.
How Our Resources Help
Policies need to be tailored to your organization. And training needs to align to policy. Our Beyond Mandated Reporting Child Safety Training and our Child Safety Organizational Health Self-Assessment Audits are designed around the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention Standards, ensuring conceptual and topical alignment between what our audit says about your policies and what our training teaches your employees. Our SB848 Companion Resources help ensure your child safety workers are prepared to identify high-risk environments, situations, and people while preserving a wise and trauma-informed response.
What's Included:
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Organizational Health Self-Assessment Audit for Child Safety. Provides a deep analysis of your child safety policies and provides clarity and transparency on next steps, allowing you to ensure your written policies match the training.
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Beyond Mandated Reporting. California-compliant training that aligns with the Child Safety Audit and the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention’s Child Safety Standards. It doesn’t need to replace your existing training; it helps align training to policy, and a new voice can keep content fresh when you retrain.
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SB848 Companion Resources. Supplement any training with High-Risk Environment diagnostic checklists and CANRA-specific walkthroughs.
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Holding the Line: Helpline Training. Deep into trauma-informed responses for the staff who receive disclosures so that they can respond in a caring and Christ-like way without compromising a pending investigation.
Why This Matters
Even for organizations that are not working in California, ensuring policies and training align is part of turning your organization into a Capable Guardian that is on the watch against evil. The best training in the world is not worth much if it is not practiced, and the best policies in the world are not worth much if no one knows to follow them. We can't write your policies for you, but we can help you find the gaps yourself.
How to Get Started
Our SB848 Compliance Training package is available to all Telios Teaches subscribers. And it's available as a stand-alone to California organizations, for a steep discount: 50% off the first year.