Self-Assessment Tool

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1 Praesidium Self-Assessment Tool Quick Start Guide

2 Table of Contents Introduction... 3 First Time Registration... 4 Assessment Instruction... 5 Areas of Operation... 7 Scoring... 8 Final Review Page Assessment Report For Returning Users Logging Out Support... 16

3 Introduction Thank you for your commitment to safety and willingness to assess your organization. Using the Praesidium self-assessment tool is easy. The first step is to go to the login page at The login page will look like the following:

4 First Time Registration If you are new to the system, click the icon to the right of Click here for registration. You will then see a form you will need to fill out to set up an account to use the self-assessment. The form looks like this: Once you have filled out necessary information about yourself and your church, please click Complete Registration. Click Close to close the confirmation message.

5 Assessment Instruction To begin your assessment, click Start a New Assessment. You will be asked some questions about your church. Answer the questions then click Continue to New Assessment.

6 The first step to the assessment is the instruction page which will look like the following. Please read the instructions carefully as this will help you assess your church more accurately. After the instructions thoroughly, please click Continue to start the scoring process.

7 Areas of Operation There are eight Areas of Operation. Each Area of Operation has a separate tab in the assessment. Policies Screening and Selection Training Monitoring and Supervision Internal Feedback Systems Consumer Awareness Responding Administrative Practices In addition to the Areas of Operation there is a Final Review tab. You can tell which Area of Operation you are in because it will be in gray and bold face font, while the other inactive Areas of Operation are grayed out. Current Operation Inactive Operation You will complete the self-assessment by comparing your churches current practices with the best practices or Standards for each Area of Operation.

8 Scoring Each Standard scoring page will look similar to the following: Please score your church on each standard by clicking on the radio button next to the appropriate score. At the beginning you can only access the first Area of Operation and you can score your church on those standards. As you progress through the assessment the other Areas of Operation will be available to you.

9 Once you have gone through all the standards in this Area of Operation, you will notice two options at the bottom of each operation: Save and Save and Continue. If you wish to save your responses on the current Area of Operation and leave the assessment, you can click Save and next time you access this assessment you will be brought back to this operation page. If you wish to continue to a new Area of Operation then click Save and Continue to proceed to the next operation. Remember, at the beginning you can only access the first Area of Operation and you can score your church on those standards. As you progress through the assessment by clicking Save and Continue the other Areas of Operation will be available to you.

10 Final Review Page Once you have completed all the eight operations, you will be brought to the Final Review page. On this page you can review your answers. If you would like to make changes you can go back to an Area of Operation and change your answer. To do so, just click on the tab for the appropriate Area of Operation, and then review your scores for each standard.

11 If you want to change your score, change the score then press Save or Save and Continue. To get back to the Final Review page click the Final Review tab.

12 Once you are satisfied with the answers listed on the Final Review click Complete Assessment to go to the report page. In this page you can review your answers. Also you will be able to go back to an operation and change your answer at this stage. Once you are satisfied with the answers you will have to click Complete Assessment to go to the report page.

13 Assessment Report The final report page will look like the following: You can print the report by clicking Print on the top-right corner.

14 For Returning Users If you are a returning user and want to complete an assessment you previously started, access previously saved assessments, or want to start another new assessment, follow these instructions. Go to On the left-hand side, enter your address and the password you established for your selfassessment account. Then click Login Here.

15 Once you login, you will be taken to a page like the following: The Completed Assessments (see red) are Assessments that you completed. You can open and print the Assessment Report for the Completed Assessment by clicking on the View link. The Saved/Incomplete Assessments (see yellow) are those that you have started but have not completed yet. It is recommended to complete them before starting a new one. You can access them by clicking the View link.

16 If you want to start a new assessment from this page, click on the link Start a New Assessment on the left hand side. Logging Out To log out of the self-assessment, click the Logout link on the top right-hand corner. Support Thank you for using the Praesidium Self-Assessment. If you need technical assistance please contact Praesidium at or support@praesidiuminc.com