HOW TO USE COMMIT TO KIDS
Step 10: TRAIN EVERYONE
Training is required in the following areas for:
All new and existing employees/volunteers
- Recognizing and preventing child sexual abuse
- Managing risk
- Following the code of conduct
- Policies and procedures, especially relating to reporting, documenting, and handling disclosure
- How to teach prevention skills to children
Parents/guardians
- Your organization’s child protection policies
- Information on child sexual abuse and how offenders target children
- Steps for handling a disclosure of abuse
- Information on healthy development
- How to talk to children about personal safety
Children in the care of your organization
- Risk and protective factors
- Communication and assertiveness
- Identifying and labelling emotions
- Appropriate boundaries and touching
- Healthy relationships
It is a good idea for employees/volunteers to attend annual training sessions. This is an excellent opportunity to review your child protection manual, discuss new policies and concerns, and rehearse sample case scenarios.
OUTCOME: Your organization will have trained employees/volunteers and parents on recognizing and preventing child sexual abuse, as well as on relevant child protection policies.
