I’m looking at putting together some training on the practicalities of child protection in churches for group leaders. Something simple - “an idiot’s guide” covering the day to day stuff.
I think there are probably a lot of myths out there of all the things you can’t do with children any more.
Things I am going to cover so far include transporting children by car/bus, toileting young children, first aid, hugs and physical contact, adult:child ratios, photography, disclosures.
Any other thoughts as to what would be useful??
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May I also suggest adding something to do with what to do if a child discloses something to you?
Comment by Mary March 26, 2008 @ 11:18 amHi Mary,
Comment by Morag March 26, 2008 @ 12:08 pmWe will cover that briefly but hopefully that has been fully covered in the child protection co-ordinator’s training.
I think in quite a few churches the co-ordinator is not somebody directly involved in the day to day running of the children’s activities which is where the knowledge gap may arise.
We’ll pilot it in the Edinburgh Diocese in the next couple of months and if there is positive feedback, we’d be happy to pass the material to anybody in the Province who would find it useful.
I would like to hear a real-life (suitably anonymised) example of how a youth worker/child protection worker in a church actually dealt with an incident. I have been to many training events and know the theory but feel I would freeze/react wrongly in a real situation.
Comment by Agatha March 30, 2008 @ 2:55 pm