Training for School Child Protection Team Members: Level I (Synchronous)
Details
January 17, 24, & 31 from 18:00-20:00 HKT
Cost:
$75/person for US state dept. assisted schools
$150/person for non-assisted schools
Deadline for registration is December 31. Payment must be received no later than January 5, 2024
Description
Target Audience
This training is recommended for all Child Protection (CP) team members. CP teams are comprised of child protection designates and deputies, senior leaders and designated board members, counselors, HR professionals, athletic and activity directors, nurse/medical staff, and staff with special child protection responsibilities including IT, social emotional learning (SEL), trips/service learning, and curriculum areas of vulnerability including early years, special needs/SEN, athletics, music, and performing arts.
Format
This course is offered over three 2-hour synchronous online sessions.
Prior to attending the three synchronous sessions, participants will need to complete the 4 self-paced, asynchronous training modules that make up ICMEC’s “Intro to Safeguarding” course. After successfully completing all 4 modules, participants will be issued a certificate of completion which is needed to receive the link to attend the synchronous sessions.
Summary
This foundational course enables deep training of school-based child protection (CP) team members, and covers 6 essential synchronous modules:
1. Rights-Based Child Protection
2. Online Safety
3. Policies and Procedures
4. Establishing a Team Approach
5. ITFCP Managing Allegation Protocol
6. First Responder Training
Within these 6 modules, additional topics addressed include definitions and possible indicators of abuse, professional boundaries, creating a school climate of safeguarding, the grooming process, and child-on-child abuse. Case studies are used throughout the course to support schools in strengthening safeguarding procedures. Support and resources for whole staff training are provided through the training-of-trainers approach. The Level I Certificate earned at the end of this training is valid for three years.
Outcomes
Anticipated outcomes include:
Understanding child protection accreditation standards and foundational beliefs.
Determining needed policies and stages of implementation.
Identifying supporting resources, including ITFCP Managing Allegation Protocol, audits, and CP policy samples.
Working as a team to enhance or create CP policies and procedures.
Prioritizing supplemental policies.
Understanding basic victim and offender behaviors.
About Debbie Downes
In August 2022, Debbie Downes joined The International Centre of Missing and Exploited Children as the Director of Global School Initiatives. In this role, she develops and provides child protection training, support, and resources to schools around the world. She has been supporting ICMEC’s work as a regional trainer since July 2020.
Debbie has worked in international education for 18 years, first as an elementary teacher, then as school principal, and then as Accreditation and Child Protection Lead for Quality Schools International. She developed and revised handbooks, policies, and resources to support child protection efforts at a group of 36 international schools. She also supported schools with on-site and virtual professional development.
Debbie’s background in child protection includes an MSW from the University of California at Berkeley and several years of experience working in the court unit of Children and Family Services in Contra Costa County, California. Debbie’s overseas career began with 3 years as a health education volunteer with the Peace Corps in Kolda, Senegal. She has since lived with her husband, 2 children, and 2 rescue dogs in Thailand, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Slovenia, and her current location of Minsk, Belarus.