Child Protection Response Team Training | Level 1

This course is not meant as a “All Staff Training” – it was designed to provide the intro level to deeper training for members of the school’s response team (or potential members of the school’s response) only.

Summary:

Experts will support response team work on creation and audit of child protection policies and supplemental policies, such as safer hiring. Teams will work together to develop shared values around child protection while evaluating their institutional risks and vulnerabilities. The ITFCP allegation protocol will be introduced, and teams will use case reviews to understand victim and offender behavior.  Topics addressed include first responder question formation, and the grooming process.  Individual team planning using course provided scaffolding will be emphasized. Online tools, such as polling, and breakout rooms will enable participant interaction and exchange by role and country location.  Support and resources for whole staff training will be provided through the training the trainer approach.

Outcomes:

• Understand child protection accreditation standards and foundational beliefs.
• Determine needed policies and stages of implementation.
• Identify supporting resources, including ITFCP Allegation Protocol, audits, and CP policy samples.
• Work as a team to enhance or create CP policies and procedures.
• Prioritize supplemental policies.
• Understand basic victim and offender behavior.
• Identify and accomplish five fast tasks that make your school safer.
• Introduce the Issue of self-care and COVID-related resources.

Participants’ Eligibility

This course is not meant as a “All Staff Training” – it was designed to provide the intro level to deeper training for members of the school’s response team (or potential members of the school’s response) only. For schools without a consolidated response teams, members could include school staff who would be directly involved in gathering information and responding to a concern or allegation of abuse. Response teams may include:

• Leadership representatives, including board members tasked with child protection
• Communications director
• Child protection designate or lead
• Counselor or head of wellness/pastoral care
• Nurse/medical lead
• Information Technology lead
• HR professional and/or staff responsible for employment decisions
• Staff responsible for higher vulnerability or situational risk groups (such as early years, boarding, special needs programs, music and sports departments)
• Trip leaders, volunteer coordinators, or home stay program leads