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Safety in Action: child and youth safeguarding training

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Mon, 14 Oct, 1:30pm - 4:30pm AEDT

Event description

What to expect

Are you new to working with young people or know you need to update your child and youth safeguarding training?

This interactive training session has been designed for staff and volunteers who work with young people to understand their child safe obligations, make sense of the law and improve child and youth safe practice. The session aims to help participants understand and identify the signs and indicators of child abuse and harm. Participants develop confidence in responding to and reporting concerns and disclosures of child abuse.Ā 

Topics we cover

  • What is Child Abuse including grooming and sexually harmful behaviourĀ 
  • Indicators of abuseĀ 
  • LegislationĀ 
  • Victorian Child Safe StandardsĀ 
  • Code of ConductĀ 
  • Recognising and responding to disclosuresĀ 

If you canā€™t make this session and would like to speak with Finnley about the possibility of training for you and your team please complete ourĀ online enquiry form.

Who should attend

  • Youth WorkersĀ 
  • Team leader, supervisors and managersĀ Ā 
  • Staff and volunteers that work directly with children and/or young peopleĀ 

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Testimonials

100% of participants say they have a greater understanding of child safeguarding as it relates to their work with young people after this training session.

Commitment to Child Safety

YACVic is a child safe organisation. By attending these events, you agree to join us in ourĀ commitment to child safety.

Accessibility and Inclusion

At YACVic, we take access and inclusion seriously. IfĀ you have a specific access request, would like further information or want to provide any suggestions, we would love to hear from you.Ā 

You can email or call us withĀ your access and/or support requirements for this event.Ā 

YACVic are committed to access and inclusion. Throughout the training we have 1 ten-minute break, enable Zoom's automatic captioning and provide image descriptions of visuals used. If you require extra support to attend the session, we can book in live captioning and/or Auslan interpreters.Ā  Ā 

Our work takes place through the lands of the Aboriginal nations within Victoria and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.Ā Bunjilā€™s lore states that those who walk on this land must care for the Country and waterways as well as care for the children and young people. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

Contact

For more details, please get in touch with Finnley Stirling (they/them), YACVic Participation and Development Administrative Officer atĀ fstirling@yacvic.org.au.

YACVic is a child safe organisation. By attending these events, you agree to join us in ourĀ commitment to child safety.Ā 

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