Continuing Professional Development

SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING CHILDREN WORKSHOP

(FORMERLY GOOD PRACTICE AND CHILD PROTECTION)

Protect yourself, the young people you are coaching and your employer by understanding and following good coaching practice. Learn about child abuse and how to handle situations if you have concerns.

This workshop will help you, the coach to:

 Identify good coaching practice to promote a positive relationship with children

 Identify sport situations and coaching practice that might constitute either poor practice or possible abuse

 Identify ways of dealing with your own feelings about child abuse and state what constitutes neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse

 Recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and appreciate why reporting it is often so difficult

 Identity appropriate action if a child discloses he/she has been abused

 Identity appropriate action if abuse is suspected and explain the role and responsibilities of other experts (e.g. police, social services)

 Describe appropriate practice that reduces the likelihood of abuse occurring.

PLACES ARE LIMITIED TO 24 AND WILL BE ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS

CLOSING DATE FOR BOOKINGS: FRIDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2007

If you are interested in booking a place on the course please contact:

RMBC Sports Development Unit on 01709 822443 or complete the booking form on the reverse and return it with your payment by 23rd November.

PLEASE NOTE CONFIRMATION SHALL BE SENT OUT BY EMAIL

 UNLESS AN EMAIL ADDRESS IS NOT SUPPLIED