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DEFINITION OF CHILD PROTECTION
Child protection
A broad term to describe philosophies, policies, standards, guidelines and procedures to protect children from both intentional and unintentional harm. In the current context, it applies particularly to the duty of organisations - and individuals associated with those organisations - towards children in their care
CHILD PROTECTION IN AN ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT
‘Child protection’ is a term used by many organisations for the work and programmes they undertake in the community or broader social environment. This may lead to confusion when discussing the child protection responsibilities and issues involved in managing an organisation.
We cannot ignore the broader child protection issues faced by organisations in the communities in which they work - for example domestic violence, abuse by police, commercial sexual exploitation etc. It is every organisation’s responsibility to do their best to protect the children who they are in contact with whether harm is taking place either inside or outside the organisation. However, the scope of this particular toolkit is concerned ONLY with child protection within organisations - i.e. recruitment, management, behaviour of staff and children, physical environment of facilities etc.
It must be stressed that although this toolkit focuses on child protection within organisations, an organisation - and an individual working within that organisation - also has a responsibility towards children they work with who may be experiencing specific forms of maltreatment external to the organisation. Broader child protection concerns outside the organisation should be dealt with through the organisation’s programme and project work.
Types of violence / abuse experienced by children
The following diagram represents different actors involved in child abuse / violence against children.
_ Self harm: e.g. deliberately cutting or harming oneself; suicidal thoughts; attempted and
Child protection
A broad term to describe philosophies, policies, standards, guidelines and procedures to protect children from both intentional and unintentional harm. In the current context, it applies particularly to the duty of organisations - and individuals associated with those organisations - towards children in their care
CHILD PROTECTION IN AN ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT
‘Child protection’ is a term used by many organisations for the work and programmes they undertake in the community or broader social environment. This may lead to confusion when discussing the child protection responsibilities and issues involved in managing an organisation.
We cannot ignore the broader child protection issues faced by organisations in the communities in which they work - for example domestic violence, abuse by police, commercial sexual exploitation etc. It is every organisation’s responsibility to do their best to protect the children who they are in contact with whether harm is taking place either inside or outside the organisation. However, the scope of this particular toolkit is concerned ONLY with child protection within organisations - i.e. recruitment, management, behaviour of staff and children, physical environment of facilities etc.
It must be stressed that although this toolkit focuses on child protection within organisations, an organisation - and an individual working within that organisation - also has a responsibility towards children they work with who may be experiencing specific forms of maltreatment external to the organisation. Broader child protection concerns outside the organisation should be dealt with through the organisation’s programme and project work.
Types of violence / abuse experienced by children
The following diagram represents different actors involved in child abuse / violence against children.
_ Self harm: e.g. deliberately cutting or harming oneself; suicidal thoughts; attempted and