Tri-Borough event on Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief
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Please note this is a face to face clasroom session at Woolwich Town Hall
Aims
Provide professionals working with children and families with the knowledge and awareness of abuse arising as a result of Child abuse linked to faith or belief, what signs to look out for and when and how to report.
Designed in line with the following policies: Child abuse linked to faith or belief: national action plan to tackle child abuse linked to faith or belief - for those who work with children on a plan to help prevent child abuse arising from religion or superstition.
This is not about challenging people’s beliefs, but where beliefs lead to abuse that must not be tolerated. The national plan aims to address certain kinds of child abuse linked to faith or belief. This includes belief in witchcraft, spirit possession, demons or the devil, the evil eye or djinns, dakini, kindoki, ritual or muti murders and use of fear of the supernatural to make children comply with being trafficked for domestic slavery or sexual exploitation. The beliefs which are the focus of this action plan are not confined to one faith, nationality or ethnic community.
The Training does not include child abuse within culture or faith contexts in general, for example female genital mutilation or forced marriage. The training will not cover child abuse in faith settings which are incidental to the abuse, for example, sexual abuse by paedophiles in a religious community.
Training outline
This training has been developed by Royal Greenwich Early Years Advisers, who write and deliver training to Early years providers in the Borough of Greenwich.
Day Outline
9:45 arrival for 10:00 Start – Welcome and introductions.
10:10 – 11:20 What is Child Abuse Linked to Faith & Belief – Presentation and Videos some group discussion.
11:20 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:30 Look at missed opportunities in the cases that we looked at previously. Group discussion on this and what we can do to avoid these missed opportunities ourselves.
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Booking has now closed for this event.
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Venue Details:
The Town Hall is opposite the Woolwich Centre, with the entrance on Wellington Street. Disabled access.
Train: Woolwich Arsenal
DLR: Woolwich Arsenal
Tube: North Greenwich then bus 422, 161, 472
Buses: 249,178,161,180,177,291,122,386,380,53,51,54,244,422,96,472
Parking: Multi-storey car parking in Calderwood St and Meter park
