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CHOOSE WITH CARECHOOSE WITH CAREBuilding safer Building safer
organisations fororganisations forchildren and young children and young
peoplepeople
Bernadette McMenaminBernadette McMenaminNational DirectorNational Director
Child WiseChild Wise
introducingintroducingCHILD WISECHILD WISE
ECPAT in AustraliaECPAT in Australia
CHILD WISE is a non profit organization working to prevent the sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Australia and
overseas.
The organization was launched in 1993 as part of an international network that
now exists in over 50 countries.
What is Choose With Care?What is Choose With Care?
Choose With Care is an information and Choose With Care is an information and training program designed to assist training program designed to assist
organisations establish a safe organisations establish a safe environment for the children and young environment for the children and young
people in their care.people in their care.
The focus of Choose With Care is the The focus of Choose With Care is the prevention of child sexual abuse however prevention of child sexual abuse however the strategies recommended are generic the strategies recommended are generic and will help prevent and reduce all harm and will help prevent and reduce all harm
to children.to children.
The Choose With Care ProcessThe Choose With Care Process
ProactiveProactive
PreventativePreventative
ParticipatoryParticipatory
Reflect Act
Plan
Why Choose With Care?Why Choose With Care?
Sex offenders target organisationsSex offenders target organisationsworking with children.working with children.
The vast majority of child sex offendersThe vast majority of child sex offendersdo NOT have criminal convictions.do NOT have criminal convictions.
The vast majority of child sex offendersThe vast majority of child sex offendersare known to the victim.are known to the victim.
Organisations have a moral and legalOrganisations have a moral and legalresponsibility to prevent abuse.responsibility to prevent abuse.
Four preconditions modelFour preconditions modelof sexual abuse.of sexual abuse.
A potential offender needs to have some A potential offender needs to have some motivationmotivation to abuse a child sexually. to abuse a child sexually.
The potential offender has to The potential offender has to overcome overcome internal inhibitionsinternal inhibitions against acting on that against acting on that
motivation.motivation.The potential offender has to The potential offender has to overcome overcome
external impedimentsexternal impediments to committing to committing sexual abuse.sexual abuse.
The potential offender or some other The potential offender or some other factor has to factor has to undermine or overcome a undermine or overcome a child’s possible resistancechild’s possible resistance to the sexual to the sexual
abuse.abuse.
David Finkelhor (1984) suggests that all David Finkelhor (1984) suggests that all factors relating to sexual abuse can be factors relating to sexual abuse can be grouped as contributing to one of four grouped as contributing to one of four
preconditions that need to be met before preconditions that need to be met before sexual abuse can occur.sexual abuse can occur.
What are the
features?
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Understanding abuseUnderstanding abuse
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Managing riskManaging risk
to minimise abuseto minimise abuse
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Developing a childDeveloping a child
protection policyprotection policy
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Creating clear boundariesCreating clear boundaries
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Recruitment, selectionRecruitment, selection
and screeningand screening
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Staff supportStaff support
and supervisionand supervision
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Managing complaintsManaging complaints
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Training and informationTraining and information
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Empower, involve andEmpower, involve and
listen to childrenlisten to children
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Management, staff and volunteersManagement, staff and volunteers
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Children, young peopleChildren, young people
and parentsand parents
Understanding abuse
Developing a child protection policy
Creating clear
boundaries
Recruitment, selection & screening
Staff support & supervision
Managing complaints
Training & information
Empower, involve and listen to
children
Management, staff and volunteers
Children, young
people and parents
Managing risk to minimise
abuse
A Child Safe OrganisationA Child Safe Organisation
Barriers to becoming Child Safe:Barriers to becoming Child Safe:What are the barriers and challenges?What are the barriers and challenges?
ComplacencyComplacency
Lack of resourcesLack of resources
FearFear
DenialDenial
Competing Competing prioritiesprioritiesEntrenched cultureEntrenched culture
Child ProtectionPolicy & Procedures
Overcoming the BarriersOvercoming the Barriers
Identify the barriers and bring them Identify the barriers and bring them out into the open. Look for out into the open. Look for
opportunities to discuss the barriers opportunities to discuss the barriers that arise.that arise.
Child ProtectionPolicy & Procedures
Overcoming the BarriersOvercoming the Barriers
Try not to view barriers as a Try not to view barriers as a disadvantage – it is a natural part of disadvantage – it is a natural part of
the process of change.the process of change.
Managing Risk ToManaging Risk ToMinimise Abuse.Minimise Abuse.
Factors in determiningFactors in determiningthe level of risk include:the level of risk include:
ParticipantParticipant
SettingSetting
ActivityActivity
SupervisionSupervision
Maintaining a Maintaining a child safe organisationchild safe organisation
Ensure open and clear communicationEnsure open and clear communication
Establish transparent reporting Establish transparent reporting proceduresprocedures
Empower childrenEmpower children
Support and supervise staff and Support and supervise staff and volunteersvolunteers
Monitor and review policy, procedures Monitor and review policy, procedures & practice& practice
Encourage participation of all Encourage participation of all stakeholdersstakeholdersStay vigilant!Stay vigilant!
Conduct annual child protection auditConduct annual child protection audit
CHOOSE WITH CARECHOOSE WITH CAREThank YouThank You
Bernadette McMenaminBernadette McMenaminNational DirectorNational Director
Child WiseChild Wise
[email protected]@ecpat.org