For your information: Definitions of Child Abuse. Click Here
For your information: Copy of the Slides from presentation. Click Here
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VIDEOS FROM SEMINAR
Creating a safe organisation – http://www.childmatters.org.nz/268/child-protection-policy/child-matters-policy-advisory-service (The video is at the end of this page)
Safe working practices – http://www.childmatters.org.nz/229/child-protection-policy/section-3-safe-working-practices
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Child Matters and Community Networks Aotearoa are jointly delivering a nationwide roadshow providing presentations to volunteers and volunteering organisations.
This roadshow will provide education and information to those in the volunteering and community sectors to assist in understanding roles and responsibilities when engaging with children and provide access to resources to assist in developing safe child protection systems and environments.
This free presentation is aimed at:
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Volunteers
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Community sector organisations
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Community organisation Board members
Presentation Outline:
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Introduction to the Vulnerable Children Act (2014) and how this impacts on volunteers and volunteering organisations
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Understand the role we play in keeping vulnerable children in their communities safe
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Provision of reference material to support the development of Child Protection Policies, safety checking and safe working practices
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Overview of child abuse in NZ
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The importance of organisational child protection policies and how to implement these to keep children, volunteers and community groups safe
Enrolment details:
22 March 10.30am-12pm North Shore, Auckland
22 March 2pm-3.30pm Manukau East, Auckland
23 March 10.30am-12pm Rotorua (Cancelled)
5 April 11am-12.30pm Gisborne
27 April 12.30pm-2pm New Plymouth
4 May 2.30pm-4pm Wellington
3 May 1.30pm-3pm Nelson
15 May 10.30am-12pm Tauranga
22 May 2pm-3.30pm Christchurch
6 June 1.30pm-3pm Alexandra
7 June 11am-12.30pm Invercargill
8 June 10am-11.30am Dunedin
27 June 1pm-2.30pm Whangarei
28 June 9.30am-11am Kaitaia
Enrolments are now open for those locations with confirmed dates. To enrol for a FREE presentation near you please click here
This page will be updated as venues confirm so bookmark it now!
For further info please contact Ros Rice at Community Networks Aotearoa on 04 472 3364 or eo@communitynetworksaotearoa.org.nz