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Module 1 - Sexual Victimisation
Please, keep in mind that the current course is introductory. It has been designed for kindergarten and elementary school teachers in Europe working with children from 3 to 12 years old with no previous training in violence against children. If you wish to find out about more specialized or advanced courses for other type of professionals, contexts or students, please visit the extra resources proposed at the end of the course.
- Introduction To Child Sexual Victimisation
- Real story
- Definition Of Child Sexual Victimisation
- Prevalence
- Indicators
- What can you do to tackle child sexual victimisation?
- What can you do about a suspected case of child sexual abuse?
- What is the procedure in your country?
- Prevention
- Quiz
- Summary
- References
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Module 2 - Physical And Emotional Maltreatment
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Module 3 - Bullying Victimisation
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Module 4 - Resilience
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Certificate
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Additional Resources
Protective Factors
It is also possible to identify a range of protective factors that have been linked to reduced risk of maltreatment, as well as resilience and better outcomes for children. Protective factors can include the individual child and/or parent characteristics, as well as the extended family and community context:
Simply put, prevention of abuse (and intervention) may be best accomplished by bolstering the protective factors present in a child’s life – that is available strengths and resources of individuals, families and communities. For more information please see Module On Resilience.
REFLECTION ACTIVITY
In Janek’s case, which protective factors could be strengthened to break the cycle of violence towards him and his sister and bolster their well-being?