Course Description

For everyone who works with young people, this workshop focuses on making football safe. The course teaches our football workforce to promote best practice to protect young people. Candidates will learn how to recognise signs and symptoms of abuse, and understand fears involved in these concerns.

Course Pre-requisites

• Candidates must be at least 16 years of age (coaching/ standalone)
• Candidates must be at least 16 years of age (refereeing)

Course Duration

• Three hours

Course Aims & Objectives

The workshop will raise your awareness and specifically help you to be able to:

• Identify and build on best practice in football
• Recognise signs of abuse and identify what behaviour causes concern
• Identify the actions to take if you have a concern and who can help
• Develop your action plan for change

Course Content

Introduction

• Setting standards
• Building a network of designated persons
• Responsible recruitment
• Your responsibilities

Best Practice

• Introduction
• Your practice
• Poor practice
• Promoting best practice
• Reviewing your practice
• Changing behaviour
• Self-reflections

What is Poor practice? What is abuse?

• Introduction
• What is child abuse?
• Effects
• Types of abuse
• Believe it or not
• Incidence of abuse
• Signs and indicators
• Self-reflections

What to do about poor practice and abuse?

• Introduction
• Emotional responses
• Who to contact
• Dealing with possible poor practice and/or abuse in a football setting
• Dealing with concerns outside the football setting
• Responding to a child who discloses
• Recording your concerns
• Dealing with bullying
• Self-reflections

What Next?

• Taking action: for you, your club, team or organisation
• Taking action for yourself

Equality: FA Learning will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, it's activities in an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.

Venue: DCFA Office, Units 8&9 Stadium Business Course, Millennium Way, Derby, DE24 8HP

Date: Monday 16th March 2020

Time: 18:00-21:00

**Prior to attending the session – you will need to log into The FA’s Learning System using your FAN and Password.  This can be found at: https://learning.thefa.com/

Derbyshire FA Cancellation Policy
Should any candidate need to cancel their place on a course, the following criteria will apply:

• If cancellation is made more than 10 working days* prior to the course start date a refund will be given of the total course fee less a 10% of this fee to cover for an administrational charge.
• If between 3-10 working days* notice is provided a 50% refund will be given of the total course fee paid.
• If less than 2 working days* notice is provided no refund will be given.

*DCFA defines working days as the days in which the Football Education department of DCFA are open, which is currently Monday to Friday.

Consideration will be given to candidates who, for health reasons or exceptional circumstances are unable to attend and require a transfer to another course. A letter from a Doctor or medical professional may be requested.