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
PLEASE DO NOT BOOK THIS COURSE UNLESS
YOU CAN ATTEND THE DATE
NB. No refunds or transfers are available once the course is booked.
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FA Safeguarding Children
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20th March 2018
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6:30pm to 9:30pm
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Beds FA
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PRE-REQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE ARE DETAILED ABOVE
All
dates are subject to change. Should this occur, all candidates will be informed
via email.
My booking on the course above confirms
I understand:
- If I do not deliver payment for my course fee before the
commencement of the course, my certificate will be withheld until payment
is settled.
- I will respect the course tutor, course venue and the other
candidates and their points of view and I understand that if my behaviour,
language or conduct is deemed ‘unacceptable’, ’offensive’ or ‘harmful’ for
any reason, Bedfordshire FA and the venues reserves the right to exclude
me for continuing on my chosen course and if necessary, future courses.
- Bedfordshire FA does not accept responsibility for the loss, or
damage to, candidate property or for personal injury however caused and
that I will ensure that I am protected with my own personal insurance
cover through other bodies;
- I confirm that I understand the above statements and their
implications and that the information I have provided on this form is
correct to the very best of my knowledge.
- If you are on General Suspension you cannot attend the course until
you have been cleared.
This course is 100% attendance to be able to award a certificate on completion.