Emergency Preparedness For Parents & Children

Course overview

The words “social work” and “psychosocial work” are both used to describe a component of child protection. It explains cross-cutting activities that prevent and lessen detrimental effects on wellbeing, such as promoting better access to security and services, as well as community-based initiatives that support families’ and communities’ capacity to support and help one another, resume daily activities, and heal, such as parenting groups and children’s recreational and educational activities.

What is child protection in an emergency?

Children, adolescents, their families, and communities experience significant psychological and social strain as a result of exposure to the disruption, loss, and violence associated with catastrophes. Children and families experience and react to conflicts and disasters in a variety of ways, but with the correct help, the majority can get through these trying times.

While homes are repaired, social services are reinstated, and livelihoods are resumed, it is crucial that social and psychological difficulties are not ignored. Early psychosocial therapies must be a crucial component of humanitarian aid, it is now commonly accepted.

With the knowledge from this Training Bee training course, you’ll be equipped to actively prepare your staff for child protection emergencies. It will give them the knowledge and tools to act quickly in situations affecting children while also preserving their ability to inspire others to make the necessary preparations.

Introduction

Please accept my sincere welcome to the crucial “Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) Training Course.” Children’s rights, safety, and well-being are much more under danger during times of crisis and turmoil. The goal of this course is to provide you with the understanding, abilities, and compassion required to assure the safety and care of children dealing with crises, natural catastrophes, and armed conflict.

Children are one of the most at risk groups during emergencies, and they need particular care due to their distinct demands. The principles, tactics, and procedures that support successful Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) activities will be thoroughly explained to you in this course.

We are The Training Bee, a global training and education firm providing services in many countries. We are specialized in capacity building and talent development solutions for individuals and organizations, with our highly customized programs and training sessions.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) Training Course, participants will be able to:

• Communities and children should become more cognizant of their rights.
• Communities and children should proactively get ready for emergencies.
• Access to new services for children.
• Gender roles are changing, for example, by educating girls.
• The beginning of social change chances (such as greater participation of formerly marginalized groups).
• Learn that the main goal of these recommendations is to enable humanitarian actors and communities to plan, establish, and coordinate a set of minimal cross-sectorial actions to safeguard and enhance people’s mental health and psychosocial welfare during an emergency.

Our Unique Training Methodology

This interactive course comprises the following training methods:

• Journaling – This consists of setting a timer and letting your thoughts flow, unedited and unscripted recording events, ideas, and thoughts over a while, related to the topic.
• Social learning – Information and expertise exchanged amongst peers via computer-based technologies and interactive conversations including Blogging, instant messaging, and forums for debate in groups.
• Project-based learning
• Mind mapping and brainstorming – A session will be carried out between participants to uncover unique ideas, thoughts, and opinions having a quality discussion.
• Interactive sessions – The course will use informative lectures to introduce key concepts and theories related to the topic.
• Presentations – Participants will be presented with multimedia tools such as videos and graphics to enhance learning. These will be delivered engagingly and interactively.

Training Medium

This Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) Training Course training is designed in a way that it can be delivered face-to-face and virtually.

Course Duration

This training is versatile in its delivery. The training can be delivered as a full-fledged 40-hour training program or a 15- hours crash course covering 5 hours of content each day over 3 days

Pre-course Assessment

Before you enroll in this course all we wanted to know is your exact mindset and your way of thinking.
For that, we have designed this questionnaire attached below.

• What is child protection in emergencies (CPIE) and why is it important for providing aid in times of crisis?
• Describe the dangers that children experience when things go wrong. What distinguishes these vulnerabilities from non-emergency situations?
• Describe the significance of the CPIE’s “best interests of the child” premise. How are decisions and interventions governed by this principle?
• What part do emergency response professionals play in protecting children? How do they work together with other humanitarian sectors to ensure the protection and welfare of children?
• Describe the essential elements of emergency child protection programs. How do these mechanisms prevent and address violations of children’s rights?

Course Modules

This Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) Training Course covers the following topics for understanding the essentials of the Agile Workplace:

Module 1 – ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF CHILD PROTECTION IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY

• Guidelines for Mental Health and Psychosocial Impact of Emergencies
• Principals de base
• Using a multi-sectorial strategy, the Matrix of Interventions
• Action Preparation for Minimum Reaction

Module 2 – Risk management for the protection of children in emergencies

• The purpose of the proactive, well-informed intervention
• Concerning child safety principles of risk prevention in relation to child safety emergencies, advocacy, sensitization, and conscientization of communities are important.
• Risk Assessment Tool
• Planning for Specific Task Risk

Module 3 – CO-ORDINATED CONJUNCTIVE INTERVENTION IN A HOLISTIC MANNER

• Make inter-sectorial mental health and psychosocial support arrangements and coordinate them
• Evaluation, Monitoring, and Assessment
• Facilitate evaluations of psychosocial and mental health issues
• Create participatory monitoring and assessment mechanisms

Module 4 – STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

• Use mental health and psychosocial support to implement a human rights framework
• Through social protection, identify, evaluate, prevent, and address threats to and shortcomings in protection.
• Identify, keep an eye on, prevent, and address abuses and risks to the protection
• Recognize, hire, and involve volunteers who are familiar with the local culture
• Enforce worker behavior guidelines and moral principles

Module 5 – MOBILIZATION OF THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT

• Make it easier for the community to mobilize, own, and manage emergency response across all sectors.
• Encourage social support and self-help in the community
• Make the prerequisites for suitable collective cultural, spiritual, and religious healing practices simpler.
• Support young children (ages 0–8) and their careers by enabling

Module 6 – MEDICAL SERVICES

• Include particular psychological and social factors when providing general medical care.
• Access to and provision of care for those with serious mental illnesses
• Protect and care for people living in institutions with serious mental illnesses and other neurological and mental disabilities.
• Learn about local, indigenous, and traditional health systems and work with them when appropriate.
• Minimize the damage caused by alcohol and other drug usage

Module 7 – INFORMATION RELEASE, FOOD SECURITY, EDUCATION, AND NUTRITION

• In order to better serve the afflicted population, information on the emergency, relief activities, and their legal rights should be distributed.
• Provide access to knowledge on effective coping mechanisms
• Include special social and psychological factors (safe assistance for everyone in a dignified manner, taking into account cultural customs and home roles) while providing food and nutritional support.

Module 8 – Housing, site planning, water, and sanitary facilities

• Include in site development and shelter supply, in a coordinated manner, specific social aspects (safe, respectable, culturally and socially acceptable help).
• Adopt special social considerations (safe, culturally-appropriate access for all in a manner that upholds dignity) while delivering water and sanitation services

Post-course Assessment

Participants need to complete an assessment post-course completion so our mentors will get to know their understanding of the course. A mentor will also have interrogative conversations with participants and provide valuable feedback.

• Why is child protection in emergencies (CPIE) important as a humanitarian response? How does CPIE help to make sure that kids are safe and okay when things are bad?
• Identify the main dangers that kids encounter in emergency situations. How can these vulnerabilities be addressed, and how can child protection programs effectively support?
• CPIE’s “best interests of the child” principle will be discussed. How do decisions and actions to uphold children’s rights and protection follow this principle?
• Describe how child protection professionals contribute to emergency response. How do they work together with other industries to develop a comprehensive strategy for child protection?
• Describe the crucial elements of emergency child protection programs. How do these mechanisms interact to stop and address violations of children’s rights?

Lessons Learned

Ethical Considerations: The course examined the moral dilemmas that arise when working to safeguard children in crisis situations, highlighting the necessity of tact, cultural sensitivity, and well-informed judgment.

Emergency Preparedness: The participants discovered the need of proactive preparation and readiness for successful child protection responses in emergencies, enabling prompt and well-coordinated measures.

Resilience and Adaptability: The course focused on how resilient communities and kids may be when faced with adversity. Participants learned the value of adaptable tactics that take into account local situations.

Long-Term Impact: Participants came to the realization that emergency child protection measures had a lasting impact on children’s futures, affecting their growth, wellbeing, and potential.

Global Responsibility: The course emphasized the importance of governments, organizations, and individuals in defending children’s rights and encouraged learners to view child protection as a global responsibility.

“Child-Centric Response, Long-Lasting Impact: CPIE’s Empowerment of Communities.”