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･ Risk Awareness Programme

･ Good Practice in Youth Exchange Projects

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Session 1 - Aim

By the end of this programme you will have:

A basic awareness of the key issues in relation to risk

awareness and youth exchanges.

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By the end of Session 1 you will:

･ Have an understanding of the relevance of risk awareness to

Youth in Action exchanges

･ Be aware of the broader context for this work

･ Have explored a range of attitudes in relation to this issue

･ Be aware of the definitions of child abuse

Slide 3SESSION 1 - Objectives Youth in Action Exchange projects

Slide 4Youth in Action Exchange Projects

Youth in Action Exchange projects bring together groups of

young people from two or more countries, providing them with

an opportunity to meet and learn about different countries and

cultures. The Youth in Action Programme provides funding for

Youth Exchanges for 13-25 year olds together with their youth

leaders, for exchanges between 6 and 21 days.

Slide 5INSURANCE

Check that your existing policy covers the following:

･ Travel insurance;

･ Third party liability;

･ Medical assistance;

･ Accident and serious illness;

･ Death;

･ Legal assistance fees;

･ Special insurance for particular circumstances such as

outdoor activities.

Slide 6UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

･ Adopted unanimously by the United Nations

General Assembly in Nov 1989;

･ All rights apply equally to children without

exception;

･ Obligation to protect the child from any form of

discrimination;

･ All action concerning the child shall take account

of his/her best interest

Slide 7UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

･ The state shall provide the child with adequate

care when parents / guardians fail to do so;

･ Every child has the right to life and the state has

an obligation to ensure the child’s survival and

development;

･ The child has the right to express his/her opinion

freely and to have that opinion taken into

account in any matter affecting the child.

Slide 8Definition of Risk

‘Hazard, chance of bad consequences, loss, etc…

exposure to mischance’

- The Concise Oxford Dictionary

Actions as diverse as the use of drugs, unprotected sex, cycling

without a helmet, eating food not cooked properly, using faulty

equipment etc. are examples of behaviours considered risky.

Slide 9Risk Management

Managing risk means assessing possible risks and

setting up procedures and action plans designed to limit

the possibility of material, physical and psychological

damage.

In youth exchanges, identifying potential risks helps to

prevent minor risks from developing into serious

problems.

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Definition of ‘Child’

Children are defined as persons up to the age

of 18 years

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

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General Definition of Child Abuse

Child abuse or maltreatment constitutes all forms of physical

and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or

negligent treatment or commercial or other exploitation, resulting

in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival,

development or dignity in the context of a relationship of

responsibility, trust or power.

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Physical Abuse

Physical abuse of a child is that which results in actual or

potential physical harm from an interaction or lack of an

interaction, which is reasonably within the control of a parent or

person in a position of responsibility, power or trust. There may

be a single or repeated incidents.

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Emotional Abuse

Emotional abuse includes the failure to provide a

developmentally appropriate, supportive environment, including

the availability of a primary attachment figure, so that the child

can develop a stable and full range of emotional and social

competencies commensurate with her or his personal potentials

and in the context of the society in which the child dwells.

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Emotional Abuse

There may also be acts towards the child that cause or have a high

probability of causing harm to the child’s health or physical, mental,

spiritual, moral or social development. These acts must be reasonably

within the control of the parent or person in a relationship of

responsibility, trust or power. Acts include restriction of movement,

patterns of belittling, denigrating, scapegoating, threatening, scaring,

discriminating, ridiculing or other non-physical forms of hostile or

rejecting treatment.

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Neglect and Negligent Treatment

Neglect is the failure to provide for the development of the child

in all spheres:

･ Health,

･ Education,

･ Emotional development,

･ Nutrition, shelter, and safe living conditions.

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Neglect and Negligent Treatment

This is in the context of resources reasonably available to

the family or caretakers and causes or has a high

probability of causing harm to the child’s health or

physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.

This includes the failure to properly supervise and protect

children from harm as much as is feasible.

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Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse is the involvement of a child in sexual activity that he

or she does not fully comprehend, is unable to give informed consent to,

or for which the child is not developmentally prepared and cannot give

consent, or that violate the laws or social taboos of society.

Child sexual abuse is evidenced by this activity between a child and an

adult or another child who by age or development is in a relationship of

responsibility, trust or power, the activity being intended to gratify or

satisfy the needs of the other person.

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Sexual Abuse

This may include but is not limited to:

･ The inducement or coercion of a child to engage

in any unlawful sexual activity.

･ The exploitative use of child in prostitution or

other unlawful sexual practices.

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Other Forms of Inappropriate Behaviour

This may include but is not limited to:

･ Verbal abuse;

･ Bullying;

･ Unwelcome behaviour including favouritism;

exclusion, sexual harassment and sexual innuendo,

humiliating and embarrassing others, deprivation of

basic rights and harsh disciplinary regimes.

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Definition of Bullying

“The intentional hurting of one person by another,

where the relationship involves an imbalance of

power. It is usually repetitive or persistent,

although some one-off attacks can have a

continuing harmful effect on the victim.”

- Unicef definition

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Examples of Bullying Include:

･ Physical bullying - hitting, kicking, shoving

･ Verbal bullying - name calling

･ E-bullying - using internet and mobile phones to intimidate

and attack others

･ Extortion - the deliberate extraction of money or other

items of property accompanied by threats

･ Homophobic bullying - aimed at young people who are gay

or who are perceived to be gay

･ Racial bullying - when one is labelled negatively as being

different from others according to one’s race

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Thank you for your participation and attendance

Name of Trainer

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･ Risk Awareness Programme

･ Good Practice in Youth Exchange Projects

･ Name of Trainer

The Home Slide

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By the end of this programme you will have:

A basic awareness of the key issues in relation to risk

awareness and youth exchanges

Risk Awareness Programme Aim

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By the end of this session you will have an understanding of:

･ How to conduct a risk assessment

･ Possible responses to dealing with disclosures/

concerns/suspicions involving risk;

･ The need for Reporting procedures;

･ The use of a partner agreement

SESSION 2 - Objectives

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1. Agree on a Partnership Agreement for participants and leaders

(timing, behaviour, roles etc; see the Programme Guide)

2. Get the young people involved from the start (throughout the

five stages of project management: idea, planning,

implementation, evaluation, follow-up)

3. Plan and prepare in detail (all partners working together)

4. Explore cultural differences and similarities before you meet

(expect the unexpected)

5. Consider an advance planning visit

Top Ten Tips - for when you are organising or participating in an International Youth Project

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6. Maintain regular and clear communication (via phone, email,

webcam, social networking sites/facebook/hotmail, for example)

7. Share the workload;

8. Be structured - but adaptable;

9. Talk to other groups that have participated in the Youth in Action

Programme

10. Aim to have a well-matched partnership

Top Ten Tips - for when you are organising or participating in an International Youth Project

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･ Remove the young person from the situation

･ Contact the National Authorities, i.e. police, social services, child

protection agency and follow their instructions

･ Keep the young person informed

･ Support the person in charge of managing the problem

･ Get in touch with the nominated contact person named during the

preparation in both the hosting and sending organisations

･ Get in contact with the National Agencies (hosting or sending countries)

･ Don’t try to be a psychologist! Wait for advice from the experts

Top Ten Tips - for when you are organising or participating in an International Youth Project

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Confidentiality

･ Confidentiality is about managing sensitive information that arises in a

trusting relationship and doing so in a manner that is respectful,

professional and purposeful.

Confidentiality may arise as an issue when

･ Leaders receive personal information about young people;

･ Young people receive personal information about other young people;

Anyone, (volunteer/employee or young person) disclosing information in this

context needs to know in advance the limits of confidentiality and the responsibilities

attached. All information regarding concerns of possible child abuse should

only be shared on “a need to know” basis with appropriate persons, in the

interests of the child or young person.

Confidentiality

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When an incident involving risk or harm to a young person occurs:

Who do you report this to?

e.g. Police / Social Services / Child Protection Services

How do you make a report?

e.g. by telephone, in person, in writing

Who else needs to be informed?

e.g. the young person’s family and who should do this?

Reporting Incidents Involving Risk/Harm

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Thank you for your participation and attendance

Name of Trainer