Course
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Leveraging Systems to Maximize Reach and Impact Policy
Self-paced
1 credit
Full course description
Description
This training focuses on integrating sexual abuse prevention into existing parenting programs, emphasizing strategies for parents to recognize, address, and prevent risks of abuse. It highlights evidence-based approaches like "Smarter Parents, Safer Kids" and large-scale initiatives such as Pennsylvania's Safe and Healthy Communities program.
Target Audience
Parents, caregivers, educators, child welfare workers, and community program implementers.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Understand the importance of adding sexual abuse prevention to existing parenting education programs.
- Recognize risk factors for sexual abuse in households and communities.
- Implement strategies to improve parent-child communication and set sexual safety boundaries.
- Develop a home and community safety plan to reduce vulnerabilities to abuse.