Teachers in the fight against sexual violence against children and adolescents

Target Audience

Teachers and other professionals in the basic education field.

Justification

The course "Teachers in Addressing Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents" is an educational initiative aimed at equipping educators to recognize, prevent, and address cases of sexual violence involving children and adolescents in school environments. This type of course is essential, as teachers play a fundamental role in the protection and well-being of students.

General Objective

To empower the school community to fulfill its ethical, moral, and legal mission to report suspected or confirmed cases of abuse, mistreatment, and sexual exploitation of children and adolescents to the appropriate authorities.

Specific Objectives

Not provided in the original.

Curriculum Content

[title-dropdown] Module 1 - General Overview [/title-dropdown]

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• Statistical data on violence;
• Applicable legislation.

[title-dropdown] Module 2 - Understanding the concepts, causes, and consequences of violence against children and adolescents [/title-dropdown]

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• Domestic violence;
• Sexual abuse;
• Myths and realities about sexual abuse;
• The causes and consequences of sexual abuse.

[title-dropdown] Module 3 - Training the educator's perspective to identify domestic violence and sexual abuse [/title-dropdown]

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• How to identify signs of sexual abuse;
• Special characteristics of children and adolescents with disabilities.

[title-dropdown] Module 4 - Guiding the school community on how to report cases of sexual violence [/title-dropdown]

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• How the school should report suspicions or occurrences of sexual violence;

[title-dropdown] Module 5 - Case study [/title-dropdown]

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