Your role as an Early Childhood educator has a responsibility to identify and respond to children who may be at risk of harm. This course supports you to understand your responsibility; with how to identify signs of possible harm or abuse, and how to respond.
Identify and respond to children at risk
Be aware and know what to do
As mandatory reporters, we have an important responsibility
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Child-focused care to protect
When we provide child-focused care, we are attuned to subtle changes in each child. The effects of childhood trauma are long-lasting, Without child-focused care and awareness, we can overlook signs that a child is at risk of harm. Gain knowledge and skills to meet your responsibility to protect children’s safety and wellbeing.
- Use scenarios to consider the 4 types of abuse, indicators of harm, and how to respond to disclosure.
- Take action to reduce the effects of child abuse, Learn how to document indicators of harm, and the steps to take to report suspicion of abuse.
- Investigate responsibilities of educators and the service to meet compliance requirements, including how to be a child safe organisation, and writing a Statement of Commitment.
