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COMMIT TO KIDS

Helping Organizations Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

Commit to Kids is a program of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection

 * About Commit to Kids
 * Safeguarding Kids in School
 * Keeping Kids Safe in Sport
 * Safety in Child-Serving Organizations
 * How to Get Started


ABOUT COMMIT TO KIDS

The Commit to Kids program helps child-serving organizations reduce the risk of
sexual abuse and create safer environments for children in their care.

The program’s tools provide organizations with information on the issue of child
sexual abuse which forms the basis for educated policies and procedures — from
hiring and screening to reporting and staff training. This enables all employees
and volunteers throughout an organization to uphold standards of conduct that
protect children and youth in their care by focusing on healthy interaction
between adults and children.

Through the use of print material, with customizable templates, check lists, and
electronic resources, as well as online training, Commit to Kids offers tailored
options to help organizations create a culture of safety in which
employees/volunteers feel confident in both their interactions with children and
their decision making when it comes to reporting inappropriate behaviour.

To learn more about the Commit to Kids kit and online training, and how to use
them in your organization, visit the How to Get Started section.


SCHOOLS AND SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN

As hubs in our communities, schools are well placed to help combat the problem
of child sexual abuse by improving their safeguarding practices, and creating an
understanding for all staff regarding child sexual abuse beyond common duty to
report training and criminal record checks. Senior management, principals,
teachers, and student support staff are all in positions to protect children and
it is imperative a culture of safety is created throughout the entirety of the
education system to better safeguard students in their care.

Boards, districts, and divisions in Canada are using Commit to Kids. To learn
how to implement Commit to Kids, visit the How to Get Started section, or
contact us.

Learn more about the importance of safeguarding children in schools by reading
the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s study on child sexual abuse by school
personnel in Canada.


WORKING WITH UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE

University and college students preparing for careers that involve interaction
with children will be in a unique position of trust and have a responsibility to
protect those in their care. Professional development focused on increasing
child safety is essential. Our Commit to Kids training, which is being
implemented by instructors and faculties across Canada, can empower
post-secondary students to become informed, prepared, and active in child
protection before they leave school, as well as giving them an important skill
set to bring to their profession upon entering the workforce.

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WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP KIDS SAFE IN SPORT

Sport offers incredible experiences and opportunities for children, which are
integral to enhancing child development. Positive experiences are tied to
healthy relationships between athletes and coaches, officials, and other sport
leaders, as well as to safe environments where adults are accountable for their
actions and behaviours.

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection provides expertise to the Coaching
Association of Canada’s (CAC) Responsible Coaching Movement through the Commit
to Kids program, and has created tailored resources available to sports
organizations, coaches, officials, sport leaders, volunteers, and parents to
help keep kids safe in sport.

The materials consist of:

 * Commit to Kids for Coaches eLearning module*
 * Free 23 minute video — Commit to Kids for Coaches: Foundational Information
   for Safeguarding Children from Sexual Abuse**
 * Commit to Kids Kit and Policies and Procedures Workbook
 * Parent guide
 * Resource sheets that include information on the coach-athlete relationship,
   guidelines for interactions between adults and athletes, as well as how to
   report inappropriate behaviour and child sexual abuse:

 * Guidelines for Adults Interacting with Children in Sport
   (For Sport Organizations and Parents)
   Download
 * Reporting Child Sexual Abuse and Misconduct
   (For Parents)
   Download
 * Steps to Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
   (For Sport Organizations)
   Download
 * Steps to Reporting Inappropriate Behaviour
   (For Sport Organizations)
   Download
 * Travel Guidelines to Help Protect Children in Sport
   (For Sport Organizations)
   Download
 * Resource Supplement for Travel Guidelines to Help Protect Children in Sport
   (For Sport Organizations)
   Download

* Upon completion of the online training and a successful knowledge validation
test, coaches will receive three professional development points toward
maintenance of certification as part of the National Coaching Certification
Program (NCCP).

** Upon completion of the online training and a successful completion of the
final quiz, coaches will receive one professional development point toward
maintenance of certification as part of the National Coaching Certification
Program (NCCP).

Contact us to find out more about how Commit to Kids can help your organization.

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SAFETY IN CHILD-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS

Child-serving organizations such as daycares, camps, after-school programs,
faith-based organizations, and foster programs are dedicated to the safety,
health and well-being of children and youth. Such organizations recognize the
importance of physical safety in their programming and services, and must do the
same in preventing sexual abuse.

Large or small, staffed or volunteer-run, organizations across Canada are
creating safer spaces for children.

To learn how to get started implementing Commit to Kids in your organization
visit the How to Get Started section, or contact us.

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HOW TO GET STARTED


WHICH TOOLS ARE RECOMMENDED?

The Commit to Kids Program Kit comes with worksheets that can help child-serving
organizations assess their programs, services, procedures, and provides
templates to assist in updating or creating policies and procedures, and a code
of conduct from a child protection lens. Information in the Commit to Kids kit
guides the organization through this process and acts as a reference tool for
future updates, questions, or considerations.

Highlights include:

 * Questionnaires, risk charts, and check lists to help highlight strengths and
   gaps in your organization for preventing child sexual abuse.
 * A sample code of conduct which will help guide you in creating the most
   important tool an organization will develop to help establish boundaries
   between adults and children.
 * Examples of best practices for job postings, screening, interviews, and
   reference checks to help keep high-risk individuals from working/volunteering
   in your organization.
 * Customizable report form templates to provide support with what to report,
   documenting reports, and where to report inappropriate behaviour and
   misconduct, as well as sexual abuse.

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The Commit to Kids Online Training is ideal for administrators, staff,
front-line workers, and volunteers. Online training empowers employees and
volunteers in their role as protective adults and helps them to understand the
importance of adhering to an employer’s child protection policies. In the
training employees/volunteers will learn:

 * The prevalence of child sexual abuse in Canada
 * Appropriate boundaries between adults and children
 * The process of grooming and disclosure
 * The impact of child sexual abuse

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HOW TO USE TOOLS

Getting started — templates are provided that can be adapted to work with
current polices you may have but are in need of updating, or can act as a
starting point for new policies. Organizations can phase in changes; some
organizations are looking to update screening and hiring, others start with
updates to code of conduct and reporting policies to protect children. The guide
provides the information and tools for an organization to use at their own pace.

The Commit to Kids Online Training can be utilized throughout all levels of an
organization. The flexible format allows users to complete the training in a
single session or over the course of multiple sessions. Three versions of the
training are available:

Commit to Kids: Foundational Information for Safeguarding Children from Sexual
Abuse is a short online overview for individuals who work with children and are
looking for foundational information on child sexual abuse, or those looking to
refresh their knowledge on the topic. Parents who have children in child-serving
organizations may also find the content relevant.

Commit to Kids — Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training for those Working with
Children is online training for individuals who work or volunteer with children.
This training results in a certificate of completion, comes with a downloadable
resources guide and covers the following topics: the definition of child sexual
abuse, the grooming process, handling disclosures of child sexual abuse, the
impact of child sexual abuse, creating a Child Protection Code of Conduct, and
policies and procedures to protect children.

Commit to Kids for Coaches Training covers all the same information as Commit to
Kids — Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training for those Working with Children
but results in both a certificate of completion and three NCCP professional
development points towards the maintenance of certification.

Commit to Kids for Coaches: Foundational Information for Safeguarding Children
from Sexual Abuse covers all the same information as Commit to Kids:
Foundational Information for Safeguarding Children from Sexual Abuse but results
in both a record of participation and one NCCP professional development point
towards the maintenance of certification.

If you would like to discuss options that may be the best fit for your
organization, contact us.

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