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Topics for Discussion:
- How to Start Building a Strong Child Protection Policy
- What Can Happen Without a Strong Child Protection Policy
- What Just Safety Culture Means in Youth Organizations
- Even Youth Serving Organizations on a Budget Can Have a Strong Child Safety Policy
Possible Interview Questions:
- 1. What are the essentials of a strong protection policy?
- 2. Where should an organization start with building a strong child protection policy?
- 3. What are the most common misconceptions you hear about child protection policies?
- 4. Why should child protection policies go beyond avoiding pedophiles?
- 5. Our is a small organization with a small budget. Where do we start?
- 6. What should our organization do in the first 30 days of creating a child protection policy?
- 7. What’s a mandated reporter and why does it matter to youth organizations?
- 8. Why is it important to make child protection a part of your organization’s culture?
- 9. Where do audits fit into your timeline for creating child protection policies?
- 10. Why are yearly evaluations important?ng child protection policies?
- 10. Why are yearly evaluations important?