Training Hours: 24 Hours

Training Date: January 15 – January 17, 2025

Training Fee: 2,500 TRY

Number of Participants: The program will start with a minimum of 20 participants.

Instructors:

• Dr. Lecturer Okan GÜLTEKİN
  Faculty of Sport Sciences, Uludağ University

• Lawyer Mine Rana KAHRAMANOĞLU
  Child Rights Trainer

• Gizem Ak ÇİÇEK
  Specialist in Child Development and Education

Target Audience
Teachers, health professionals, families, guidance counselors, pedagogues, social services experts, master's and doctoral students, coaches.

Purpose of the Training
This training aims to provide knowledge on how to take necessary measures to improve the education, learning, personality, and social responsibility of individuals under the age of eighteen according to their age and development. It aims to raise social awareness against child neglect and abuse, teach primary prevention methods for abuse, and ensure that families, educators, health professionals, and coaches are informed about child neglect and abuse, potential risk factors, and possible legal consequences.

Children grow and learn in the most optimal way when they feel safe, secure, and comfortable in environments where they spend significant time, such as schools and sports areas. Therefore, the aim of this training is to ensure that all individuals involved with children in similar institutions understand the dimensions of neglect and abuse and use this knowledge for the protection and well-being of children.

This program is designed for individuals with a four-year bachelor's degree. Participants who complete the certification program successfully will be awarded a certificate.

Training Modules

1. What is a Child? The Concept of Child under International Conventions and Laws
2. What is Neglect? Correspondence of Neglect in Child Rights within International Conventions and Laws
3. What is Abuse? Correspondence of Abuse in Child Rights within International Conventions and Laws
4. Types of Abuse
5. Legal Obligations Regarding Neglect and Abuse
6. Information about Child Monitoring Centers and Forensic Interview Rooms
7. The Deterrence of Punishments
8. Examples of Abuse Cases and Q&A
9. Is Concrete Evidence Possible in Child Abuse Cases?

Module 2

1. Obligation to Report
2. Obligation to Report for Health Personnel and Psychologists
3. Obligation to Report for Public Servants and Teachers
4. Legal Sanctions in Reporting Obligations and Case Review
5. Children Led to Crime and Their Penal Responsibilities
6. The Importance of Specialized Courts

Module 3

1. Review of Children's Rights and Laws within the Scope of International Conventions
2. Active Citizenship Rights of Children and Practices
3. Right to be Forgotten for Children
4. Cyberbullying
5. Peer Bullying and Legal Age of Responsibility
6. Media Literacy under the Scope of Children's Rights
7. Development of Children's Rights: Solution Proposals

Child Neglect and Abuse from the Perspective of Sexual Development and Education

1. Sexuality
2. Factors Affecting Sexuality
3. Basic Concepts Regarding Sexual Development
4. Sexual Development Theories
5. Sexual Education

Module 2

1. Sexual Development and Education in Infancy
2. Sexual Development and Education in Early Childhood
3. Sexual Behaviors in Infancy and Early Childhood and Appropriate Responses
4. Interactive Q&A with Case Examples
5. Activities Supporting Sexual Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
6. Sexual Development and Education in Primary School
7. Sexual Behaviors in Primary School and Appropriate Responses
8. Sexual Development in Adolescence

Module 3

1. Child Neglect and Abuse
2. Types of Child Neglect and Abuse
3. Abused Children
4. General Characteristics of Abusers
5. Emotional and Behavioral Cues in Children After Abuse
6. Ways to Protect Children from Abuse
7. Importance of Sexual Education in Child Abuse

Current Approaches to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Sports Example

1. Child Abuse and Neglect in Sports
2. Risk Factors for Child Abuse in Sports
3. Institutional Factors
4. Individual Factors
5. Social Factors
6. Strategies to Prevent Child Abuse in Sports
7. Institutional Strategies
8. Policies and Procedures
9. Education and Awareness
10. Recruitment and Monitoring Processes

Module 2

1. Supporting and Educating Employees
2. Individual Strategies
3. Education and Awareness for Children
4. Education and Awareness for Parents
5. Education and Awareness for Adults
6. Methods of Dealing with Child Abuse in Sports
7. Reporting and Investigating Incidents

Module 3

1. Legal Processes and Penal Sanctions
2. Supporting Children who are Victims of Abuse
3. International Organizations and Initiatives for Preventing Child Abuse in Sports
4. Recommendations for Preventing Child Abuse in Sports
5. Child Abuse and Protection Programs in Sports in Various Countries
6. Some Examples of Child Abuse and Sports Cases Taken to Court in Turkey and Around the World

Training Process
The training will be held online.
To participate in the training, you need internet access and a suitable internet package in your location.
To use the training system, you will need a device (smartphone, tablet, and preferably computer) with a camera, microphone, and internet connection.
Participants will join the system with their camera and microphone turned on at the designated lesson hours.
Usernames and passwords will be sent to participants' emails before the training begins.
After the training is completed, the system will remain open for an additional 7 days. At the end of the seventh day, the system will be completely closed at 11:00 PM.
A WhatsApp group will be created with only the administrator sending messages to provide support throughout the training. All support information will be shared by the administrator during the lessons. Participants can email any questions or issues to usem@uludag.edu.tr, and the emails will be monitored in real-time throughout the training.

Important Information
Certificates will be issued for participants who attend 80% or more of the total training hours. No certificate will be issued for participants attending less than 79%.
After the training, certificates will be issued following internal checks and sent to participants’ addresses via PTT Cargo. Your address and contact information must be up to date.
Participants can write any questions or issues to usem@uludag.edu.tr, and the emails will be monitored in real-time during the training.
Applications and payment for the training are made online. Installments cannot be made for credit card payments.
For corporate invoice payments, you can contact our solution center at 0850 840 8543.
Important: In case of valid reasons for not attending the training and canceling the registration after confirming participation, the refund process may take up to one month due to internal correspondence related to the revolving fund operation regulation. Please consider this before confirming your registration.