Training and resources available

CHILD SAFETY

Resources

The National Office for Child Safety has a new set of translated resources available on their website which may benefit your organisation or members when working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities. 

Speak up and make a complaint resources

The National Office engaged the Commissioner for Children and Young People Western Australia to develop resources to help children and young people understand their right to speak up when they feel unsafe, unhappy or unfairly treated. The Speak up resources come in a poster and leaflet form and have been translated into the following languages:

• Arabic 
• Chinese (simplified) 
• Chinese (traditional) 
• Filipino/Tagalog
• Hindi 
• Greek
• Italian (Italiano)
• Punjabi 
• Spanish 
• Vietnamese

The Speak up poster and leaflet help children speak up by breaking down the complaint process into three steps. You can view the translated resources on our website at  https://childsafety.pmc.gov.au/resources/speak-up-make-complaint, under ‘For children and young people’ or at https://childsafety.pmc.gov.au/what-we-do/national-principles-child-safe-organisations under ‘Translated Resources’.

National Principles for Child Safe Organisations resources

• Existing translations available to help support implementation of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (National Principles) and supporting resources.
• The National Principles, guide for parents and careers  
• Introductory self-assessment tool for organisations are also translated into 10 additional languages and support organisations, parents and carers to understand and create child safe cultures and practices. 

The translated resources can be found on our website at https://childsafety.pmc.gov.au/what-we-do/national-principles-child-safe-organisations  

Training offer 

End of year offer: Child Wise

Book virtual in-house training at this year's prices by Dec 3, 2021 and have it delivered by Feb 28, 2022.

Be prepared for 2022 and take action to ensure your organisation is effective in keeping children and young people safe from harm whilst meeting the relevant legislative requirements. Education and training of staff, volunteers and leadership teams is a key building block of a child safe culture, one that is embedded throughout all levels of the organisation and is consistently maintained. 

Virtual in-house training can be delivered to groups of staff, leadership teams and boards in an interactive virtual classroom environment. Our training programs can be delivered in their standard format, or customised to suit your needs.

Child Wise training provide a complete and effective learning experience that is: 

• deeply engaging and interactive, supported by practical activities, scenario-based learning and group discussions;
• evidenced based and underpinned by 30 years of pioneering experience in the child safeguarding field; and  
• delivered by highly qualified and experienced trainers, our virtual classrooms are very interactive and limited to a small class of up to 20 participants to allow for shared group learning. 

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Questions Women ask about Relationships and Christian Beliefs 

New Booklet from Churches Together Queensland 

The booklet is designed for local churches to use in teaching and pastoral care. 

Rev David Baker, General Secretary of Queensland churches together writes…

"This booklet, produced by the Queensland Joint Churches Domestic Violence Prevention Project is intended for clergy, pastoral carers and those seeking support in the family relationships." 

Cost is $5 plus (Postage) 

Copies are available from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

All enquiries please contact Jackie Fewtrell This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Latest edition of the book produced by the Joint Churches Domestic Violence Prevention Project is now available.  The booklet was originally published in 2010 as a resource for victims and survivors of Domestic Family Violence.  It has helped both women who are practicing Christians and women who are not part of Church communities.  It has been a useful resource for clergy and pastoral carers who support appropriately the victims of abuse in their communities.