Safeguarding

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Safeguarding Aim:

What this means for Chaplains?

Chaplains working with children and adults at risk should demonstrate the capacity to build and sustain professional boundaries.

This will establish a safer working environment which will safeguard children, promote confidence and reduce the risk of staff behaviour being observed as improper or unprofessional conduct.

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Safeguarding

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ScenariosA. You are newly appointed as chaplain at the club and have not as yet received any formal induction. A young person approaches you after training and starts to talk to you about how he/she feels he/she is being bullied by one of the coaches. How do you respond?

B. It’s a cold, dark and wet winter’s day, a young person (U14s) asks you for a lift in your car to the bus stop?

C. A young person (U17) requests to be your friend on Facebook and/or asks for your mobile number?

D. One of the (U18) has said that he and a couple of his friends are

interested in the chaplain taking a Bible study. The club is not happy to

have the study on its premises, but an evangelistic first team player has

offered to hold it at his flat?E. A 15 year old player asks if he can tell you something in

confidence and asks you to promise not to tell anyone else.

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Questions   How does this make you feel?

Do you have any concerns? 

If so, what are they?  What would you do?

Safeguarding Basics • Know that Sports Chaplaincy UK are there to support you

You are not alone• Reflection: What needs to be in place to effectively

safeguard and protect children and adults at risk? Child is anyone U18

• Clarify: What is your role and responsibility in safeguarding?

• Identify: Who is your designated person for safeguarding?

• Referral process: How do I act on concerns I may have regarding poor practice and abuse within or outside my sport?

• safeguarding@sportschaplaincy.org.uk

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Mobiles – BEWARE !• Blue tooth technology• Accessing the web• Camera• TV• Social networking • Facebook/ Twitter• IM• Video abuse• Cyber bullying

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ACTION PLAN

Reflect and Share - in pairs take it in turns to:

• Reflect on what has been most useful from this workshop and share this

• Tell your partner how you plan to make use of what you’ve learned within your sporting environment

• Remember your ACTION PLAN

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Thank you

Gill CaminaDirectorgill.camina@universal-safeguarding-solutions.co.uk Mob: 07860874809

Safeguarding

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