Protecting Children during COVID-19 and other Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Protecting Children during COVID-19 and other Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Adjust child protection programs in the context of COVID-19 and other IDOs
This course will equip child protection practitioners with knowledge and skills to implement evidence-based crisis response and prevention strategies to protect children during COVID-19 and other infectious diseases outbreaks.
Identify the child protection risks caused by COVID-19 and other IDOs
COVID-19 impacts children through:
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Infection with the virus/disease
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the impact of social and economic infection prevention measures
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the potential longer-term effects on mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
In this course, you will reflect on how COVID-19 and other infectious diseases outbreaks impact children, families, and communities through disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines, community dynamics, and income.
You will learn about the resulting negative consequences for children’s protection, wellbeing, and development and discover ways to adapt child protection strategies to the disruptions.
What topics will you cover?
By the end of the course, you will be able to…
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Assess the context set through public health measures and elaborate on how these affect protective and risk factors for children in all stages of an Infectious Disease Outbreak
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Describe the main child protection risks during an Infectious Disease Outbreak such as COVID-19 in your context through a socioecological and developmental lens
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Explain the centrality of child participation through all stages of the programme cycle and identify ways to foster safe child participation in the context of Infectious Disease Outbreak
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Summarize ways to adapt child protection prevention and response programming in line with CPMS principles and standards
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Describe how to jointly implement with other sectors to protect children
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Identify key actions to support risk-informed programming and contribute to system strengthening in future health shocks and Infectious Disease Outbreaks
This course is available both in English and Spanish. Click to register.
