Taking Care - Child Protection Guidelines

Taking Care - Conference 2007

310 delegates, 14 speakers, 6 workshops, one conference - the Taking Care Conference was a great success. Here are just some of the comments we have received:

"It's valuable and important to highlight the child protection topic. It's good to have the chance to meet with people in other congregations in a setting like this" (Designated Person)

"Superb, Helpful and Frightening" (Minister)

"Very valuable, informative and helpful" (Sunday School Co-ordinator)

"Great! Definitely raised awareness and also a desire to help where I can" (Missionary on home leave)

"Good for such a boring subject" (Youth Leader)

"Conference valuable because it highlights the care you need to take as a leader to protect yourself and the children in our care" (Kids Club Leader)

"I think it's important to keep folk up to date - every church may be at a different stage. Conferences like this can bring people to the same point" (Church Elder)

If you missed the conference or would like to read notes from various speakers or look at the workshops which you missed, just click on the links below:

POCVA: Ann Mooney (PowerPoint)

The Scottish Experience: Angus Mathieson and Jennifer McCreanor (PowerPoint)

A People Place: (Poem: Word Doc)

Workshops

Behaviour Management (Web Link)
Children with Special Needs (PowerPoint)
First Aid (Word Doc)
Opening Pandora's Box (Word Doc)
Insurance (Word Doc)
Questions and Problem Solving (Word Doc)

CEOP (Child Exploitation on line Protection): Colin Turner and Mandy
For further information on the work of the CEOP Centre... www.ceop.gov.uk
For specific advice to stay safe online... www.thinkuknow.co.uk
For details on the international work of the CEOP Centre.... www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com

Click here for a download of the Leader's Pocket Guide - We Care 4 U Too! (PDF)

If you would like some of these for your leaders or further details on any aspect of the Conference contact:
Taking Care Office
Presbyterian Board of Social Witness,
Church House, Belfast BT1 6DW
Tel: 028 9041 7229 -- Fax: 028 9041 7203
Email: takingcare@presbyterianireland.org