Programme Description
Protective Behaviours (PB) is an internationally recognised programme that offers simple, preventative, personal life skills, designed to assist people of all ages, and especially children and young people, in dealing with problems and finding the right kind of help.
It endorses the development of lifelong skills such as assertiveness, self-confidence, problem solving, communication, resilience, and promote psychosocial support networks.
South Africa – Rest of Africa
GCF is available to facilitate the following:
- Practitioners’ Training (Level 1) for Professionals – 12 hours
- Parent Training – 3 hours
- Teenager’s Guide to Personal Safety Session for Professionals – 3 hours
The Level 1 Practitioner is fully equipped to deliver PB lessons to the children. The course introduces the elements of PB process and provides opportunities for practical learning and implementation of the program strategies.
- In-school programme for pre- and primary school children
- Teenager’s Guide to Personal Safety Workshop
Problem Statement
The protection of children has to be prioritised in the execution of the promotion of children’s rights. Young children are at high risk of abuse and neglect, including physical and mental abuse, often from within their own families.
Research has shown that children who participate in PB programmes at school and whose parents participate in information sessions and continue to teach the concepts at home are most likely to give consistently correct answers to questions about keeping safe (Briggs 1991).
Target Group
The programme is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals including social workers, psychologists, educators, teachers, and emotional intelligence specialists and is provided to adults, children, teenagers and organisations