This document summarizes a lecture on child protection presented on November 2nd 2012. It defines child protection as preventing violence, exploitation and abuse of children. It discusses the effects of child abuse such as health issues, educational problems and poor parenting skills. The lecture also discusses that the Bible supports child protection based on a verse from Matthew. It defines a child as under 18 and outlines the four main types of child abuse: physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. Case studies are presented to illustrate examples of each type of abuse and signs that abused children may exhibit.

1. Child Protection Lecture
Presented to the CPC
On 2nd November 2012
Nicodemus Karisa Mwambire

2. What is Child Protection?
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3. Child Protection Definition
 Refers to preventing and responding to violence,
exploitation and abuse against children
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4. Why Child Protection?
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5. Effects of child abuse, violence and
exploitation
 Risk of death
 poor physical and mental health
 HIV/AIDS infection
 Educational problems,
 Displacement, homelessness,
 vagrancy and poor parenting skills later in life.
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6. Does The Bible Support It?
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7. Biblical proof of child
protection……
 The Holy Bible in the book of Mathew 18:5-6:
“And whoever welcomes in my name one such child as this,
welcomes me. If anyone should cause one of these little
ones to lose his faith in me, it would be better for that
person to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be
drowned in the deep sea”[GNB]
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8. The Compassion International
Views
“We are opposed to all forms of child abuse and exploitation
and will do everything within our power to ensure that no
harm comes to any child registered in our program due to
his or her involvement in the ministry of COMPASSION
INTERNATIONAL.”
 POINT OF REFLECTION: What is the Project View
and Mission on Child Protection?
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9. Who is A child?
 A child is anyone under the age of 18 years.
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10. What is Child Abuse?
 Child abuse can be defined as taking unfair
advantage of a child
 See Case Study 1(a) and (b)
 REFLECTION:
 Is case 1(a) an example of child abuse? Why or why
not?
 Following case 1(b), How has your opinion of Kiprono
now changed?
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11. Types of Child Abuses
The World Health Organization defines child abuse as
follows:
 Child abuse and maltreatment consists of all forms of
physical and emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse,
neglect or negligent treatment or commercial or other
exploitation, resulting in actual or potential harm to
the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in
the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or
power.
 REFLECTION: According to you what are the types of
Child abuse?
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12. Types of Child Abuse Contd…..
 From the previous definition then, these are the four
types of child abuse:
 Physical abuse
 Sexual abuse
 Emotional abuse
 Neglect
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13. Physical Abuse
 It occurs when someone e.g. a parent/ caregiver causes
physical harm to a child
 Read Case Study 2
 REFLECTION:
Discuss some possible signs of physical abuse that
Sarone might have sustained from this incident
Hint: Note both physical and behavioural signs
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14. Sexual Abuse
 It occurs when someone, such as a caregiver or other,
uses a child for sexual gratification (which can include
even sexual comments made to a child).
 Read Case Study 3
REFLECTION:
 Discuss both the physical and behavioral signs of
sexual abuse
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15. Emotional Abuse
 It occurs when a caregiver or a person in a trust
relationship with a child prevents the child from
proper emotional development
 Read Case study 4
REFLECTION:
 Discuss for 5 minutes
some potential signs
of emotional abuse that
the child in this story
might display
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16. Neglect
 It occurs when a caregiver does not provide for a child
even though the caregiver has proper resources or
other means to do so.
 Read Case Study 5
REFLECTION:
 Discuss for 5 minutes some potential signs of
emotional abuse that the child in this story might
display
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17. Assignment
 Identify Abuse (See the hand out given)
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18. Recap
 These four types of abuse are not separate from each
other. One type of abuse can hurt many areas of a
child’s life. For example, Sarone was both physically
and emotionally hurt when his father abused him.
 Plan Of Action
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19. Reference
 http://www.unicef.org/chinese/protection/files/What
_is_Child_Protection.pdf
 Compassion International Caregivers and Parents
Child Protection Curriculum
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20. Thanks and God Bless you!
Next Lecture:
Protecting Children by Promoting a Safe
Environment
On 3rd December 2012
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