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| The ESCAP HRD Course on Psychosocial
and Medical Services for Sexually Abused and Sexually Exploited Children
and Youth is a collaborative effort between ESCAP and the Section
for International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), Uppsala University,
Sweden under the project on "Combating Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation
of Children and Youth in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Strengthening
National HRD Capabilities through Training of Social Service and Health
Personnel ", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency (Sida).
This Training Guide is the result of a four-year HRD regional programme focused on combating sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and youth through human resources development. The regional programme has been supported by a consortium of donors, including the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Governments of Japan and Australia, the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNODCCP), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). This Training Guide is designed for health and social service personnel working directly with sexually abused and sexually exploited children/youth, as well as programme managers (government and NGO) and those who train other professionals. The Training Guide aims to fill in gaps in knowledge about the medical and psychosocial needs of sexually abused and sexually exploited children/youth, and provide users with the skills to design, manage and evaluate services for abused and exploited children. The Training Guide also aims to encourage a collective approach to preventive and remedial measures, fostering the development of multi-sectoral national teams of professionals. The Training Guide consists of Seven Modules. Module One describes the situation faced by different categories of children in especially difficult circumstances (CEDC), including immediate and root causes. Module Two focuses on general child health and the course of physical, psychological and social development. Module Three centres on the medical and psychosocial effects of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. Module Four provides detailed information on the connections between drug abuse and sexual exploitation, as well as HIV/AIDS and sexual exploitation. Module Five discusses psychosocial assessment and treatment issues, including dimensions of stress, trauma, treatment and counseling. Module Six focuses on practical approaches to the provision of psychosocial recovery and reintegration services for sexually abused and sexually exploited children and youth. Lastly, Module Seven centres on the challenges of care giving and understanding how the profession can affect the caregiver. Each Module deals with different aspects of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, and the available medical and psychosocial services; thus each Module may be used independently for a specific purpose. Ideally, the Modules should be used together for a comprehensive training programme[1]. However, it is recommend that you get to know your target audience before using the Training Guide, so that the most appropriate Modules can be used. A typical Course could thus run from one to three weeks, depending upon the users' time schedules, level of skills and knowledge, available resources, etc. The Modules are each divided into five sections. The first section, the session plans, provide suggested guidelines for the facilitator to use in the presentation of the Module. These should be used as guiding principles; the timing for each session, for example, will ultimately depend upon the users. The second section is the background document. This document providers the facilitator and user with in-depth information about the subject matter. It is recommended that these be provided to users in advance of the Course for their translation (if necessary) and reading. The third section of the Module consists of handouts. These are suggested materials to provide participants with during the Course, when their topic is discussed. The fourth section is comprised of photocopies of PowerPoint slides. These PowerPoint slides are provided in the Training Guide on CD Rom. Users of the Training Guide may wish to use the photocopies to take notes during the Course as the slides are presented. If no PowerPoint facilities are available, the facilitator should of course use the slides with an Overhead Projector. Finally, the fifth section of each Module is the Reference List. Here, facilitators and users of this Training Guide are provided with resources for further information on the subject matter. In addition, each Module has been written by different authors. Thus, not all Modules will follow the exact same format or presentation style. The Modules are organized as a loose-leaf file to make it more user-friendly. This allows users to add information that is relevant for their specific local situation to any section of the Module. Lastly, the Modules should be translated into the local languages, whenever possible, to facilitate their understanding by users. The purpose of this Training Guide is to strengthen the human resources development (HRD) capabilities of social service and health personnel to assist young victims and potential victims of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We therefore encourage the widespread dissemination of this Training Guide, its adaptation, and its translation. This Training Guide has been produced with the generous financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the United Nations Interagency Project on Trafficking in Women and Children in the Mekong Sub-region (UN-IAP) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
I. Social Context of CEDC II. Child Health and Development III. Health Effects of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation IV. Special Health Concerns V. Assessment and Treatment Issues VI. Remedial Actions VII. Care for the Careproviders Note [1] In addition, users may wish to refer to the ESCAP HRD Course on Project Management, the ESCAP HRD Course on Training of Trainers and the ESCAP HRD Course on Drug Use and Its Relationships with Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth. For more information about these, and other, training manuals, please contact ESCAP.
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