Child Protection Mainstreaming in Health Facilities During COVID-19

COURSE OVERVIEW: 

Course Aim: To introduce key considerations for health partners to preserve family unity
and prevent separation of children and caregivers in health facilities during COVID-19
and other infectious disease outbreaks (IDOs).

Course Duration:

• 1 day (8.5 hours) session for face-to-face training, or
• 3 live sessions of 180 minutes each for remotely facilitated training.

Course Objectives: 

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the increased protection risks for children during COVID-19
• Explain child protection mainstreaming best practices during COVID-19 and
  other IDOs
• List key actions for health actors to prevent family separation and preserve family
  unity
• Recall safe referral processes for children identified as at risk

Target Audience: This training is designed for practitioners specializing in child
protection in humanitarian action (CPHA), to enable them to deliver to health partners
and to foster better coordination between sectors in the context of COVID-19 and other
IDOs.

Related Competencies:

Integrating CPHA and Health:

• Identifying the relevant guidelines, principles, and standards that inform joint childprotection (CP) and health collaboration, programming, and assessment (refer to the
  CPHA Competency Framework)

Prerequisites: Participants are expected to be familiar with psychological first aid for
children, the child protection referral pathway, and standard operating procedures
(SOPs) applicable in their context.

Facilitator Requirements: This module should be delivered by facilitator(s) with expertise and experience in both child protection and health, in humanitarian contexts. It is
expected that a relevant facilitator from each of Child Protection (CP) and health sectors
will deliver the module together, to ensure that key messages are accurate and that
participant questions can be answered clearly and precisely.

Agenda: Sample agendas for face-to-face and remotely facilitated delivery of the
module are shown below. These can be adapted as required for your context.

Equipment, Materials, and Preparation Required:

• 4 flipcharts, Post-it notes
• Assorted colored markers (enough for 4 groups to use simultaneously)