CHILD PROTECTION UNIT NETWORK

 


Certificate in
Child Protection Specialty
(CCPS)
through Blended Learning


Course starts in June 2008

For physicians and social workers in the Philippines and across Asia and the Pacific who want to become experts in the management of child abuse victims.
Admission Requirements

Target trainees, namely physicians and social workers from the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific should:

  • Have a professional license as physician or social worker
  • Be willing to handle child abuse cases in actual practice
  • Are sent by the candidate’s home institution that is committed to establish a CPU upon completion of training
  • Be computer literate


CCPS Program Coordinator
MERLE P. TAN, MD, MHPEd

CCPS Program Consultants
ERLYN SANA, PhD
MELFLOR ATIENZA, MD, MHPEd

Executive Director, CPU-Net
 BERNADETTE J. MADRID, MD

Faculty Consultants
This program is handled by a team of child protection specialists with extensive experience in the management of child abuse and the conduct of training in this area.
  • Child Protection Specialists/Pediatricians
  • Child Psychiatrists
  • Lawyers
  • Social Workers


The CCPS through Blended Learning is specifically designed for physicians and social workers who are committed to become experts in the field of child abuse but whose duties in their institutions prevent them from taking up courses that would require them to leave work for several weeks.

The comprehensive discussions in the modules, interesting cases and exercises with feedback, and computer-aided program will provide adequate information and the practicum under the guidance of preceptors will ensure development of needed skills. Although this course is for both physicians and social workers, the scope of the content and focus of the learning experiences are designed to address the specific concerns of each profession.

CCPS Objectives. Physicians and social workers who have completed this program should be able to competently handle victims of child abuse and neglect. Specifically, graduates of this program should be able to:

1. Discuss the legal framework of child abuse in the context of both their respective countries as well as international treaties and conventions,
2. Discuss the stages of child development,
3. Perform a comprehensive history taking in child abuse cases.
4. Understand the dynamics of child abuse and its effects on the child and family,
5. Competently manage the following:

  • Sexual abuse
  • Physical abuse, including shaken baby syndrome
  • Emotional abuse
  • Child neglect

6. Apply the multidisciplinary approach of handling child abuse cases,
7. Practice self care for the carers, and
8. Competently testify in court.