Free course on Child and Adolescent Victims of Violence

Data released in November 2017 by Unicef ​​indicate that, every seven minutes, a child or adolescent dies as a result of violence. In the same report, the organization points out that, in 2015 alone, more than 82,000 boys and girls 10 and 19 year olds were killed due to armed conflict or collective violence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Such alarming numbers show that measures need to be taken to combat this type of violence, in addition to that committed within the family. In this context, a platform specialized in online studies offers the course “Children and Adolescents Victims of Violence”.

The program is offered by Abeline and has a workload of 80 hours. The free course addresses concepts, themes and challenges related to this issue, in addition to the rights guaranteed by law to children and adolescents. The professional qualification course has no enrollment prerequisites and addresses the following items:

• forms of violence
• Identifying types of violence
• Humanized assistance in the care of children victims of violence
• Guidelines for professional action
• Interdisciplinary approach: Social, Medical and Psychological Care;
• Legal guarantees for the intervention;
• Health in the Rights Guarantee System (SGD)

How to participate

Enrolling in the course “Children and Adolescents Victims of Violence” is simple. All that is required is for the interested party to access Abeline's platform and register as a student. After completing this step, it is now possible to register using the “Sign up for Free” icon and access the material.