CERTIFICATION PROGRAM-1. Child Protection-Law & Practice (POCSO & JJ Act)

One-Day Specialized Certification Program in POCSO, Juvenile Justice & Social Work Intervention

Module 1 — Understanding POCSO Act, 2012

Key areas

  • Who is a "child" under POCSO

  • Sexual assault

  • Aggravated sexual assault

  • Sexual harassment

  • Child pornography / child sexual abuse material

  • Abetment and attempt

  • Mandatory reporting

  • Role of police and Special Juvenile Police Unit

  • Child-friendly reporting and investigation

  • Statement of the child

  • Medical examination

  • Special Courts

  • Confidentiality and protection of the child's identity

  • Role of social workers

Module 2 — Juvenile Justice Act, 2015

Key areas

  • Understanding Child in Need of Care and Protection

  • Understanding Child in Conflict with Law

  • Principles of juvenile justice

  • Child Welfare Committee — CWC

  • Juvenile Justice Board — JJB

  • DCPU and SJPU

  • Production of children before authorities

  • Care and protection

  • Rehabilitation and restoration

  • Foster care

  • Adoption

  • Child Care Institutions

  • Role of social workers

Module 3 — POCSO + JJ Act: Practical Case Management

Case-based learning

  • Case 1: Sexual abuse reported by a school student→ What should the teacher/social worker do?

  • Case 2: Child sexual abuse within the family→ Reporting, safety, CWC and rehabilitation

  • Case 3: Missing/vulnerable child→ Identification, production and referral

  • Case 4: Child involved in an offence→ CCL, JJB and rehabilitation

  • Case 5: Child requiring care and protection→ CWC, institutional/non-institutional care and restoration

Module 4 - Role of an MSW Professional in Child Protection

  • Identification

  • Assessment

  • Reporting

  • Documentation

  • Counselling

  • Referral

  • Coordination with statutory authorities

  • Rehabilitation

  • Follow-up

  • Ethical practice