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Course Schedule

Note: This schedule is an example schedule based on the course start date of January 15, 2019. However, the course runs until August 31, 2019, and can be completed at your own pace.

Date

Course Structure

January 15

Section 0: Welcome to Course

  • 0.1 Welcome to the Course
  • 0.2 Introduction to the Course 
  • 0.3 Course Goals 

Section 1: Every Child’s right to Protection

  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): The Legal Foundation of Child Protection

January 22

Section 1: Every Child’s right to Protection

  • 1.2 Defining Child Protection and Measuring Child Protection Issues

January 29

Section 2: Violence Against Children

  • 2.0 Introduction
  • 2.1 Causes and Consequences of Violence

February 5

Section 2: Violence Against Children
  • 2.1.A. Violence in Early Childhood

February 12

Section 2: Violence Against Children
  • 2.1.B Violence in Late Childhood and Adolescence

February 19

Section 2: Violence Against Children

  • 2.2 Strategies for Preventing and Addressing Violence

February 26

Section 2: Violence Against Children

  • 2.3 Examples of Preventing and Addressing Violence

March 5

Section 3: Children and the Law

  • 3.0 Introduction
  • 3.1 Children in Conflict with the law

March 12

Section 3: Children and the Law

  • 3.2 Children in Contact with the law

March 19

Section 3: Children and the Law

  • 3.3 Migrant Children and the law

March 26

Section 4: A Systems Approach to Child Protection

  • 4.0 Introduction
  • 4.1 Components of a Child Protection System

April 2

Section 4: A Systems Approach to Child Protection

  • 4.2 Identifying Problems in Child Protection System

April 9

Section 4: A Systems Approach to Child Protection

  • 4.3.A Global Action to Strengthen Child Protection Systems

April 16

Section 4: A Systems Approach to Child Protection

  • 4.3.B Local Action to Strengthen Child Protection Systems

April 23

Conclusion

  • Final Project and Assessment