Witnessing violence in sport: how do we protect children? Webinar

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Sport professionals as well as psychologists, teachers and those working with children in general are invited to an essential international SAFE SPORT ALLIES WEBINAR!- You will discover for the first time the intervention modalities developed by Safe Sport Allies partners and a set of practical educational materials, very valuable tools that will enable local sports clubs to improve the safety of their athletes.

• You will discover for the first time the intervention modalities developed by Safe Sport Allies partners and a set of practical educational materials, very valuable tools that will enable local sports clubs to improve the safety of their athletes.

• You will be able to improve your knowledge about intervention in cases of violence in sport and also promote a proactive attitude in your working environment to protect children.

• Last but not least, we will hear together some recommendations from those who have experienced such situations and who prove how important witness intervention is.

• The session will be interactive and we encourage you to confidently ask questions about the educational materials developed! The webinar will be delivered in ENGLISH on Zoom (please make sure you have access to the platform).

Speakers:

•Tine Vertommen – PhD Criminologist •Thomas More, University of Applied Sciences, Belgium, (Applicant of SSA)

•Karolien Adriaens – PhD, Researcher forensic psychology, Thomas More, University of Applied Sciences, Belgium

•An de Kock – Policy Officer and Case Manager, Centre Ethics in Sport, Belgium

•Huib van Vugt – Researcher, Mulier Institute, Holland

•Cristina Vlădescu – Project Manager, Terre des hommes Romania

The webinar is organised by Terre des hommes Foundation in the framework of the Safe Sport Allies project, co-funded by the ERASMUS Programme of the European Union.

SAFE SPORT ALLIES is a collaborative alliance of four research institutes (Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Open University, Mulier Institute, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences), two sport organisations (Cyprus Sport Organisation and Athletic Club Foundation Bilbao), a developer of safe sport practices (Center Ethics in Sport), an organisation of survivors of violence (De Stilte Verbroken) and the international children's rights organisation Terre des hommes. All of these organisations have complementary tradition, experience and expertise in the field of safety and protection policies in and outside sport.