Child protection & the child protection mandate under section 8a SGB VIII – recognise, document, act

No topic is as important – or as sensitive – as protecting children. Practitioners in day-care centres (Kitas) have a statutory child protection mandate (section 8a of Social Code Book VIII, SGB VIII). This comprehensive course (approx. 12 teaching units of 45 minutes each) guides you through the entire field in 12 modules: from the child’s wellbeing, forms of risk and their causes, through the complete legal framework – Article 6 of the Basic Law (Art. 6 GG), sections 8a and 8b SGB VIII, section 4 of the Act on Cooperation and Information in Child Protection (KKG), section 1666 of the German Civil Code (BGB) and section 42 SGB VIII – and reliably recognising warning signs, to the staged procedure, conversations with parents and children, legally sound documentation, referral to the youth welfare office (Jugendamt) and the institutional child protection policy. Each module offers learning objectives, a well-founded learning text with visualisations, an In depth section, a Case study and a Transfer-to-practice exercise. At the end: a comprehensive self-reflection, checklists for everyday practice and your confirmation of participation.

Course aims:

Gain a sound understanding of the child’s wellbeing, forms of risk and their causes
Apply the entire legal framework of child protection with confidence
Recognise warning signs and avoid errors of perception
Carry out the staged procedure under section 8a SGB VIII in a legally sound way
Conduct conversations with parents and children professionally
Document and refer in a legally sound way and help uphold a child protection policy

Scope: 12 modules of about 45 minutes each (approx. 12 teaching units of 45 minutes each, about 9 hours).

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Self-study without supervision, assignments or assessment of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.

What this course covers

1Understanding the child’s wellbeing (Kindeswohl)

2The four forms of endangerment

3Why endangerment arises – risk & protective factors

4Legal framework I – Wächteramt & § 8a SGB VIII

5Legal framework II – § 8b, § 4 KKG, § 1666 & data protection

6Recognising warning signs

7Sharpening perception – avoiding thinking errors

8The staged procedure under section 8a

9The InsoFa & assessing urgency

10The conversation with parents in child protection

11When a child confides in you

12Documentation, referral & child protection policy

Learning objectives

What you will learn

You can make the child’s wellbeing concrete by means of the six basic needs.

You distinguish confidently between the four main forms of endangerment.

You know the key risk and protective factors.

You understand the relationship between parental rights (Article 6 of the Basic Law, Grundgesetz – GG) and the state’s guardian role (Wächteramt).

You know the right to advice under § 8b SGB VIII.

You know typical warning signs at three levels.

You know the most important errors of perception and thinking.

You know the steps of the procedure in the correct order.

12 modules

Self-study at your own pace

Confirmation of participation after working through all modules

Child protection & the child protection mandate under section 8a SGB VIII – recognise, document, act