CELEBRATE THE FRONT LINE ON JULY 7th
WORLD CHILD PROTECTION PROFESSIONALS DAY
Honor Child Protection Heroes
Child protection professionals are global, multidisciplinary professionals who work in child abuse and neglect (CAN) prevention and treatment. They give 110% so that no child has to suffer. ISPCAN was founded by Henry Kempe on 7/7/77 as a society for multidisciplinary professionals to find their community. So, on this lucky day, we celebrate YOU for bringing hope and inspiration to children in their darkest hours.
Help us celebrate all the people who make this world better today.
Post pictures of individuals making a difference
Take team photos and post them using our hashtags
Make Tshirts, lanyards, other apparel to show pride
Organize a special lunch with celebratory treats
Add special tributes to organization newsletters
Host self care and wellness programs for your team
Put out a press release to get media coverage for your events
Storytelling about the children you help
Use Our Social Media Tags
Please use our tags to post a picture, tag people and make tributes to honor people and teams who make a difference in every region of the world to protect child rights.
Special Professional Day Webinars
Building Visibility & Influence on LinkedIn: A Free Workshop for ISPCAN Network Colleagues
Main Teachings:
- Why LinkedIn matters today
- What is a professional brand?
- How to optimize your profile, examples
- Content and engagement strategies, how to uncover your best stories
- LinkedIn metrics 101, how to set realistic goals
- Organizational LinkedIn strategies, examples
- Ways executives and staff can amplify organizational messages
- We will conclude the session with a live audit of actual participant LinkedIn accounts
The Cost of Caring: Strategies to Combat Burnout and Secondary Trauma among Professionals Working with Children
Dr. Zlatina Kostova provides an overview of STS and burnout, explores their physiological and psychological impacts, and shares concrete tools for recognizing, managing, and mitigating these effects. The session includes interactive discussions, and experiential self-care practices that participants can apply in both their personal and professional contexts
Understanding and Managing the Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout Among Child Serving Professionals: Practical Strategies for Self-Care
The goal of this webinar is to provide a deeper understanding on the concepts of Secondary Traumatic Stress/Burnout and address practical strategies on how to improve the well-being of child professionals across a variety of settings.
"There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace."
-Kofi Annan, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Multidisciplinary Teams
Creating effective teams from all sectors that work together in any community to ensure child centered care is a best practice.
If you want to learn more about best practices for teams or help create global resources, you must join ISPCAN. Our member forums connect all disciplines to share challenges, resources, post questions and network.