Esta entrada es una versión con los materiales en inglés de la entrada original en español, que se puede leer en  https://www.espiralesci.es/materiales-de-la-campana-el-abuso-sexual-infantil-queda-fuera-de-juego/

Child sexual abuse is a reality that affects children and adolescents in several domains of their life. And also in sports.

Therefore, it is for both of us, F. Javier Romeo and Pepa Horno, a big satisfaction our elaboration of the materials of the Campaign “Child Sexual Abuse Stays Offside” (in Spanish “El abuso sexual infantil queda fuera de juego” #abusofueradejuego), a campaign for the prevention and detection of child sexual abuse in sports coordinated by the Spanish High Council for Sports (Consejo Superior de Deportes) and Fundación Deporte Joven.

It has been a long process that has involved getting to know the experiences of sportsmen and sportswomen and of professionals that work in the domain of sports. We have discovered the specificities of the world of sports, both in its most protective aspects and in its risk factors, combined with our experience of de detection and prevention of child sexual abuse in other domains. We have found very useful our conversations with specific people and the collaboration of the wonderful monitoring team gathered by the Spanish High Council for Sports and Fundación Deporte Joven, that has counted with professionals from the UNICEF Spanish Committee, the Council of Europe and the non-profit organisation for protection in sports “Oro, Plata y Bronce” (“Gold, Silver and Bronze”). Their inputs and comments have helped us to adapt the messages to each level of intervention in sports.

The English version of these materials has been prepared by Victoria Kennedy and F. Javier Romeo.

The campaign, that is identified by the hashtag #abusofueradejuego #AbuseStaysOffside, has several materials that can be downloaded directly from the website of the campaign:

Three activity guides for the prevention of child sexual abuse for coaches and physical education teachers, that offer guidelines for introducing the ten key ideas through prevention activities that can be done during trainings. They are adapted to three groups:
Activity Guide for the prevention of child sexual abuse for coaches and physical education teachers (for children aged 3 to 6).
Activity Guide for the prevention of child sexual abuse for coaches and physical education teachers (for children aged 7 to 12).
Activity Guide for the prevention of child sexual abuse for coaches and physical education teachers (for adolescents aged 13 to 17).
Guide for the detection of child sexual abuse in sports for professionals, that offers keys to identify several indicators of child sexual abuse that can be observed in sports.
Quality Standards to create safe and protective spaces for children and adolescents in sports, aimed at managers and directors of sport facilities.

The key messages are summarized in the main poster and in the bookmarks that can be used with children and adolescents.

Ages 3 to 6	Ages 7 to 12	Ages 13 to 17

All in all, these materials provide a big picture of the diverse aspects that need to be tackled in trainings, matches, competitions and environments in order to reduce child sexual abuse and to detect it quickly when it happens. In that way we can achieve the goal of ensuring that when children and adolescents practice sports, they grow and develop their best abilities while they rest protected and safe.

We hope that you will find them interesting and, above all, useful.

F. Javier Romeo and Pepa Horno

Uno de los objetivos de este blog es difundir aquellos libros, investigaciones, materiales o referencias que puedan ser útiles a profesionales que trabajan con familias y con niños, niñas y adolescentes. El libro Educación emocional y apego. Pautas prácticas para gestionar las emociones en casa y en el aula de Rafael Guerrero, publicado por la editorial Planeta en su colección “Libros Cúpula”, es uno de ellos.

El constructo del apego ha generado toda una línea de trabajo, intervención e investigación dentro de la psicología. Sin embargo, una de sus dificultades básicas es que los profesionales sepan  explicarlo a las familias. Sigue siendo un reto para muchos ser capaz de explicar el concepto y dar pautas concretas a las familias que les permitan generar vinculaciones positivas con los niños, niñas y adolescentes.

Un libro como este puede ser un instrumento muy valioso para las familias y educadores de cara a comprender el papel de las emociones en el desarrollo del niño, niña o adolescente. También para desarrollar pautas concretas que les permitan incorporar la educación emocional de una forma eficaz en sus rutinas cotidianas.

Es para mí un placer haber contribuido con una pequeña parte de este libro, con un capítulo específico sobre “Apego y abuso sexual infantil: claves para la protección” que, siguiendo el mismo objetivo del resto del libro, pretende brindar a familias y educadores, de forma muy reducida, algunas claves que permitan la comprensión del papel preventivo que tiene el apego respecto al abuso sexual infantil.

Desde Espirales CI queremos agradecer a Rafael Guerrero y a la editorial Planeta la oportunidad que nos han brindado de difundir el capítulo desde este blog, así como contribuir a la difusión de un libro que nos parece tan pertinente como certero en su enfoque y en los temas abordados.

Pepa Horno