Safeguarding Seminar for Clergy – Pastoral Formation Institute

This seminar aims to equip priests (and brothers) with the necessary safeguarding tools for their work in the community. By familiarising themselves with the key principles of safeguarding, priests can learn to create a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

familiarise themselves with safeguarding policies
understand the legal obligations with child abuse
identify signs and symptoms of abuse
know the disclosures of abuse
identify the principles of safeguarding
practice professional boundaries
know their legal obligations related to the Protection of Minors (Registration) Act (2011) and the Minors Protection Act (2019)
learn about the different types of abuse and poor practice
learn a standard response to a disclosure of abuse
be able to recognise signs of abuse
identify the actions to take if you have a concern and who can help

Diocesan Priests
Religious Order Priests
Religious Order Brothers

3-hour in-person seminar. The PFI will be offering this seminar on six different dates, you may find all the dates in the Calendar section below.

You may choose one of the following 6 seminars.

Seminar	Dates	Time	Venue
May	Tuesday 10^th May	9:30 am – 12:30 pm	Ċentru Parrokjali, Santa Luċija
July	Tuesday 12^th July	9:30 am – 12:30 pm	Ċentru Parrokjali Santa Marija, Birkirkara
August	Tuesday 9^th August	4:30 pm – 7:30 pm	Ċentru Parrokjali Santa Marija, Birkirkara
September	Tuesday 13^th September	9:30 am – 12:30 pm	Ċentru Parrokjali Santa Marija, Birkirkara
October	Tuesday 11^th October	4:30 pm – 7:30 pm	Ċentru Parrokjali, Santa Luċija
November	Tuesday 15^th November	9:30 am – 12:30 pm	Ċentru Parrokjali Santa Marija, Birkirkara

Certificate: Certificate of Attendance*

*_{To obtain a Certificate of Attendance, a student must; attend all the contact hours}.

Teaching Institutions: Safeguarding Commission together with Pastoral Formation Institute

Award Institution: Pastoral Formation Institute

Qualifications: Every application will be considered on its individual merits. The Pastoral Formation Institute accepts a wide range of qualifications, and we always try to judge applications on the basis of academic potential. We do consider a very wide range of academic, vocational, and professional qualifications, as well as work and other appropriate experiences and skills.

Language: Primary level understanding of Maltese and English.

Digital: Knows how to access the internet and use a word processor.

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