Meeting the care and treatment needs of young and adolescent girl and boy survivors of sexual abuse in humanitarian settings requires technical expertise and coordination across multiple sectors. The Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse (CCS) resources articulate the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for Child Protection caseworkers, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) caseworkers, and other relevant service providers working with young and adolescent girl and boy survivors of sexual abuse and their families.
The resource package includes the CCS Guidelines and Training Manual. The Guidelines provide Child Protection and GBV caseworkers and other relevant service providers with guidance on caring for young and adolescent girl and boy survivors of sexual abuse in humanitarian settings. The Training, inclusive of an e-Learning component, brings the content of the Guidelines to life and provides a space to dive deeper into the core knowledge areas, attitudes, and skills through discussion and practical exercises.
The guidelines and training should be used together – the Training has been designed to provide Child Protection and GBV caseworkers and other relevant service providers with an opportunity for practical application of key concepts covered in the guidelines.
What are the goals of the CCS Guidelines?
The goal of the CCS resources is to ensure that young and adolescent girl and boy survivors of sexual abuse and their caregivers get the best possible care. It lays out standards for service providers and more specifically caseworkers to provide high-quality care to young and adolescent girl and boy survivors of sexual abuse and their caregivers so that they can ultimately recover and heal.
Who can benefit from the CCS Guidelines?
The primary target audience for the CCS resources is staff who provide Child Protection and/or GBV case management services in humanitarian settings. Any humanitarian actor with a specialization in children, gender, and health (in particular, clinical management of rape) can also benefit from the CCS resources. Other relevant service providers involved in the care of young and adolescent girl and boy survivors of sexual abuse, including health workers, legal actors, and mental health professionals, can also benefit.
Specific Resources
CCS Guidelines
• CCS Guidelines – 2nd Edition – Arabic
• CCS Guidelines – 2nd Edition – English
• CCS Guidelines – 2nd Edition – French
• CCS Guidelines – 2nd Edition – Spanish
• CCS Guidelines – 2nd Edition – Ukrainian
CCS Training
• CCS Training – 2nd Edition – Arabic
• CCS Training – 2nd Edition – English
• CCS Training – 2nd Edition – French
• CCS Training – 2nd Edition – Spanish
• CCS Training – 2nd Edition – Ukrainian
CCS Resource Package Translation Request
- CCS Translation SOP - English
- CCS Translation SOP - Arabic
- CCS Translation SOP - French
- CCS Translation SOP - Spanish
CCS E-Learning [forthcoming]
CASI Learning Space
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The CASI Learning Space is a resource hub for all materials developed under the global, inter-agency Child and Adolescent Survivors Initiative (CASI). The goal of CASI was to improve the quality of and access to services for young and adolescent girl and boy survivors of sexual violence in humanitarian settings. CASI attempted to accomplish this by bringing together the Child Protection and GBV sectors to work in a coordinated and collaborative manner to respond to and care for young and adolescent girl and boy survivors.
The CASI Learning Space includes resources, including but not limited to:
• Role play videos of caseworkers engaging with young and adolescent girl and boy survivors and their caregivers in the delivery of case management services;
• Guidance on how Child Protection and GBV actors can coordinate/collaborate on cases involving young and adolescent girl and boy survivors;
• CCS country-specific examples of joint Child Protection and GBV coordination and technical capacity development;
• Practical guidance on caring for young and adolescent girl and boy survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
• Materials and recordings from global and regional presentations on Child Protection and GBV coordination/ collaboration in responding to young and adolescent girl and boy survivors in humanitarian settings.