The Development and Validation of a Child Safeguarding in Sport Self‑assessment Tool for the Council of Europe
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2022
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International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice
Abstract
Abuse and interpersonal violence threaten participant safety and trust in sport. Many
political and project activities have sought to promote safeguarding policies within
national sporting structures. Despite this, implementation of safe sport policy measures has been lacklustre, and policy guidance is often disparate and sometimes contradictory. Against this background, the Council of Europe initiated the development
of a safeguarding in sport self-assessment tool to assist national sport authorities
in this crucial area. This tool addresses some of the gaps within safe sport policy
guidance by summarising current good practices and offering policy guidance and
legitimation. In the following Innovations article, we present our work developing
the safeguarding self-assessment tool for national sport organisations in collaboration with the Council of Europe.
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youth-serving organizations, sports, policy, safeguarding, prevention, Europe, International Resources, child abuse
Citation
Moustakas, L., Kalina, L., & Petry, K. (2022). The Development and Validation of a Child Safeguarding in Sport Self-assessment Tool for the Council of Europe. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 1-10.