Busan is good

Enhancing Professionalism in On-Site Child Abuse Response: Busan Metropolitan City Conducts Joint Training with Related Agencies

내용

Busan Metropolitan City Child Protection Comprehensive Center (hereinafter referred to as the Center) announced that it will conduct the “2026 First Half Joint Training for Child Abuse Response Personnel” over two days, today (March 31) and tomorrow (April 1), at the Busan Social Welfare Comprehensive Center in cooperation with the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency.

The city conducts regular training for child abuse response personnel twice a year, in the first and second halves. This training targets a total of 33 response personnel, including dedicated child abuse officials and child abuse prevention police officers (APO) from 16 districts and counties, who directly respond to child abuse reports in the field.

This training focuses on enhancing practical capabilities and strengthening cooperative systems among related agencies by reinforcing hands-on, case-based exercises and participatory programs.

Key training components include: strengthening field response capabilities through self-needs exploration; practice using child abuse precedents and case studies; guidance on the response system of related child abuse agencies and the hub psychological support team project; guidelines for compiling child abuse statistics; and a healing tea class.

In addition, to help newly appointed response personnel quickly adapt to field conditions following personnel changes, the program provides foundational practical know-how and networking opportunities with experienced public officials and police officers, thereby promoting the sharing of work expertise and enhancing emotional resilience.

The Center expects that this joint training will establish closer communication channels among response personnel and enable the sharing of practical, case-based expertise, thereby contributing to the development of a more comprehensive child abuse prevention and response system.

Meanwhile, as a key institution for preventing child abuse and supporting affected children, the Busan Metropolitan City Child Protection Comprehensive Center continues to implement various initiatives to strengthen the practical capabilities of field response personnel and facilitate organic cooperation among related agencies, striving to create a safe and happy Busan for all children.

Won Se-yeon, Director of the Busan Metropolitan City Child Protection Comprehensive Center, stated, “Responding to child abuse in the field requires a high level of responsibility and involves significant emotional strain. Therefore, it is most important to create an environment where response personnel can continue to demonstrate their professionalism without becoming exhausted.”