Child Abuse Prevention Training
Safe with You Training
Safe With You is a training curriculum for child care providers to meet the requirements of the Nebraska State Statute 43-2606. This bill requires licensed child care providers to complete training that “shall be designed to meet the health, safety, and developmental needs of children…and shall include information on sudden infant death syndrome, shaken baby syndrome and child abuse and neglect.” The Nebraska Department of Education Early Childhood Training Center (ECTC) has developed these workshops in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services. There are three modules to the training.
Safe Sleep for Infants
(1 hour training module)
There are ways to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). As a result of this workshop, child care providers will:
- Define Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)
- Discuss how research and statistics change the way we do things
- Develop prevention strategies and identify information to share with parents
- Develop a sleep policy and create a plan
Never Shake a Baby – Preventing Abusive Head Trauma
(1 hour training module)
When a baby is shaken, the shaking can cause brain damage, life changing disabilities, and even death. This is a childhood injury that is preventable. As a result of this workshop, child care providers will:
- Define Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Understand the consequences of shaking a baby
- List different reasons a baby may be crying
- Create a personal plan
Power to Protect: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
(2 hour training module)
Child care providers need to know about child abuse and neglect, how to make a report, ways to strengthen families, and how to prevent child abuse in their own child care program. As a result of this workshop, child care providers will:
- Define child abuse and neglect
- Identify the physical characteristics of child abuse and neglect
- Explore cultural issues
- Know when and how to report
- Identify ways to reduce the risk
If you would like more information about trainings offered in your area visit the statewide Training Calendar.
For a list of approved Safe With You trainers visit our trainer list: https://goo.gl/tuRw59
If you would like to become a Safe With You trainer, please contact the Early Childhood Training Center at nde.ectc@nebraska.gov, 402-557-6880 or 1-800-892-4453.