Contact Sarah Hill if you want to attend.

AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ASA/SCUK GOOD PRACTICE AND CHILD PROTECTION

Presented by ASA Tutors accredited with Sports Coach UK

Protect yourself, the young people you are coaching and your employer by understanding and following good coaching practice. This 3-hour workshop is an excellent opportunity for anyone involved in swimming to learn and understand more about the sensitive and important subject of child abuse and how to handle situations. Thisworkshop will help you, the Teacher/Coach/Tutor:

Identify good coaching practice to promote a positive relationship with children
Identify sport situations and coaching practice that might constitute either poor practice or possible abuse
Identify ways of dealing with your own feelings about child abuse
Recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and appreciate why reporting it is so difficult
Identify appropriate action if abuse is suspected
Identify appropriate action if a child discloses he/she has been abused
Describe appropriate practice that reduces the likelihood of abuse occurring

· £27.50 IOS Member / Accredited Swim 21 Club/ Officials of Club working towards Swim 21 (2 places at IOS Price) · Accredited Swim 21 Club can also apply using Swim 21 Voucher · £30.00 non IOS Member

Includes: · Sports Coach UK resource · Attendance certificate for ASA Licensing purposes

No refreshments provided, please bring your own bottled water. IOS membership card must be shown.

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Booking form to attend ASA/SCUK Good Practice & Child Protection Workshop Closing date 28th February.

Venue: Bath Cricket Club, North Parade, Bath BA2 4EX. No map will be sent, directions can be found at www.bathcricket.com

Confirmation of your place will be sent to you.

Date: Wednesday 14th March 2007. 6.30 pm – 9.30 pm Registration is at 6.15 pm.

No refreshments provided, please bring your own bottled water. IOS membership card must be brought.

Name: _________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

Postcode: __________________ Telephone: __________________________________

Email: _________________________________________________________________

No of Places: ____ @ £27.50 ____@ £30.00 Total cost enclosed £ _________________

Enclose Swim 21 vouchers. Cheques/Purchase Order made payable to the ‘ASA Southwest’.

ON BACK OF CHEQUE PLEASE PUT NAME, ADDRESS and workshop VENUE. Third party cheques – please include payee details.

Include an application form for every person included in payment.

IOS Membership No: ________________(must be quoted to receive reduced price, bring card on the day)

Please state name of club:_________________________________________

PLEASE RETURN YOUR APPLICATION WITH PAYMENT DETAILS TO Jane Wilson, Regional Education Officer, ASA South West Regional Office, Gloucester City Council Learning & Leisure, Herbert Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester GL1 2EQ