Child's Voice

Traditionally, safeguarding efforts have primarily focused on harm occurring within the home, where professionals work to protect children from abuse within their families. Dr. Carlene Firmin pioneered a new concept focused on protecting children from harm experienced outside the home environment.

By creating conversations with children, you help support and build their language skills and social understanding while providing them with a sense of belonging.

The child's voice and understanding of their lived experiences are essential to safeguarding practices. How can we as professionals keep children safe if we do not know what we are trying to protect them from?