OYPC offers required training for University employees and UW youth program personnel.
Recommendations on additional training topics for youth program personnel can be found on our UW Youth Program Best Practices web page.
Required Training
Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect
Required for all UW employees and volunteers
Estimated time to complete: 20 minutes
Provides an overview of EO 56 Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect, including definitions of child abuse and how to make a report.
Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect course
Promoting Safe Interactions with Youth
Required for all UW youth program authorized personnel
Estimated time to complete: 25 minutes
Provides information to UW employees and volunteers who interact with youth on topics of safe communication, physical contact, and supervision.
Promoting Safe Interactions with Youth course
Promoting Safe Interactions with Youth Implementation Guide
Download the Promoting Safe Interactions with Youth Implementation Guide [PDF] for help with incorporating this training into your on-boarding process and ongoing staff discussions.
Youth Protection for Youth Program Leaders online course
Required for all new youth program directors
Must be completed within 90 days from starting as a program director
Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes, may be completed in parts
This course will introduce new program leaders to University youth protection requirements, roles and responsibilities for meeting requirements, best practices, and resources available to support you in your role.
Youth Protection for Youth Program Leaders course Pt. 1
Optional training
Open to all who wish to explore concepts of youth protection in a youth program setting
Youth Protection for Youth Program Leaders, Part 2
This course is 2 hours on zoom (synchronous)
This synchronous course will provide you with an opportunity to dive deeper into implementation of University requirements and the concepts that define them, with other youth program leaders. The session includes interactive Q&A, case studies, and small group discussion.
Next YPYPL Part 2 offering: Coming Soon in May 2025