Royal Academy of Police holds training course for Family and Child Protection Offices staff

TDT | Manama

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The Royal Academy of Police organized a course on “The Preparation and Qualification of the Personnel of Family and Child Protection Offices” which was held at the Police Training Institute in the Academy, from March 7 and 9, with the participation of non-commissioned officers from the Family and Child Protection Offices in the Interior Ministry’s directorates.

Brigadier Fawaz Hassan Al Hassan, Commander of the Royal Police Academy, Chairman of the Policy Standardization Committee at Family and Child Protection Offices in the Ministry’s directorates, explained that this course was the first to be held in this field, and aimed at standardizing the working methodology and procedures of the Family and Child Protection Offices, with the requirement that staff in these offices pass through the course as an essential requirement for the performance of the tasks assigned to them.  

Brigadier Al Hassan pointed out that the Royal Police Academy has now adopted this course as part of its training curricula for cadets at the Royal College of Police, officers at the Officers Training College and the other ranks at the Police Training Institute.

Colonel Ibrahim Bakhit Saad, Commander of the Police Training Institute, emphasized the importance of this course in raising the level of non-commissioned officers at the Family and Child Protection Offices and increasing their competencies and experiences to ensure distinguished performance in dealing with family incidents.

The Colonel also indicated that the adoption of this course into the Institute's training plans and its ongoing evaluation would serve to achieve the best levels of training outputs for the police performance to cope with the evolving security requirements and the current variables.

Captain Reem Wahid Flaifel, member of the Policy Standardization Committee at Family and Child Protection Offices in the Ministry’s directorates, noted that the course included theory lectures on key and sub-competencies of a family nature and the procedures to be followed at the Offices, whether they fall under "Family Protection", such as domestic violence of all kinds, suicide and disappearance attempts and domestic service problems, or the "Child Protection Branch", such as exposure of children to risk, abuse or neglect, or what is related to the "Support and Care" branch, such as the aftercare of children-at-risk, the implementation of the rulings of the Family Courts, providing support for the families of the deceased, the victims of drug abuse and addiction.

The Captain also added that the curriculum included practical exercises that strengthened the link between the theoretical approach and the practical nature of the competencies of Family and Child Protection Offices.

The course was presented by S. Lieut. Maryam Mehzej and Areef Marwa Salmin, members of the training team of the Policy Standardization Committee at Family and Child Protection Offices in the Ministry’s directorates.