A document that helps you to understand the issues, as well as what to do if you think someone is at risk
Section: CALFB
Question Guide for Social Workers: Exploring Faith or Belief within an Assessment
Depending on the information shared in the referral, this question guide can be used by social workers to ensure that faith or belief is explored with families within a holistic assessment, to assess the impact faith or belief has on parenting practices and capacity. Social workers should use their professional judgement regarding which questions are relevant and appropriate to ask.
Language and Terminology Guide: Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief
This document contains terminology that may be used in accusations against children and some local examples (this is not an exhaustive list).
Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief: Map of Cases
This map has been updated to include cases reported of CALFB around the globe. Some countries also have information about prevalence, terminology and general information about belief within communities that reside there.
Exploring concerns about faith or belief with children: Infographic/poster
The document covers some signs and scenarios you may come across. We have highlighted some ways you can explore concerns around abuse linked to faith or belief in a sensitive way. This can be put up as a poster in offices for easy access when needed.
Culture and Faith question guide for professionals
This question guide can be used by multi-agency professionals to explore culture, faith, or belief with families within a holistic assessment of risk in any case of child protection.
It is important to make consideration to an individual and family’s home context as child-rearing beliefs and practices have strong associations with an individual’s culture, faith or belief, socioeconomic status, and immigration background. In order to understand a family holistically, it is important to consider parenting practices, and the ways in which culture, faith or belief has influenced an individual’s parenting. One way to do this is to ask families about their backgrounds.
Child abuse linked to faith or belief video
An information video on child abuse linked to faith or belief from the National Working Group on Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief
Exploring Concerns Around Faith and Belief – Guidance for organisations working with children and families
In the guidance we provide an overview of what child abuse linked to faith or belief is and provide useful advice and guidance to frontline professionals working with children and young people. The aim of the document is to enable frontline professionals to develop the skills needed to have conversations with children and parent(s)/carer(s) about faith and belief. The document includes information on the risk indicators and signs of CALFB.