Together with the Prison and Probation Service, My Human Rights has developed the training material "The Rights of the Child" - a material that is used in the training of child representatives within the Prison and Probation Service. Child ombudsmen are represented in all branches of the Prison and Probation Service - from remand prisons and institutions to probation services and transportation. The comprehensive training takes place over three days and aims to increase knowledge and strengthen skills to implement children's rights in the Prison and Probation Service's activities. The child ombudsmen, who are employed as correctional officers or probation inspectors, have a special mission to support implementation.
- "The 'Rights of the Child' material is a central part of our ambitious child ombudsman training," explains Malin Isaksson, child rights expert. It is designed to be a simple and concrete working tool.
The material is based on a number of articles in the Convention on the Rights of the Child that are specific to the Prison and Probation Service's activities. For each article, reflection questions are presented that child ombudsmen can use in conversations with colleagues and clients.
- "Those who participate in the training appreciate the material, especially the concrete questions that are directly relevant to their professional role as correctional officers or probation officers," says Jacob Andersson, training manager. 'For example, they deal with what we should talk about with clients who have children. It is of the utmost importance for the children that the client can support their child during their time in prison.
Pictured from left: Malin Isaksson, who works with children's rights issues nationally within the Prison and Probation Service, Jenny Walthersson and Jacob Andersson are responsible for the training of children's representatives within the Prison and Probation Service.
