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Youth Promotion/Care
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The employees of youth promotion/youth welfare are responsible for the interests of open child and youth work, youth association work, youth social work, and educational child and youth protection.
Promoting self-confidence, independence, and social interaction, encouraging participation in society, and compensating for social disadvantages are the core goals of youth promotion/youth welfare.
Statutory Child and Youth Protection
The Youth Protection Act serves to protect youth in public.
It regulates the sale, provision, and consumption of tobacco and alcohol, the distribution of films and computer games, as well as attendance in restaurants and dance events.
The time and age limits contained therein are binding for business operators but can be waived with the accompaniment of the person responsible for custody or an authorized guardian.
For questions regarding the monitoring of legal provisions, please contact the public order offices in your city or municipality.
Youth Employment Protection Act
The nationwide Youth Employment Protection Act (abbreviated: JArbSchG) is a law aimed at protecting working children and adolescents. The essential content can be found in the brochure of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
Children in Media Productions
Whether in television, theater, or advertising: the number of media productions in Germany is steadily increasing. And in more and more formats, children and adolescents act as performers.
The conditions for the participation of children and adolescents in photo, film, and television productions are also regulated in the JArbSchG.
According to § 6, Abs. 2 JArbSchG, the responsible youth welfare office is consulted in an application process for special permits. In the flyer, you will find the relevant information about the process in the jurisdiction of our youth welfare office.
Educational Child and Youth Protection
Offers of educational child and youth protection are aimed at young people and their guardians. The offer is also aimed at professionals to serve as multipliers to further disseminate the content. The goal is to promote the life skills, critical thinking, and self-responsibility of young people at an early stage, as well as to strengthen their ability to recognize potential dangers and protect themselves.
Educational child and youth protection focuses directly on preventive actions through education, counseling, project development and implementation, promotion of cooperation, and coordination of services. It primarily addresses the areas of health prevention, addiction prevention, violence prevention, and youth media protection.
Under certain conditions, eligible organizations can apply for funding to implement preventive offers in educational child and youth protection. Further information can be found in the guidelines.
Training offers
"Child Welfare – Keep an Eye on Working with Children/Youth"
In the field of child and youth work, addressing the topic of child protection – also in terms of a holistic prevention concept – is an important component.
Affected children and adolescents often give (covert) signals to draw attention to their critical situation. Recognizing these and responding appropriately is a challenging task for employees.
The district youth office offers three training modules to providers of child and youth work, tailored to the different needs and areas of responsibility of employees.
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Information Session "Clear Vision"
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Training "Clear Vision and Recognition"
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Training "Clear Vision and Conscious Action"
