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  • UAB Microcredential
  • Code: 5221/101
  • 1st edition
  • Modality: Face to face
  • Credits: 4 ECTS
  • Start date: 14/01/2026
  • Finish date: 25/02/2026
  • Places: 40
  • Orientation: Professional
  • Price: 280 €
  • Special price 84 €
    Group of application: Amount with the NextGenerationUE Fund discount applied
  • Teaching language: Catalan
  • Location: Casa del Mar Carrer d'Albareda, 1-13, 08004 Barcelona
This microcredential, promoted by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in coordination with the Directorate General for the Prevention and Protection of Children and Adolescents (DGPPIA), offers specialized training to take on the role of Protection Delegate against violence in residential centers for minors, in line with Organic Law 8/2021 (LOPIVI). With a duration of 4 ECTS credits and an in-person format, the course provides key competencies to detect, prevent, and intervene in situations of violence against children and adolescents.

The training combines legal, psycho-pedagogical, and practical knowledge, covering topics such as the current legal framework, developmental victimology, gender and disability perspectives, as well as tools for prevention, intervention, and restorative practices. It is aimed at professionals in social education, social work, and psychology, and aligns with the goal of ensuring the safety and well-being of children and adolescents under guardianship.

Contents

- Definition of the role of the protection delegate against violence towards children and adolescents.
- Legal framework for public protection against violence towards children and adolescents.
- The perspective of developmental victimology.
- Consequences of violence.
- Risk assessment and prevention.
- Restorative practices.
- Violence and children and adolescents with disabilities.
- Gender-based violence. Violence related to gender and sexualities in childhood and adolescence.
- Violence and technical tools for planning, development and evaluation of the protection center. External resources for counselling and treatment.

Career opportunities

- Protection Delegate against violence in residential centers for minors
- Child protection lead in specialized social services
- Social educator specialized in the prevention of child violence
- Project coordinator for child protection initiatives
- Trainer in children's rights and violence protocols
- Technician in intervention and case follow-up for child violence
- Advisor on institutional protection protocols

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Coordinating centres

Escuela de Formación Permanente

Collaborating centres

Direcció General de Prevenció i Protecció a la Infància i l'Adolescència

Contact

Josefina Sala Roca

Phone: 935813189

More information

With the funding of

Next Generation UEMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y UniversidadesPla de Recuperació, Transformació i ResiliènciaNext Generation CatalunyaDepartament de Recerca i Universitats