| Do |
put the "Young People First" guidance
into practice. |
| Do |
treat everyone with respect |
| Do |
provide an example you wish others to follow |
| Do |
plan activities which involve more than one
other person being present, or at lease which are within sight
or hearing of others |
| Do |
respect a young person's right to personal
privacy |
| Do |
have separate sleeping accommodation for leaders
and young people |
| Do |
provide access for younger people to talk to
others about any concerns they may have |
| Do |
encourage young people and adults to feel comfortable
and caring enough to point out attitudes or behaviour they do
not like |
| Do |
avoid situations that compromise your relationship
with young people and are unacceptable within a relationship
of trust (e.g. a relationship between a leader and a youth member
over the age of consent) |
| Do |
remember that someone else might misinterpret
your actions, no matter how well-intentioned |
| Do |
recognise that caution is required even in
sensitive moments of counselling, such as when dealing with
bullying, bereavement or abuse.
|
| |
| Do NOT |
permit abusive youth peer activities (eg initiation
ceremonies, ridiculing, bullying) |
| Do NOT |
play physical contact games with young people |
| Do NOT |
have any inappropriate physical or verbal contact
with others |
| Do NOT |
jump to conclusions about others without checking
facts |
| Do NOT |
allow yourself to be drawn into inappropriate
attention seeking behaviour such as tantrums or crushes |
| Do NOT |
exaggerate or trivialise child-abuse issues |
| Do NOT |
show favouritism to any individual |
| Do NOT |
make suggestive remarks or gestures, even in
fun |
| Do NOT |
let suspicion, disclosure or allegation of
abuse, go unrecorded or unreported |
| Do NOT |
rely on just your good name to protect you |
| Do NOT |
believe "it could never happen to me" |
