New law
In the new recent Organic Law 8/2021, of June 4, on comprehensive protection of children and adolescents against violence The creation of the well-being coordinator figure for the 2022/2023 academic year is evident as a measure to be implemented within the 2030 Agenda.
Said professional, welfare coordinator, whose specific responsibilities are yet to be determined at the legislative level, will be in charge of the schools of implement the coexistence plan and action protocols against signs of abuse and mistreatment, bullying, cyberbullying, sexual harassment, gender violence, domestic violence, suicide, self-harm and any other form of violence.
Therefore, they will be a link between the school, the family and Social Services, to detect and intervene in any type of violence and communicate the risk situations that exist in our school centers and classrooms. In such a way that it is necessary to Specific training in psychoeducational intervention in cases of this type and, equally, in mediation. Since from now on, conflict management will be taken more into account and will be addressed in a comprehensive way, having a professional as a reference for this.
Let us remember that until now the official action protocols in bullying situations are applied when a case of harassment has occurred, they are indicative and do not specify in time or form the actions necessary for its management and intervention. These are slow and bureaucratic protocols whose main purpose is to record the case of harassment and define responsibilities.
Safer educational centers
It is, therefore, about contributing to educational centers becoming a protective environment, where the prevention of violence is reinforced, it is detected early, it is acted upon and where those students who are experiencing it are supported. suffering or have suffered from it or there are indications that this may be the case.
Likewise, through this law, the figure of the protection delegate is created in entities that offer sports or leisure activities (such as extracurricular activities) to inform minors of the action protocols against violence.
What implications will this have in relation to the socio-educational field and mediation?
- Align with the principles emanating from the Convention on the Rights of the Child, approved on November 20, 1989.
- Coordinate cases in which Social Services have to intervene, even informing the authorities if deemed necessary.
- Prevent and detect situations of abuse child, sexist violence and/or child-parent violence and establish coordination lines with different Social Services resources.
- Promote training plans, for different educational agents, on prevention, early detection and protection of minors.
- Reactivate the importance of coexistence plans in the different educational centers.
- “Naturalize” mediation as the most appropriate process to detect and resolve conflictive cases in school centers and classrooms.
- Promote a much more autonomous and capable citizenry for managing conflicts in the different areas of your life.
- Promote a culture of peace at the school, family, community and global level.
From the International Mediation School We are pending the regularization of the functions and powers of the figures mentioned in order to be able, if possible at a legislative level, to create and offer the relevant training to those who, meeting the requirements demanded by the Ministry of Social Rights, are interested. in pursuing it.
While this happens, you can continue visiting our website to take one of the courses or master's degrees that we offer.
These functions are typical of social education professionals, I do not believe that any specific training is necessary nor that other professionals have to perform them.
Good Carles, the regulations have not yet defined the exact requirements. You can find more information at the 2030 Agency.