Effectiveness of the Capability-Building Program in Reducing Referral Cases to the School Child Protection Committee

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

UNICEF used the term child protection to refer to prevention and response to violence, exploitation, and abuse of children in all contexts. In relevance to this, Polomolok National High School had been religiously working towards their clienteles, the learners whom are found out through the Child Protection Committee (CPC) that there are 122 or 6% of the learners' population belongs to the learners who requires attention and guidance, 9 among these learners are suspected to be users of drugs and cigarettes and the 113 needing series of guidance and counseling sessions, visitation and referrals.

METHODS

The study used quantitative methods. A simple descriptive method was used to analyze the data gathered. The respondents of the study were the learners who require attention and guidance, parents of the said learners, teachers and personnel of Polomolok National High School, CPC Members and stakeholders. In addition, the researcher used purposive sampling on this study.

RESULTS

The study revealed that the Capability Building Program (CBP) initiated by the School Child Protection Committee was very effective to reduce the referred cases of bullying, truancy and smoking, among students, parents, school personnel and stakeholders. Furthermore, there was a significant difference on the number of referred cases to the School Child Protection Committee,and all learners, teachers and stakeholders shared positive insights on the benefits of the program.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate that Capability Building Program (CBP) initiated by the School Child Protection Committee was very effective in the reduction of referred cases among students, teachers, and stakeholders. In addition, the learners, teachers, and stakeholders shared positive views on the implementation of the Capability Building Program.