Main objectives
The Flag System focuses on support for sexual development and protecting the sexual integrity of children and young people at three levels: children and young people aged 0-18 years, the expertise of professionals and organisational policy.
Objectives
- Target group level: Children and young people are sexually resilient
- Sub-objective 1: Children and young people are able to assess when sexual behaviour is okay and when it’s not.
- Sub-objective 2: Children and young people are able to communicate appropriately about sexuality and boundaries.
- Sub-objective 3: Children and young people can respond appropriately to unacceptable sexual behaviour.
These objectives are not always feasible for children and young people with a serious disability. This means that their resilience will remain limited to the context and so the expertise of the supporting adult is important.
- Professional level: Professionals feel more competent in positively supporting healthy sexual behaviour and curbing unacceptable sexual behaviour
- Sub-objective 1: Professionals can appropriately assess sexual behaviour.
- Sub-objective 2:Professionals are able to discuss sexual behaviour with all stakeholders.
- Sub-objective 3: Professionals can demonstrate an appropriate educational approach.
- Organisational level: Senior practitioners ensure that the preconditions needed for sustainable and sound organisational policy in relation to sexual health and prevention of unacceptable sexual behaviour are and remain in place
- Sub-objective 1: The organisation has a vision of how sexual health can be promoted in children and young people, and how unacceptable sexual behaviour can be prevented.
- Sub-objective 2: The organisation is able to realise this policy in a number of sustainable measures and interventions.
- Sub-objective 3: The organisation is responsible for a regular evaluation and adjustment of the policy.