Peru – Ruiz de Montoya University creates an Institute for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons
The official presentation will take place on Tuesday, June 15 through the Zoom platform, with the participation of Fr. Hans Zollner SJ, expert in child protection and sexual abuse prevention and president of the Centre for Child Protection.
The Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University (UARM), promoted by the Society of Jesus in Peru, has created the Institute for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons (IPMEP), attached to the General Direction of Research of the university.
With the creation of this institute, the UARM seeks to contribute to the protection of children, adolescents and people in vulnerable situations through the development and implementation of prevention and research measures against violence and abuse in all its forms.
Dafne Zapata, a
psychologist studying for a Diploma in Child Protection at the Center for Child
Protection (CCP) in Rome, will be in charge of this center. Claudia Neyra, a
candidate for a master's degree in Community Psychology, with experience in
clinical intervention in cases of violence and development of social projects,
will be in charge of its coordination. Nino Villarroel, SJ, a Jesuit student in
his last year of Psychology, will also participate in the team.
UARM's Director of Research, Juan Dejo SJ, highlighted that IPMEP is the first initiative of its kind in Latin America (along with Mexico) to be carried out by an academic institution. He also indicated that an interdisciplinary team will be convened to develop training programs and research on abuse prevention and the promotion of a culture of care.
THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH
The official presentation of the Institute will be through a panel discussion entitled "Conversion in the Church: Prevention of Abuse and Spiritual Renewal". The event will be held through the Zoom platform on Tuesday, June 15 at noon and will include the participation of Dr. Fr. Hans Zollner SJ, German theologian and psychologist, professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University (PUG), president of the Centre for Child Protection and one of the leading experts in the protection of minors and prevention of sexual abuse; and Dr. Sr. María Rosaura Gonzáles Casas STJ, coordinator of the Diploma in Child Abuse Prevention of the Centre for Child Protection of the PUG and of the Commission for the Care and Protection of Children, Adolescents and Vulnerable Adults of the Latin American Confederation of Religious Men and Women.
Source: CPAL
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