Corporate partnerships

At the Association of Child Protection Professionals, we aim to have as big an impact on the companies we work with as they have on us as a charity.

As the only association dedicated to supporting child protection professionals your company can demonstrate to your customers and staff that it supports the work that these professionals do, and that child protection is an issue that your company takes seriously.

By supporting us you can help work towards our vision of a world in which all children can grow up in safety and security, and without risk of being abused or neglected.

How can you support us?

There are several ways in which you can support us.

Name us as your charity of the year
Put on a training event
Provide a venue for our events
Be a part of our international congress 2021
Set up a scholarship fund
Donate a percentage of your proceeds to us
Match funding /giving – encourage your staff to fundraise for us or hold a fundraising event and then match any funding made
Help us setup a benevolent fund
Sponsor an event
Help us celebrate 40 years at the heart of child protection with a celebratory event

How we can support you

We are able to offer marketing opportunities through use of our social media platforms, member and non-member newsletters
We can provide specifically, targeted marketing to our members in terms of profession or region
Include your logo on relevant branding, communications or at an event
Provide you the opportunity to present/speak at one of our events
Tickets to an event (where relevant)

Working with Association of Child Protection Professionals means supporting those working with vulnerable children - a strong message you can be part of.

Latest

Using our direct experience of child abuse in safeguarding training – how and why

“Hello! My name is Siobhan and I was sexually abused as a child.” This is how I begin every conference presentation or training workshop that I run. The change of mood in the room is palpable. It’s like all the caffeine from the morning registration kicks in at once. Delegates suddenly snap back to attention. They want to hear what we have to say.
Call for new Trustees

We are looking to recruit 2-4 new trustees on to our brilliant Board. Do you have significant child protection experience and share our values? Would you like to shape how AoCPP develops in the future? If so then please consider nominating yourself as an AoCPP Trustee.
Toxic terminology

The prevalence of domestic violence, substance misuse and parental mental health issues as risk factors for child maltreatment has been recognised for a long time. It was identified by Marian Brandon and colleagues as a particular factor in serious and fatal cases of maltreatment in the 2003-5 biennial review of Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) (Brandon, Belderson et al. 2008).
Interventions to address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) London 8 October 2020

This series of one-day courses in 2020 will be delivered in partnership with Child and Family Training.

About us

The Association of Child Protection Professionals is a registered charity and membership association. We provide education and professional development opportunities for those working in child protection.
Join now

The Association of Child Protection Professionals is a charity which has been driving improvement in child protection for 40 years. We exist to help children by supporting the professionals who work with them. We provide access to research; quality and affordable CPD; and peer support to anyone working in child protection. Join the Association of Child Protection Professionals as a member today.
Leave a gift in your will

By remembering the Association of Child Protection Professionals in your Will, your gift will enable us to continue to support and work with child protection professionals towards a world in which all children can grow up in safety and security and without risk of being abused or neglected – now and for many years to come.
Who we help

We support anyone whose work is involved with protecting children or young people from harm. With backgrounds in social work, paediatrics, nursing, psychology, police, law, education, or research, our members and those we work with come from a wide range of disciplines. We help those who want to meet other like-minded professionals to share research, practice, and knowledge do just that.
The issue

The abuse and neglect of children is a huge and growing issue. We exist for those working in and researching child abuse and neglect. We provide access to the latest research, share best practice from the front line, provide affordable advanced practitioner CPD and training, and enable practitioners and researchers to connect as part of a national community working to support children and families.
Benefits of membership

We are the only organisation specifically devoted to supporting child protection professionals and researchers in the field. Join us to broaden your perspective, gain access to cutting edge research, and become part of a community sharing best practice for children.
Where we work

We are proud to support child protection research and practice across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Networking/peer support

We offer a range of networking opportunities to those working in child protection. Through various special interest groups, events and local branches we are able to offer an exchange of information, ideas and best practice for anyone working in safeguarding children and in particular to our members.
What our members say

What can you gain by becoming an Association of Child Protection Professionals member? Find out what our members say by reading some of our member testimonials.
AoCPP social media blackout: 20th - 24th May 2019

From 20th - 24th May 2019 we will be running a social media "blackout" to raise awareness of the issue of the ways in which the internet can be used to facilitate the abuse of children, and to put pressure on companies and the government to do more.