PO30 - Child abuse: perception and teacher training.

UNLABELLED Theme: Child protection and managing risk. INTRODUCTION On child abuse the protection of children requires cooperation between health and education professionals. OBJECTIVES To relate the sociodemographic and training context variables with the perception of teachers about child abuse. METHODS A descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional study. A sample of 172 teachers of the 1st cycle, selected by convenience. Questionnaire with sociodemographic characterization, training and perception about child abuse. RESULTS Participants with an average age of 45 and average experience of 25.7 years (SD=6,83). Expertise in the related area-34,3% acquired in the training base and 16.3% in further training. Only 15.7% knew the 'guideline for education professionals in addressing mistreatment situations…'. The majority considered the training important (98%). Teachers with experience of more than 32 years considered it very important. CONCLUSION The predictors of perceived mistreatment were: professional experience (p=.045), training and guidelines acknowledgement (p=.002). This indicates a need for training, from the health team to teachers seeking their empowerment.