Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Self-Assessment for Childcare Professionals

In childcare, understanding gender identity and sexual orientation is essential. Children and families may express themselves in diverse ways. Are you creating a space where everyone feels seen and safe? Are you open to different identities and family constellations?

This free self-assessment tool supports you to evaluate your knowledge and skills in four key competence areas: personal, social-communicative, activity and decision-making, and methodological and professional competences. It will take less than 20 minutes to answer and and you will get your results immediately. Discover your strengths and find ways to improve.

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The self-assessment is recommended for professionals working with children from 0 to 6 years old, for example, in day-care centres, kindergartens, primary schools, social centres.

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Instructions

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Assess yourself

Rate 31 statements on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 – strongly disagree; 2 – disagree; 3 – agree to some extent; 4 – agree; 5 – strongly agree), thus expressing how much you agree or disagree with each of them. For completing the form, you will need approximately 10 – 15 minutes.

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Discover your competence level

Find out where you stand – from novice to expert. Understanding your strengths and areas for improvement will help guide your development.

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Keep growing

Finally, for each competence level, discover literature recommendations and ready-to-use materials, and get tips from experts in childcare, trauma, and social pedagogy.

The self-assessment is completely anonymous and the result will be visible only to you and the person(s) you are willing to share it with (e.g. colleague, mentor, educator). Try to be objective and honest with yourself to get the most reliable results.

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