Introduction to caring for children and young people with inappropriate or harmful sexual behaviours
Course Overview
This course is designed for foster carers and professionals supporting and working with carers. It focuses on both pre-and post adolescent children and will be of use to experienced or new carers.
The course aims to help carers and practitioners distinguish between ‘normal’ sexual development and those behaviours that elicit adult concerns and present a risk to the child or others. It will focus upon explaining why children develop such behaviour; the needs and feelings of children, carers and professionals; intervention and risk management strategies; and on how to provide safe and therapeutic care environments for children. The course will involve a mixture of taught material, exercises, demonstrations and handouts.
Course Aims
- To provide participants with a knowledge of the main issues raised by children and young people who display inappropriate or harmful sexual behaviours
- To highlight some of the myths and realities around issues of sexual abusive behaviours & provide a basic overview of what the research tells us
- To enable participants to distinguish between ‘normal’ sexual development and problematic sexual behaviours.
- To provide an understanding of why and how children develop such behaviours
- To provide an understanding of different abuse patterns
- To provide an overview of assessment & intervention frameworks
- To highlight the key care and therapeutic needs of such children
- To explore risk reduction and risk management issues
- To help participants explore their feelings, values and personal issues about this topic
For further information and to discuss your individual needs please contact the Training Co-ordinator on 01527 591922 or email: training@lucyfaithfull.org.uk