Understanding and assessing the parents and carers in the context of child sexual abuse

This training course provides the awareness and insight required to understand the experience of partners, and other adult family members, and to assess their protective capacities in the context of child sexual abuse.

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Available dates

21-22 May 2025, 12-13 Nov 2025

Location

Online

Cost

£190.00 +VAT / Person

Trainer(s)

Holly Burgin, Jenny Rogers

Who is this training for?

This training will be of interest to all child and public protection professionals, especially those working to protect children from sexual harm in family settings.

It will also be of benefit to Guardians ad Litem, private therapists and counsellors, health workers, and community and faith groups.

How will it help?

This training course provides the awareness and insight required to understand the experience of parents and carers, and other adult family members, and to assess their protective capacities.

Using accessible theoretical models, the course explores the process of child sexual abuse, and the different typologies of those who abuse, in order to explore the challenges faced by non-offending partners and carers. Information and frameworks to structure assessments of adult family members’ protective qualities are explored through the use of case studies.

Course content and learning outcomes

By the end of the course you will have learnt about:

the scale of the problem of child sexual abuse
societal and individual attitudes and values relating to child sexual abuse
models for understanding the process of child sexual abuse
the impact of abuse on other family members, including adult partners and family members
assessing parents' and carers’ capacity to protect children from sexual harm

Learning Outcomes

greater awareness of the prevalence and reality of child sexual abuse in the UK
greater awareness of personal attitudes and values
increased knowledge of the processes through which people commit sexual offences
enhanced understanding of the impact of child sexual abuse on non-offending partners, parents and carers, and their experiences
improved knowledge and confidence in assessing partners’ and carers’ capacity to protect children from sexual harm

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What our participants say

This is an area that is really complex, so breaking it down to look at this in detail is very helpful.

Useful to understand some of up to date research / studies regarding assessing protective capacity.

Enhances knowledge and understanding of both offender behaviour and needs of the non-offending partner. The amount of research provided was fantastic.

The trainer was clear, friendly and encouraging without putting anyone on the spot. A good mix of slides and break-out rooms.

Connect with us

Our Stop It Now helpline, self help and programmes are there to help anyone concerned about child sexual abuse. Shore is for teenagers worried about sexual behaviour.

Our helpline 0808 1000 900

2 Birch House, Harris Business Park, Hanbury Road
Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, B60 4DJ

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