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Child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention training

Our training helps organisations, professionals, volunteers and others working with children and families to learn about child sexual abuse and its prevention. Some of our courses are available online. 

For more information and to book onto any of the below courses or webinars email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

Please note that these contact details are only for those interested in discussing our training. For all other calls, contact our confidential helpline on 0808 1000 900 or use our secure messaging service.

UPCOMING COURSES

1. Inform Young People programme - training for delivery | Various dates available (via Zoom)
2. Promoting positive pathways for young people who exhibit harmful sexual behaviour | 5 and 6 September 2022 (via Zoom)
3. Assessing the protective skills of mothers, partners and adult carers | 27 & 28 September 2022 (via Microsoft Teams)
4. Safer recruitment in education settings | 5 and 6 October 2022 (via Zoom)
5. Safer recruitment - train the trainer workshop | 10 and 11 October 2022 (Worcestershire, WR9 0BU)
6. Understanding men who sexually abuse children | 31 October and 1 November 2022 (via Zoom)
7. Introduction to women who sexually abuse | 24 and 25 January 2023 (via Zoom)
8. Understanding and preventing online child sexual abuse | 6 and 7 February 2023 (via Zoom)

WEBINARS

1. Behind the eyes of the viewerof sexual images of children | Postponed, new dates TBA
2. Promoting positive pathways for autistic children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour | 21 September 2022 (via Zoom)
3. Working with partners and family members of men who present a risk of sexual harm | 19 October 2022 (via Zoom)

TRAINING FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

UPCOMING COURSES AND WEBINARS - MORE DETAILS

Promoting positive pathways for young people who exhibit harmful sexual behaviour

5 and 6 September 2022 (10am - 1pm, via Zoom)

This course focuses on young people’s sexual development and behaviour. It is ideal for social workers, youth workers, counsellors, school staff, NHS staff and others who work with young people. The learning outcomes of this training event include:

• understanding the scale and nature of harmful sexual behaviour amongst young people
• recognising where this behaviour fits in with developmental processes during adolescence
• learning common contributing factors and how to recognise when behaviour is problematic
• identifying best practice approaches and resources for working with young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour.

This course runs over two days and both will need to be completed to qualify for the certificate of attendance. The cost of this course is £180 + VAT (per person) and will be delivered via Zoom.

For more information and to book onto this course, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

Assessing the Protective Skills of Mothers, Partners and Adult Carers 

27 & 28 September 2022 (10am - 1pm, via Microsoft Teams)

This course helps participants to assess a carer’s strengths and weaknesses concerning future protection. It focuses on:

• different patterns and styles of male sexual offending against children
• what practitioners bring to a family assessment – their own knowledge and preconceptions
• the impact of the offender on the mother/child relationship
• how current sexual abuse models can be helpful when assessing the mother’s/partner’s ability to protect and what type of intervention(s) they may need.

For more information and to book onto this course, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

Safer Recruitment in education settings

5 and 6 October 2022 (9:30am - 1pm, via Zoom)

This safer recruitment course gives participants the information and understanding they need to recruit safely and comply with relevant statutory guidance. It is suitable for head teachers, safeguarding staff, school governors and all others in the education sector who are involved in staff selection.

Participants gain the skills they need to ensure that safeguarding is at the heart of their recruitment decisions. By the end of our course, participants will have:

• identified key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people
• considered policies and practices that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt reporting
• begun to review their own organisation's policies and practices with a view to making them safe.

This course runs over two days and both will need to be completed to qualify for the certificate of attendance. The cost of this course is £180 + VAT (per person) and will be delivered via Zoom.

For more information and to book onto this course, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

Safer recruitment - train the trainer workshop

10 and 11 October 2022 (Worcestershire, WR9 0BU)

This course is designed for people who want to become safer recruitment trainers. By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• develop your familiarity with safer recruitment materials
• practice the format of the safer recruitment training day
• learn how to deliver the course with up-to-date exercises
• deliver one-day accredited safer recruitment training 

The cost of this event is £1,500 + VAT (per person). This includes course materials and registration to the Safer Recruitment Consortium to receive regular updates of materials which enable trainers to keep abreast of the occasionally complex changes in the law. Refreshments and a light lunch are provided for the Worcestershire course.

NOTE: Please do not book accommodation and travel until closer to the time for this course, when we can confirm that the course is going ahead.

The Safer Recruitment Consortium accreditation process requires that delegates are able to show experience in key areas before attending the course. It is expected that a delegate would have either a background in child protection, HR or school governance with some training delivery experience, or be an established trainer with experience in at least one of these key areas.

For more information and to book onto this course, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

UNDERSTANDING MEN WHO SEXUALLY ABUSE CHILDREN

31 October and 1 November 2022 (10am - 1pm, via Zoom)

This course focuses on adult men who have sexually abused children. It is ideal for social workers, police and probation service staff, counsellors, CAFCASS workers and others whose work requires them to understand and assess men who sexually abuse, or are alleged to have abused, children. It aims:

• to provide information about different types of adults who have committed child sexual abuse and their various patterns of offending, including those who abuse online
• to provide information about models currently used to understand sexually abusive behaviour
• to consider the impact of the attitudes and beliefs of someone who has sexually abused a child, as well as behaviour, on the children and young people they abused
• to consider the impact of someone who has committed child sexual abuse on the protective parent, and other family members
• to consider the interactions between a person who has committed child sexual abuse and workers/community agencies

This course runs over two days and both will need to be completed to qualify for the certificate of attendance. The cost of this course is £180 + VAT (per person) and will be delivered via Zoom.

For more information and to book onto this course, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

introduction to woMEN WHO SEXUALLY ABUSE

24 and 25 January 2023 (10am - 1pm both days, via Zoom)

This course will provide participants with an introductory understanding around women who sexually abuse children. The course will:

• explore the prevalence of sexual offending by women
• explore ideological issues and professional perspectives of women who sexually offend
• explore common themes for women who sexually offend
• discuss the typologies of women who sexually offend and explore some of the pathways to offending
• consider approaches for engaging with women who sexually offend
• explore the issue of risk and risk assessment

This course runs over two days and both will need to be completed to qualify for the certificate of attendance. The cost of this course is £180 + VAT (per person) and will be delivered via Zoom.

For more information and to book onto this course, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

6 and 7 February 2023 (10am - 1pm, via Zoom)

This course helps participants understand the drivers and motives of individuals using the internet to engage in child sexual exploitation whether by accessing indecent images of children, or by grooming children online. 

Drawing upon current research and our treatment work with people who have sexually abused a child online and their families, our course facilitators explore:

• context setting: pornography and the internet
• models to help understand sexually abusive behaviour, both in 'online' and 'offline' contexts
• risk assessment and risk management issues

This course runs over two days and both will need to be completed to qualify for the certificate of attendance. The cost of this course is £180 + VAT (per person) and will be delivered via Zoom.

For more information and to book onto this course, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

Behind the eyes of the viewer of sexual images of children

Postponed, new dates TBA (via Zoom)

This course focuses on:

• understanding how and why people start viewing sexual images of children
• the psychological connections between watching legal adult pornography and sexual images of children
• the experience of the non-offending partner and how trauma can be reduced for this population.

For more information and to book onto any of these webinars, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

PROMOTING POSITIVE PATHWAYS FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN and YOUNG PEOPLE WHO have engaged in HARMFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR

21 September 2022 (10am - 12pm, via Zoom)

This course focuses on:

• a brief overview of key issues around harmful sexual behaviour by children and young people
• how autism may impact on harmful sexual behaviours
• what the current research and knowledge in this area tell us
• key areas which parents and professionals need to consider when tackling these behaviours

For more information and to book onto any of these webinars, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

Working with partners and family members of men who present a risk of sexual harm

19 October 2022 (10am - 12pm, via Zoom)

This webinar focuses on:

• the shock of becoming aware of a partner or family member’s sexual offending
• supporting partners and adult family members to cope with feelings of stigma, shame and isolation
• an overview of the Inform programme and Family and Friends Forum
• key findings from feedback on our Family and Friends Forum and the support it offers
• situational crime prevention and the role of partners and adult family members in preventing sexual abuse

Webinar fees: 

• £40 + VAT per person for one webinar,
• £70 + VAT per person for two webinars and
• £90 + VAT per person to attend all three webinars.

For more information and to book onto any of these webinars, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

Inform Young People programme - training for delivery

We are offering training for UK-based organisations specialising in youth services to help them prevent technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour amongst young people. 

The training will familiarise participants with our Inform Young People programme that is designed for adolescents in trouble with the police, their school or college for engaging in technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour. The course will equip professionals to deliver the programme to young people they work with.

Participants will need to undertake three online workshops and an e-learning module to complete the training.

The e-learning module is designed to provide information regarding the Inform Young People programme. It provides:

• the context of the development of the programme
• a description of what the programme is and who it is for
• a brief description of the key principles that underpin the programme
• an outline of the theoretical basis of the programme
• an introduction to the facilitator's guide, targeting matrix and evaluation forms
• an outline of and introduction to the programme modules
• information regarding how to access programme material and resources on completion of the training
• information about programme integrity and administration

Workshop one will provide professionals who already work with young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), with a refresher into their pathways to the behaviour. It will also aim to increase professionals' understanding of the internet in the lives of young people.

Workshops two and three will focus on delivering the Inform Young People programme and includes exploring positive ways to engage with young people. It provides professionals with the knowledge and tools to deliver the programme. The objectives include:

• an outline of the pre-programme process including the initial meeting with the young person and their parents or carers
• ways to involve parents or carers
• reflection on the relationship between the practitioner and the young person
• familiarising professionals with the modules
• an introduction to the main exercises and how to deliver them
• ideas and approaches to engage with young people

The course is free to attend, but with limited spaces available early booking is recommended. 

To express the interest on behalf of your organisation please email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

Training for school staff

This course focuses on:

• context setting: prevalence, desistance, and key considerations
• to increase awareness of young people’s use of technology
• to explore the differences between appropriate, inappropriate, problematic and harmful sexual behaviour in young people, both online and offline
• to explore how best to respond to concerns
• to consider prevention and how best to promote a safeguarding culture
• useful resources

This training is for two hours and can be delivered via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. The cost of this course is £375 + VAT.

For more information and to book this training course for your school staff, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

TRAINING FOR PARENTS (TO BE BOOKED VIA THE SCHOOL)

This course focuses on:

• context setting: Everyone’s Invited and young people’s use of pornography
• to explore the differences between appropriate, inappropriate, problematic and harmful sexual behaviour in young people, both online and offline
• to consider prevention and how best to talk to children about sex, relationships and pornography
• to explore how best to respond to concerns
• useful resources

This training is for two hours and can be delivered via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. The cost of this course is £375 + VAT.

For more information and to book this training course for parents at your school, email our training coordinator or call 01527 406 912.

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