sexually abused children

4 - 25 people in a session

Participants are required to have their cameras on for an interactive experience.

Maximum of two people per screen

Sessions are recorded for quality assurance purposes. They are only viewed by SCTS staff and deleted within 14 days.

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Caring for Children & Young People that have been Sexually Abused/Sexualised Behaviours- Advanced (Zoom)

£370.00 3 hours

Description

A child is sexually abused when they are forced or persuaded to take part in sexual activities. This is not necessarily physical contact and sexual abuse can happen online. Sometimes the child will not understand that what’s happening to them is actually abuse. They may not even understand that it’s wrong. This course also covers sexualised behaviours.

One in 20 children has experienced sexual abuse (NSPCC). Sexual abuse is underreported and all foster carers need to develop an understanding of the needs of children and young people who have been sexually abused and how to deal with sexual abuse disclosures.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Know the signs and symptoms that a child or young person may have been sexually abused and how sexual abuse impacts on their development
  2. Understand usual sexual development for children and young people
  3. Respond to children and young people who tell or talk about sexual abuse
  4. Identify some strategies for caring for a child or young person who has, or may have been, sexually abused
  5. Understand why some children display harmful sexual behaviour and how to deal with this
  6. Know how to respond to children who make a disclosure of sexual abuse
  7. Understanding of potential warning signs of child sexual abuse
  8. Grooming cycle
  9. Perpetrators and how they operate
  10. Links with exploitation

 

Format: This is a live training session through the platform "Zoom". It includes taught sections, small group work, work in pairs, and whole group discussions.

 

Hand-outs & Certificates: Downloadable course notes and certificates of attendance are provided.

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Empowering Safety: Bespoke Safeguarding & Child Protection Training

Why Choose Bespoke Training?

Generic training can leave staff feeling unprepared for the real-life scenarios they face. Our tailored approach ensures the content, delivery method, and case studies are directly relevant to your sector (e.g., education, healthcare, sport, charity, corporate), your local policies, and the specific vulnerabilities and risks present in your community.

Our Specialised Training Pillars

We design engaging, practical, and compliant training across three core areas:

  • For Professionals Working with Children (Child Protection): Focuses on recognising the signs of abuse and neglect, statutory guidance (e.g., Working Together to Safeguard Children), robust reporting procedures, and the creation of a safe, child-focused culture.
  • For Professionals Working with Adults (Adult Safeguarding): Focuses on the principles of the Care Act, understanding different types of harm, promoting wellbeing, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) considerations, and ensuring person-led safeguarding responses.
  • Blended Cohorts (Safeguarding for All Ages): Ideal for organisations whose staff or volunteers interact with both children and adults (e.g., community centres, housing associations, religious organisations). This training highlights the common principles of good practice while clearly delineating the different legal frameworks, signs of harm, and reporting routes for each demographic.

Invest in training that transforms knowledge into action. Equip your team with the confidence and competence to protect those in your care proactively.

Need more time?

We recognise that sometimes groups need more time for discussions and group work. This can mean that a two-hour session is just not long enough to explore the curriculum and engage in question and answer sessions. So we are you offering the opportunity to extend the session by an hour to allow your trainees the chance to explore the curriculum fully!

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