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Association of Child Protection Professionals and Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse Learning Week - Full Week
The week is a series of 5 individual online events which can be booked separately, or you can book for the whole week at a discounted cost.
Monday 13th November: An Introduction to Child Sexual Abuse Online

An introductory session exploring the key messages from research, and the remaining knowledge gaps. considering how children’s digital and online interactions are changing, and what professionals need to understand to respond and support them.

Tuesday 14th November: Harmful sexual behaviour and digital technology

In this engaging session Professor Simon Hackett and Stuart Allardyce will together explore the role of digital technology in harmful sexual behaviour between children.

Simon will share the latest developments in his operational framework for professionals exploring harmful sexual behaviours. Stuart will share findings from action research undertaken in Glasgow working with young people who had displayed harmful sexual behaviours online. He will also describe prevention initiatives developed collaboratively with young people in a school setting drawing on evidence from this study.

Wednesday 15th November: What’s next? The tech industry’s response to child sexual abuse online

Leaning on her own research, in this engaging session Professor May-Chahal will explore questions such as:

Do we know which children are more vulnerable to online abuse, and why?

What is the tech industry doing? How can we prevent this harm?

What’s next?

Thursday 16th November: The law enforcement response to the threat of online abuse

This unique session will explore the contexts, threats and response from law enforcement in relation to online child sexual abuse – both nationally and strategically, and through a more local lens.

Friday 17th November: Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending

How to support and safeguard the whole family when a parent has viewed or shared child sexual abuse images.

This session will offer guidance and practical advice, combined with practice examples and case studies.

Pricing structure- bookings for daily attendance can be made on separate forms

Association of Child Protection Professionals and Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse Learning Week - Day Five: Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Online.

The week is a series of 5 individual online events which can be booked separately, or you can book for the whole week at a discounted cost.
Friday 17th November: Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending.

How to support and safeguard the whole family when a parent has viewed or shared child sexual abuse images.
This session will offer guidance and practical advice, combined with practice examples and case studies.

Speakers: Natasha Sabin, Michael Sheath

Pricing structure- bookings for daily attendance can be made on separate forms

About the session:

It continues to be the case that far more children are being sexually abused in England and Wales than are identified or safeguarded. Half a million children are estimated to experience some form of sexual abuse each year, yet research indicates only around one in eight cases of child sexual abuse ever reach statutory services’ attention.

Both research and practice show that it can take years for a child to get to the point where they feel able to tell someone. Sadly, often the younger the child is when the abuse starts, the longer it can take for it to be uncovered. We cannot forget that there are many barriers to children telling adults about harm and they may not recognise what is happening to them is abuse. It is vital that anyone who works with children knows how to recognise what is happening and understands how to help the child to have that conversation.

In this session Natasha will give members an overview of the CSA Centre’s new Communicating with Children Guide, which seeks to give all people working with children guidance in talking about child sexual abuse, explaining what may be going on for children when they are being sexually abused; what prevents them from talking about their abuse; and what professionals can do to help children speak about what is happening. It brings together research, practice guidance, and expert input – including from survivors of abuse - to help give professionals the knowledge and confidence to act. It can be downloaded here: https://www.csacentre.org.uk/knowledge-in-practice/practice-improvement/supporting-parents-and-carers-guide/

Speaker: Natasha Sabin, Practice Improvement Advisor

Natasha is the author of the Communicating with Children Guide. She is a Forensic Psychologist with professional experience in child sexual abuse. She has worked within Youth Justice as a practitioner and manager specialising in harmful sexual behaviour. Natasha has also had roles within secure hospitals and custodial environments where she has predominantly worked with adult males who have committed sexual offences. Natasha is a visiting lecturer at the University of Birmingham, facilitating teaching sessions to Forensic and Clinical Psychologists in training.

The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre)

The CSA Centre was first established in 2017. They are a multi-disciplinary team, that is funded by the Home Office, housed by Barnardo’s, and that works closely with key partners from academic institutions, local authorities, health, education, police and the voluntary sector. The aim of the CSA Centre is to reduce the impact of child sexual abuse through improved prevention and better response. They believe that to tackle child sexual abuse we need to better understand its causes, scope, scale and impact.

They bring about change by: