Child sexual abuse and exploitation remain among the most complex and challenging areas of safeguarding practice. This timely conference will explore the current concerns, practice dilemmas, and systemic barriers identified in the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Report (2024): I Wanted Them All to Notice.
Social workers and allied professionals are routinely required to identify, assess, and respond to allegations of sexual abuse within families and communities. Yet long-standing issues continue to undermine confidence and effectiveness in practice, including:
Conference Aims
This conference will address critical gaps, strengthen professional confidence, and signpost emerging national safeguarding practice. Through expert input and multi-disciplinary perspectives, speakers will challenge existing assumptions and support more effective, child-centred responses.
Conference Chair
Confirmed Speakers
Who Should Attend
This conference provides 4 CPD hours and will be of particular interest to: Academics, barristers, solicitors, judges, magistrates, family court advisers, children’s guardians, independent and local authority social workers, family support workers, mediators, mental health professionals, researchers, IROs, and court administrators.
| Membership | Spring Conference 2026 9 March 2026 |
| Full member | £70.00 |
| Full member (paying from outside the UK) | £75.00 |
| Associate member | £85.00 |
| Family Court Advisor | £85.00 |
| Non member | £90.00 |
| Student / Retired member | £20.00 |
Nagalro have informed us that they will offer a group booking discount for AoCPP members, dependent on the total number who attend.
| Places | Cost |
| Individual | £70.00 |
| 5-10 places | £55.00 |
| 11 – 20 places | £50.00 |
| 21 – 39 places | £45.00 |
| 40+ places | £40.00 |
To register your interest as an AoCPP member, please use the option below. Details will be passed to Nagalro, who will contact you with more information on purchasing a ticket and attending.
Queries about this event should be sent to Nagalro directly: nagalro@nagalro.com
| Ticket Type | Price | Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Member - Nagalro Spring Conference - Register Your Interest | £0.00 |
Dr Sam Warner (B.A. hons; M. Clin. Psychol.; PhD; AFBPs) is a chartered and consultant clinical psychologist and honorary senior lecturer in the school of health and society at Salford University, UK. Sam works as a consultant, expert witness, psychotherapist, public speaker, strategic adviser, trainer, writer and academic. Sam has about thirty-five years’ experience of working with children, young people and adults who have complex mental health and safeguarding needs. Sam has specialised throughout her career in working with the impact of abuse-trauma on the mental health of clients, focusing on sexual violence, child abuse and neglect, and domestic abuse. Sam has led a variety of specialist sexual violence therapy services in the third sector, mental health, child protection, and in respect of residential services for girls at risk of sexual exploitation. Sam also works as an expert witness in childcare proceedings, and designs and delivers bespoke therapeutic services for children who area looked after, and their parents and carers. Sam works with both victims and perpetrators. She has written books, papers and reports on these issues. In her capacity as an expert in sexual violence, Sam has advised at national (e.g. Department of Health) and international levels (e.g. British Government, Stabilisation Unit). Sam has a particular interest in the interface between Sport, safeguarding and therapy, for example, acting as the mental health consultant for the Frank Bruno Foundation: a physical and mental wellbeing charity. Sam is committed to multi-agency working and is the chair of the Association of Child Protection Professionals charity.
Opportunity to network with others and know I am part of a community of people committed to working for children and families; challenge to keep up to date and evidence-informed in my practice; sounding board with others for considering how best to improve policy and practice
