Torbay Safeguarding Children Partnership

This course is delivered by the Aim Project to support the roll out of the Harmful Sexual Behaviour checklists.  This is the first course that must be accessed before accessing the Technology Assisted or Whole School Approach courses.

A place for the following staff has been funded by the Community Safety Partnership:

One DSL per school

Selected Children's Services/ Health staff, Police Officers.

Additional places or other organisations can purchase a place at a cost of £100 per place.

Course Aim

HSB can provoke considerable anxiety in parent/carers and professionals. This one day course aims to demystify this whole area of work, increase awareness and empower carers and professionals to use transferable skills when managing children and young people who present with HSB. The training will provide professionals with a theoretical background about the development of sexual behaviour problems, and guidance on what works. It will also consider the impact on adults who are trying to manage a child or young person displaying HSB.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

• Increase their confidence in responding to and managing HSB
• Have an understanding of the theoretical background to the development of sexual behaviour problems
• Have an increased insight into staff support and care

Target audience

This course is targeted at caseworkers who are new to this area of work, youth workers, social care staff and foster carers who care for children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour (HSB).

Due to the subject matter, a safe space in which to undertake this training with minimal interruptions, where possible, is required. This is pertinent to those working from home, particularly with children present.

Link: Course: Foundation Awareness of Harmful Sexual Behaviour Course (learningpool.com)