ZManaging Sexualised Behaviour (Foster Carer)

Target Group / Level

All Foster Carers, LBS Social Workers and similar roles in Children’s Social Care.

Course Overview

This course focus on helping foster carers understand the origins of sexualised behaviour in children and how to set boundaries of appropriate behaviour. It provides practical tools for helping children develop socially acceptable ways of relating to others.  

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants should;

• Understand the developmental impairments and distortions that lead to sexualised behaviour

• Understand the impact of sexual abuse on children and young people and the adults who work with them

• Know how to work effectively and safely with children and young people with sexualised behaviour

• Be able to demonstrate ways of setting appropriate boundaries by exploring different scenarios that foster carers may experience in their care of children who have experienced abuse and trauma

• To know how to access professional support to respond effectively to behaviour that is not socially acceptable