Child Sexual Abuse Awareness 23/24

Target Group: 

Attendance at both sessions is required.

This training is targeted at professionals in direct contact with children who undertake or contribute to
risk assessments and multi-agency meetings including social workers, family support workers, foster
carers, health professionals, schools, police and others who work with children at risk of abuse,
neglect and exploitation.
Group Level 2 (regular contact with children, young people and/or parent/carer) or Level 3
(predominantly working with children) or above (including strategic leads), and NHS Inter-Collegiate
Standards 2 and above for health professionals.

Aims: 

The training aims to increase participants’ understanding of child sexual abuse so that they are better
placed to notice and respond to concerning behaviours exhibited by either adults or children. The
training covers the prevalence of abuse within the UK, the impact of sexual abuse on victims, and the
challenges of disclosure for children. It also explores the process through which adults sexually
abuse children, both via the internet and ‘in-person’, the warning signs of abuse (in both adults and
children) and how best to respond to concerns about child sexual abuse.

Learning Objectives:

By attending this course, participants will have:
● Greater awareness of the prevalence and reality of child sexual abuse in the UK 
● Greater awareness of personal attitudes and values
● Increased knowledge of the psychological processes through which people commit sexual
offences 
● Increased knowledge of the impact of sexual abuse on the child
● Increased awareness of grooming behaviours and the signs of abuse exhibited by children
● Increased confidence in responding to concerns about sexual abuse