introduction to child sexual abuse
about the course
This one-day course aims to provide foster carers and other front line workers, with basic knowledge and understanding for recognising and responding to Child Sexual Abuse. It will explore the definition of Child Sexual abuse with view to raising awareness and enabling participants to protect children appropriately. It is so important to keep the child’s needs at the heart of all we do, we believe children will indirectly disclose to us, we have to learn how to interpret the messages they give us. We aim to raise awareness on this course with view to safeguarding children from harm.
The course will enable participants to reflect on previous experiences, look at shared goals and become confident when working in this arena. The style of the course and the course material aims to capture both the present experiences of those in the group as well as provide information and learning experiences to enable further development in this area and so enhance practice. The course materials will be presented in a safe manner with view to enabling participants to feel relaxed and so gain as much as possible from this course.
course aims and objectives
This course aims to:
- Equip newly recruited Foster Carers and other workers who are inexperienced in this field with the basic knowledge and understanding necessary for recognising and dealing with child sexual abuse.
- Enable participants to fully understand what is meant by child sexual abuse.
- Recognise the warning signs and signs of distress in the child when they are experiencing this type of stress and anxiety.
- Discuss and raise awareness of the settings in which child sexual abuse can occur.
- Understand the patterns of the abuser and the grooming process.
- Become aware of the impacts that abuse can have on the child both in the short-term but also in the long term and how crucial it is for us all to understand the importance of providing safe caring environments for these children.
- Understand the impact child sexual abuse on the child’s behaviour and development
- Consider messages that can be helpful to an abused child.
how to book this course
This one-day course is charged at £750 per course + VAT. To book this course you will need between 12 and 25 people that need training. This could be your own team of staff or you could contact other childcare professionals, local authorities or agencies in your local area who may also require the training. When you have between 12 and 25 delegates that need training you can contact our administration team to discuss available training dates.
Please email info@futurechildcaretraining.com and let us know which month(s) you would like the training to take place, how many delegates you have, and also which town/city you would like to training to be held - for all of our group courses one of our trainers will travel to your local area to deliver the course at a venue you have organised. Once we have checked our training diary we will get back in touch with a list of available training dates and an estimated quote for the training. If you would prefer to speak directly to a member of our team please call 024 7654 5500 and we will be happy to discuss your requirements with you.
You will be responsible for organising a suitable venue and any catering you wish to provide for the delegates. Also, where necessary you will need to organise and pay for one evenings accommodation for our course trainer the night prior to the course date. We will be responsible for making the necessary travel arrangements for our course trainer and the travel costs will be added to your invoice. For further details about the course please do not hesitate to contact us.