Working with Young People who Demonstrate Harmful Sexual Behaviours
Imagine
- “… a childhood disease that affects one in five girls and one in seven boys before they reach 18;
- a disease that can cause dramatic mood swings, erratic behaviour, and even severe conduct disorders among those exposed;
- a disease that breeds distrust of adults and undermines the possibility of experiencing normal sexual relationships;
- a disease that can have profound implications for an individual’s future health by increasing the risk of problems such as substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, and suicidal behaviour;
- a disease that replicates itself by causing some of its victims to expose future generations to its debilitating effects.
What we would do as a society if such a disease existed. We would ……..
- spare no expense
- we would invest heavily in basic and applied research
- we would devise systems to identify those affected and provide services to treat them
- we would develop and broadly implement prevention campaigns to protect our children…
Wouldn’t we? “
James Mercy, Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta USA
This is a one day training course for fieldwork and residential care staff, foster carers, nursery and day-care workers, social workers and other staff who may be in a caring role in relation to children who have or are suspected of sexually harmful behaviours or who have been sexually abused.
The aim of the course is to provide participants with an understanding of the process of sexual offending and to consider the difficulties faced in working with young people with these behaviours.
Safe Caring Strategies for Working with Young People who Demonstrate Harmful Sexual Behaviours
This is an enhanced one day training programme complementing the above course. Its aim is to move participants from a position of anxious monitoring to a position of active management.
Feedback from previous attendees of the above courses has been extremely positive.
With regard to the trainers:
“Very open/friendly but also totally professional with a comprehensive knowledge regarding the course subject.”
“Excellent, extremely informative.”
With regard to course content: