Child Sexual Exploitation

Trainer: Ciaran Traynor

This half day event is delivered via Zoom.

Child sexual exploitation is a form of sexual abuse were children and young people are exploited, coerced and / or manipulated into engaging in some form of sexual activity in return for something. This workshop provides an opportunity for managers and practitioners to learn more about the issue of child sexual exploitation and responses to prevent and protect.

 This workshop will:

• Develop understanding of the grooming process and the mechanisms that perpetrators use.
• Develop understanding of the key risk, vulnerability, and protective factors in CSE.
• Raised awareness of the impact of sex, gender, sexual orientation, and past experience in CSE.
• Improve knowledge and skills in the development of safety plans and strategies and the importance of safe people, safe places and maintaining relationships. 
• Develop an understanding of consent.
• Develop an understanding of the impact of attitudes and stereotypes on risk.
• Increase awareness of roles and responsibilities of self and others in disruption, prevention, and protection.
• Raise awareness of legal and rights context for practice.
• Raise awareness of key safeguarding issues from case reviews and research.
• Relate roles and responsibilities to organisation policy and procedures. 
• Increase knowledge of, and competence in, reporting concerns.

 Important Information:

• Our funding restrictions are such that this training is only available to those who work/volunteer for a voluntary, charitable, faith or community-based organisation. Please ensure you meet this criteria before applying.
• Due to the high demand for this training we can only offer a maximum of 2 places per organisation. Please do not apply for more than 2 places.
• If you have questions or need assistance, please email info@ci-ni.org.uk or call 028 9040 1290