Nick Marsh
Care versus control: reflections on child protection practiceschevron_right
Our Practice Improvement Advisor (Multi Agency), Nick Marsh, writes about his recent trip to Australia and sharing learning internationally about working with adolescents who have experienced extra-familial sexual abuse.
Jane Wiffin
Don't wait for them to tell us: recognising and responding to signs of child sexual abusechevron_right
This week the CSA centre published ‘Key messages from research on identifying and responding to disclosures of child sexual abuse’. In this blog our Practice Improvement Advisor for Social Work, Jane Wiffin, reflects on what those key messages mean for the safety of children and young people and what needs to be done within the statutory child protection system to best respond when children signal or speak out about the abuse and harm they are experiencing.
Sherrelle Parke
Local challenges to addressing the exploitation of childrenchevron_right
Senior Research and Evaluation Officer, Sherrelle Parke, reflects on the challenges local authorities face, and why bridging the gap with research knowledge is welcome on the front line.
Dr Michelle Cutland
The value of medical examinations for concerns of CSAchevron_right
Our Practice Improvement Advisor for Health, Dr Michelle Cutland, reflects on improving understanding of the paediatric medical examination for concerns of CSA and the importance of professional curiosity.
Cassi Harrison
A new Director for the CSA Centrechevron_right
Our Director, Cassandra Harrison, announces a change in leadership for the CSA Centre.
Blog posts give the views of the author, and are not necessarily those of the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse.