Putting the Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway into practice

Are you looking for guidance on responding to child sexual abuse? Do you want to learn more about the role you, your colleagues and your organisation can play to best protect and support the children you work with?   

This free webinar gives professionals the knowledge and confidence to use our Response Pathway in practice, giving them advice that is centred around the needs of the child, how they are feeling and what they hope will happen.   

About this webinar

One in ten children in England and Wales will experience some form of child sexual abuse before the age of 16, yet most of this abuse is currently not identified or responded to. While surveys indicate that sexual abuse is as common as other forms of childhood abuse, such as emotional abuse or neglect, it is much less likely to be identified by professionals.

Those working with children need a clear understanding of the specific actions and processes they should follow when they have concerns of child sexual abuse, to be able to act to ensure the safety and well-being of every child. To support professionals in this, we have created the Response Pathway, an interactive online resource to guide them through how they can protect and support children and their families when there are concerns of sexual abuse.

This free lunch and learn webinar helps professionals learn how to start using the Response Pathway in practice, and empowers them to understand the role they, and their colleagues, can play to best protect and support children. The session gives advice and examples of how to use the Response Pathway and explains how it supports professionals to meet the needs of children and their families.

Who is this webinar for?

This webinar is for any professional whose role may involve contact with children, including those in social care, health (primary care, mental health, accident and emergency, midwifery, health visiting, sexual health), police, adoption services, fostering services, schools and any other relevant services. It will be relevant for both frontline staff, and those in strategic leadership roles. 

The timings of the webinars have been selected to ensure that anyone, no matter their profession, can find a convenient time to attend. 

About our introductory webinars 

This introductory webinar series is designed to help professionals working with children and families to build confidence using our practice resources to identify and respond to child sexual abuse.  

This session will be led by one of our Practice Improvement Advisers from the team who published this resource. Our advisers have significant experience working with children and families, delivering training, and working within multi-agency safeguarding arrangements. 

Related courses

Do you want your team to build their confidence and skills in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse? Take a look at the CSA Centre’s range of in-depth training courses for professionals across all agencies and sectors. 

An introduction to intra-familial child sexual abuse | CSA Centre 

Train the trainer – Intra-familial child sexual abuse (multi-agency) | CSA Centre

Questions?   

For more information on this webinar and series please contact: training@csacentre.org.uk