Speaking to children about sexual abuse

Do you know how to speak to children when you think they may have been sexually abused? Or how to respond when children tell us they are being or have been sexually harmed?

This free webinar aims to help professionals understand what they can do to help children by putting our Communicating with children guide into practice.

About this webinar

We know that it can take many years for a child to get to the point where they feel able to tell someone about their experiences of sexual abuse. It’s vital that anyone who works with children knows how to recognise what is happening and understands how to help the child have that conversation.

This free one-hour webinar aims to help give professionals the knowledge and confidence to act, using the CSA Centre’s Communicating with Children Guide. In this session we will explain what may be going on for children when they are being sexually abused, what prevents them from talking about their abuse, and what professionals can do to help children speak about what is happening.

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.  

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. 

Communicating with children when you have concerns of sexual abuse course | CSA Centre 

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

Questions?   

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