Practice resources
Improve your knowledge, skills and confidence in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse.
Professionals play a vital role in identifying, responding and supporting children who have been sexually abused.
Sadly, there remains a wide gap in the number of children identified by services and what surveys tell us the true scale of sexual abuse to be. Currently, one in ten children in England and Wales are estimated to experience some form of child sexual abuse, before the age of 16.
At the CSA Centre we want professionals to feel equipped, and children better protected. We use the latest evidence and insights from practice and experts by experience to develop new approaches and apply learning in practice.
Explore our free practice resources
Build your knowledge and skills for working with children and families, and have the confidence to act.
Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway
The Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway is our free online resource designed to support professionals to take steps to protect and support children and their families when there are concerns of sexual abuse.
The Response Pathway sets out best practice at key points in the response to child sexual abuse; from early help and safeguarding through to child protection, criminal justice and family law processes. It builds on current legislation and statutory guidance to help professionals understand the role they can play; not just by telling them what to do, but by helping them understand how to do it.
Supporting practice in tackling child sexual abuse
The films in this series explore the subject of child sexual abuse and set out how we can best support children, families and carers. They distil key information from our core resources quickly and accessibly for professionals in just 12 short films.
They are designed for anyone whose role brings them into contact with children and young people under 18 years old or their parents or carers; including social workers, teachers, police officers, health professionals, voluntary-sector workers or faith leaders/workers – whether they are new to the role, still in training or highly experienced.
Presenting the English series is Anna Glinski, Deputy Director, Knowledge and Practice Development – a qualified social worker with experience in statutory front line child protection and specialist services as a practitioner and manager.
The film series can be watched in full, one video at a time, or in sections. We would recommend watching the videos and then taking further time to read and reflect on the actual resources.
