Workshop - Promoting positive pathways for young people who exhibit harmful sexual behaviour

Do you work with young people who exhibit harmful  sexual behaviour? Do you have concerns about the  sexual behaviour of young people you care for?

Research suggests that 25 per cent of all cases of child sexual abuse in the family involve a

perpetrator under the age of 18. Research also shows that 82.7% of child victims who were

abused by a peer didn’t tell anyone about the abuse. Professionals and carers must ensure

they have the knowledge to see the signs and take appropriate action.(Source: LFF)

Promoting positive pathways  for young people who exhibit  harmful sexual behaviour  - Improving outcomes for young people and their families

Workshop organized by Butterflies and Tulir – Centre  for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse

Oct. 27, Friday, New Delhi.  Facilitated by Mr. Donald Findlater   

Supported by Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK

Please contact preventcsa@gmail.com to register. Since limited seats are available, participants will be selected based on their completed  application forms which  will be accepted up to Oct. 25, 2017. Participants will be informed of their acceptance within a day of their application being received.

The venue of the workshop will be  in central Delhi  and will be intimated after completion of registration formalities – completed application form, acceptance  and  prior payment which can be made through DD/cheque/electronic transfer

Registration fee will be Rs 500/- per day including  lunch and tea

Relevant learning material  will be provided. The workshop will be in English

 Timings : 9.30 am - 5pm.

Who is it for?

The training is suitable for those with  no previous knowledge or experience  in this area as well as more experienced  professionals. It will be of benefit to social workers,  police, therapists, education and  health professionals, carers, and anyone involved in child protection, care and support of young  people and families.

How will it help

Sessions will help  participants gain the skills to recognise the  continuum of sexual behaviour in children and young people. Participants will  learn how to distinguish between age expected

behaviours and those which raise concern. And they are provided with the tools to respond appropriately to young people who exhibit harmful behaviours.       

Core content includes  differentiating between  age expected and harmful sexual behaviours,  exploring pathways  to harmful sexual behaviours, ‘sexting’, peer abuse and abuse within the family. Case studies to identify the principles of risk assessment and safety planning. Attachment based practice is promoted throughout the course. Sessions also help participants explore impact and self-care when working with young people who exhibit harmful sexual behaviour. Using the Good Lives Model participants are provided with the tools to  promote positive pathways for children and young people who exhibit harmful sexual behaviour

Mr Findlater has been  working in the area of child sexual abuse prevention for over 20 years. He was, until recently, Director of Research and Development with child protection charity, The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk) . Her also  set up  Stop it Now! UK and Ireland Project, with support from Fran Henry and colleagues from the US (www.stopitnow.org.uk) . In 2009 he and a few colleagues set up the child sexual abuse prevention website Parents Protect (www.parentsprotect.co.uk) . And currently he is revising and extending the  ECSA website – Eradicating Child Sexual Abuse (http://ecsa.lucyfaithfull.org/) which includes details of CSA prevention programmes from across the globe.