Pre-pubescent children who display inappropriate sexual behaviours
1 day awareness course
If you work with or care for pre-pubescent children are you able to tell the difference between age-expected sexual behaviours and those which are of concern? What criteria do you use? What are the causes? When should you intervene? How? What works? This is an area of work beset with myths, false assumptions and value judgements and it is important that carers and practitioners do not rely upon inappropriate ideas and concepts drawn from work with adolescent and adult sex offenders.
This course provides an introduction to this area of work and provides an overview of key issues relating to identification, assessment, intervention and care. is designed for any professionals and carers who may work with or care for pre-pubescent children who display sexually inappropriate behaviours. It focuses on pre-adolescent children and is an introductory course which does not require participants to have any previous knowledge or experience in this area of work. The course will involve a mixture of presentation, exercises and discussion and each participant will receive a handout pack.
Course objectives
- To enable participants to distinguish between ‘normal’ sexual development and problematic sexual behaviours.
- To improve participants knowledge of the nature & scope of such behaviours
- To provide an understanding of why and how children develop sexually inappropriate behaviours
- To highlight some of the facts and myths in this area
- To provide an overview of key issues in assessment, intervention and case management
- To introduce participants to issues of risk management and safe care.
- To help practitioners identify when specialist assessment / intervention is required
- To highlight some issues and dilemmas about therapeutic provision
- To provide participants with an opportunity to discuss and share their questions, fears and worries and to consider their future knowledge needs
The course does not address issues with regards post pubescent adolescents. This is dealt with in a different course.
For further information and to discuss your individual needs please contact the Training Co-ordinator on 01527 591922 or email: training@lucyfaithfull.org.uk