25. Child sexual abuse - decision making for child protection professionals: a framework for post-investigative assessment

Course overview

This one-day course provides a framework for the post-investigative assessment of the parents and children in families where sexual abuse has been alleged but unproven, or where there is a known offender whose convictions were some time ago and there is a question about the safety of the children in the household.

Course aims

• To consider different types of adult male sex offenders and patterns of offending
  
  
• To consider the implications for the children they abuse, for non-abusing parents and family members
  
  
• To consider the interaction between a sex offender and child protection professionals
  
  
• To consider this within the remit of Department of Health Guidelines, the Children Act, and the concept of "likely significant harm"
  
  
• To consider the implications for child protection decision-making, practice and procedures
  
  
• To consider the implications for child protection decision making eg risk/safety, contact, the viability of family reconstruction
  

For further information and to discuss your individual needs please contact the Training Co-ordinator on 01527 591922 or email: training@lucyfaithfull.org.uk