by diviadmin | Jul 27, 2014 | Safeguarding, Sexual Abuse, SHB/CSE
It’s a daily occurrence on the news these days – another sexual abuse case. But what of the victims? We know that kids can be resilient, but what other factors influence the harm caused? What do we know about the impact of sexual abuse on the children...
by diviadmin | Jul 20, 2014 | Sexual Abuse, SHB/CSE, Training
NOTA International Conference 2014 – York, U.K. Sept.10-12 Why should I go to the NOTA conference? …because it is, quite simply, the best training opportunity in the UK for anyone who works with children and young people (and adults) with sexual behaviour...
by diviadmin | Mar 30, 2014 | Practice, SHB/CSE
I just got back from a conference. It was a unique one for me. I gave my first ever keynote speech. But that wasn’t why it stood out. It stood out because of how the agencies worked together. Why is it that after 30+ years of youth work in various roles and...
by diviadmin | Mar 5, 2014 | Safeguarding, SHB/CSE
“How risky is he, out of 10?” “Is she high, medium or low risk?” My answer is always the same, “it depends…” I’ve written previously on some essentials of risk assessment in children with sexual behaviour problems, but...
by diviadmin | Dec 17, 2013 | Practice, SHB/CSE, Youth Justice
I went to a meeting this week. Nothing new in that. We were discussing the children we work with – young offenders. Nothing new in that either. What was different, however, was the tone of the conversation – there was very little discussion about...
by diviadmin | Nov 11, 2013 | Safeguarding, SHB/CSE
In 1998 I was working as a Youth Justice Social Worker in the Cynon Valley in South Wales. During that year I came across my first case of harmful sexual behaviour by a child. What? Yes. Children sometimes do sexual things to others. It can be a shock at first. 15...