About this event
In 2021, there were over 850 arrests across the UK for accessing child sexual abuse material, including sexual images of children under 18, every single month.
Of these arrests, many individuals will have been likely to have children of their own or in their wider family. Research shows that compared with those convicted of other forms of sexual offending, people who access child sexual abuse material are more likely to be married and have children. For the partners of people who have offended in this way, discovering that the person they love has been viewing or sharing child sexual abuse content can bring feelings of shock, fear, and confusion – and for children – the impact can be devastating.
This guide primarily covers situations where a parent or carer is under police investigation after accessing sexual images of children online – this may be imagery depicting child sexual abuse, or other sexual images (such as ‘selfies’) which have been inappropriately accessed.
Much of it may also be relevant in situations where a parent or carer is under investigation for accessing other forms of child sexual abuse material online – such as ‘paedophile manuals’ intended to justify the sexual abuse of children and provide direction on how to sexually abuse children – or has engaged in other sexual offences online (e.g. online communication of a sexual nature with a child, or communicating with a child online with the intention of meeting and sexually abusing them).
This guide brings together research, good practice guidance and expert input from professionals. This resource is intended to be useful for social work practitioners when a parent or carer in the family home is under police investigation, or has been arrested, for accessing child sexual abuse material
It is designed to give professionals confidence that, through the work they do, the therapeutic goal of families healing and moving forward is possible.
This one-hour session will introduce professionals to the CSA Centre's Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending guide and give an opportunity to use it in practice. It aims to give professionals working with children and families the knowledge and confidence to act, and help professionals safeguard the whole family.
Who is this webinar for?
This webinar is primarily for social work practitoiotners, but it may also be usueful for any professional whose role may involve contact with children or families, including those in social care, health (primary care, mental health, accident and emergency, midwifery, health visiting, sexual health), police, adoption services, fostering services, schools and any other relevant services in contact with children, young people, parent(s) or carer(s). The timings of the webinars have been selected to ensure that anyone, no matter their profession, should find a convenient time be able to attend.
Following the webinar, you can expect to have:
• An understanding of the Managing risk and trauma after online sexual offending guide and how to use it in practice
• An increased ability to respond effectively where a parent or carer is under police investigation after accessing sexual images of children online
• A better understanding of the scale and nature of online sexual offending
• Greater knowledge of the emotional, behavioural and physical impacts of online sexual offending
• Greater confidence in safeguaridng the whole famiily following arrest of a parent.
Who will run the webinar?
This course will be led by an expert trainer who has significant experience in working with children and families following arrests of parents after accessing sexual images of children online, delivering training, and working within multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
Questions?
For more information on this webinar and series please contact: training@csacentre.org.uk
