One in ten children in England and Wales will experience some form of child sexual abuse before the age of 16, yet most of this abuse is currently not identified or responded to. While surveys indicate that sexual abuse is as common as other forms of childhood abuse, it is much less likely to be identified by professionals.
Those working with children need a clear understanding of the specific actions and processes they should follow when they have concerns of child sexual abuse. To support professionals in this, the CSA Centre has created the Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway (Response Pathway), an interactive online resource to guide them through how they can protect and support children and their families when there are concerns of sexual abuse.
This one-hour webinar will help professionals learn how to start using the Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway - CSA Centre in practice, and empower them to understand the role they, and their colleagues, can play to best protect and support children. The session gives advice and examples of how to use the Response Pathway and explains how it supports professionals to meet the needs of children and their families.