Bite-Sized

BiteSize Taking a Critical Look at CSE and CSA


Description
Need a quick refresher? Looking to expand your knowledge and understanding at a pace that fits into a healthy work-life balance?

Join VictimFocus Academy for this bite-sized course on critical perspectives of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

We will:

-Define key terms
-Think about these definitions, their roles and impact
-Examine "vulnerability"
-Understand grooming
-Look at coping mechanisms and trauma responses
-Consider how victim blaming is applied to children
-Learn what it means to be trauma-informed and strengths-based

Each section of the course should take about 10-15 minutes to complete, with a short quiz at the end.

Join us for this quick, interesting introduction to the topic, with an opportunity to learn more in our more in-depth course, Critical Perspectives of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, giving you a further 15-20 hours of learning.

Content
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  • Defining Terms - 10-15 mins
  • Discussing CSE and CSA definitions
  • CSA Defined
  • Key Points about CSA Definition
  • CSE Defined
  • Key Points about CSE Definition
  • "Dear Perpetrator" #ItsNotOK
  • Defining Terms Quiz
  • Take a Break if Needed
  • Roles & Impact of Definitions - 10-15 mins
  • Language Matters
  • News Headline Discussion
  • 'I could do more with £30': Angry mum criticises free school meals hamper
  • Positioning Changes your POV
  • Sixty Second Series: Language use in child sexual exploitation
  • Think About It: Does language positioning matter?
  • Take a Break if Needed
  • Examining Vulnerability - 10-15 mins
  • Common Approaches to Understanding CSE & CSA
  • Which Children Do Sex Offenders Target?
  • 60 Second Series: Sex offenders in CSE
  • ‘Men only target vulnerable women’ & other myths
  • Examining Vulnerability Quiz
  • Take a Break if Needed
  • Grooming is Normal - 10-15 mins
  • It's Normal and Common
  • Grooming is not Linear
  • Professionals Groom, Too
  • The Professional Agenda to Encourage Disclosure
  • Why grooming is so hard to spot: The truth
  • Think About It: Professionals are expert groomers
  • Take a Break if Needed
  • Coping Mechanisms - 10-15 mins
  • How Children Cope
  • Common Coping Mechanisms - Finnish Study
  • The Purpose of Coping Mechanisms
  • Are coping mechanisms positive or negative?
  • Coping Mechanisms Quiz
  • Take a Break if Needed
  • Trauma Responses - 10-15 mins
  • Common Trauma Responses
  • Think About It - Trauma Responses
  • 60 Second Series: Self Blame
  • Your physical health after sexual trauma
  • Take a Break if Needed
  • Victim Blaming Children - 10-15 mins
  • 60 Second Series: Victim blaming in sexual violence
  • Why do we victim blame in CSA?
  • Think About It - Victim Blaming Children
  • CSE Practice Assumptions and Subtle Victim Blaming
  • Case Study: Max
  • Case Study: Julie
  • Take a Break if Needed
  • Trauma-Informed and Strengths-Based Strategies - 10-15 mins
  • Creating a Different Approach
  • How can a trauma-informed approach help?
  • 60 Seconds Series: Educating children about child sexual abuse
  • Critical thinking and parsimony will improve the field of CSE –here’s how...
  • Take a Break if Needed
  • Further Reading - In your own time
  • Report: Critical Perspectives of CSE Approaches and Practice
  • Report: CSE Practice: Innovation and Moving Forward
  • Taster - Critical Perspectives of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
  • Module 1: Video - Warm Up Task Introduction
  • Want to learn more?
  • Your thoughts
  • What did you think of this course?
Completion rules
  • You must complete 70.00% of the content
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever