Harmful Sexual Behaviour Multi-Agency Training
Outline
The Learning Academy i collaboration with FCAMHS have three courses on Harmful Sexualised Behaviours for 2025 available to multi-agency staff.
There are 3 different courses that will run on various dates this year, see below for descriptions for each and the date they are scheduled for.
Introduction to Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB)
Available dates, times and location:
- Friday 14th March 2025, 09:30 – 12:30, taking place at Chesney’s Centre – BOOK NOW
Course features:
- Demographics and characteristic of children that display HSB
- Research base
- Recognising and responding to HSB
- Impact of this area of work – space to reflect on this
- Importance of involving families
- Role of FCAMHS – consultation, assessment, formulation and intervention Signposting and resources
Introduction to Technology Harmful Sexual Behaviours (TA HSB)
Available dates, times and location:
- Wednesday 18th July 2025, 09:30 – 12:30, taking [lace at Chesney’s Centre – BOOK NOW
Course features:
- Children’s vulnerabilities online
- Prevalence of TA HSB
- Demographics and characteristics of children that display TA HSB
- Recognising and responding to TA HSB
- Challenges presented by technology – space to reflect on this
- Role of FCAMHS – consultation, assessment, formulation and intervention
- Signposting and resources
Harmful Sexual Behaviours Safety Planning (HSB SP)
Available dates, times and location:
- Thursday 25th September 2025, 09:30 -12:30, taking place at Chesney’s Centre – BOOK NOW
Course features:
- Factors to consider in safety planning
- Involving the child and family
- Professional roles within safety planning
- Considering communication / learning needs
- Balancing risk and need
- Case studies to develop safety plans
- Role of FCAMHS
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership are committed with its obligations under the new EU GDPR Data Protection Act 2018 that came into force on the 25th May 2018 by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect your personal data.
We keep your personal data for no longer than reasonably necessary for a period of 3 years in order to offer upcoming courses, briefings and updates around safeguarding. We use your data to provide certificates once you have attended one of the sessions we provide, and to ensure that we have an appropriate sign in register with your name for fire safety purposes. After the 3 year period we will ensure that your data/information is destroyed in accordance under the new GDPR act.
The personal data that we collect about you are: your name, email, phone number and work address. If you require a copy of the data we hold for you, you can contact us by emailing wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk.
Courses are free for the statutory, voluntary and community sector in Wakefield, however failure to attend without giving prior notice may result in a charge to cover costs. You may now be charged for undertaking our training if you are outside of Wakefield. Please see the Charging Policy for full details.
