Responding to - CPFS Learning and Development Site

Workshop
Concerning Sexual
Behaviours in Out of
Home Care
Responding to Concerning Sexual Behaviours in Out of Home Care
Aim: To provide the essential knowledge and skills on how to respond to children's normal,
concerning and abusive sexual behaviour to create safe and healing homes.
Target groups:
• Dept Residential Care, Child Protection and Senior Education Workers
• Psychologists
• Foster Carers and Youth Workers/Carers Partner Agencies
Learning Outcomes
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Differentiate between normal, concerning and abuse behaviours
Develop a trauma informed understanding of concerning sexual behaviours
Explore sexual offending dynamics and its impact on children
Respond to situations of sexual abuse of a child by another child in residential care
Training for:
CPFS Staff
Partner Agencies
Carers
Structure
Day 1
• Explore how sexuality is culturally built
• Apply the Traffic Lights Model of concerning
sexual behaviours
• The development of CSB: a picture of
protective and risk factors
• Traumatic sexualisation and trauma reenactment
Day 2
• Supporting healthy sexuality in residential
settings
• How to implement Ryan’s model of responding
to concerning sexual behaviour
• Developing protective strategies with children
• Professional responses to allegations of abuse
by children to children
Recommend Prior Learning
Participants are encouraged to have completed Creating Sanctuary and Impact of Trauma.
Registration
• CPFS Staff must register using Employee Self Service
• Partner-Agency Staff and Foster Carers can Register online
Learning and Development Centre
363 Oxford St, Mt Hawthorn
9222 6000
ldc@cpfs.wa.gov.au
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