The Third Annual Countering Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Event 2023
Online Conference 29 March 2023, 9:00am - 3:00pm
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9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair's Welcome Address
Shailesh Kumar, Lecturer of Law and Criminology
9:40am
Keynote Address: How Understanding the Scale and Nature of Child sexual abuse in England and Wales Can Help Inform Your Practice
- What is the current picture of child sexual abuse in England and Wales? What do we know from official service data?
- Current trends across child protection, policing and health agencies and what they mean for all professionals working with children
- Gaps in understanding and how we can all help tackle these
- Supporting the knowledge, skills and confidence of professionals working with children – introducing a series of free resources to drive confident practice
Sophie Laws, Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation, Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)
10:00am
Keynote Address: Child on Child Abuse, Harmful Sexual Behaviour, and Problematic Sexual Behaviour
- What is child on child abuse, HSB and PSB? Including an overview of the NCPCC’s latest research & development of services and resources to recognise, support a variety of audiences
- Understanding typical sexual behaviour in children & young people
- Identifying PSB and HSB and responding appropriately – why language matters
- Exploring the CSA Recovery Service, LTFI (Letting the Future In)
Josie Jackson, Project Development Manager (CSA), NSPCC
10:20am
Keynote Address: Our Journey so Far: Partnerships to Create Systemic Change
- Barnardo's approach
- Young people, parents, and professionals’ perspectives on the system challenges
- Our learning to date
Suzanne Taylor, Assistant Director Impact - Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation, Barnardo's
10:40am
Question And Answer Session
11:00am
Break And Networking
11:30am
Keynote Address: Providing Resources For Teachers, Parents And Children To Tackle Online Abuse
- Supporting Victims and Witnesses and Improving Criminal Justice Outcomes
- Keeping People Safe and Building Resilience
- Early Intervention and Prevention
David Wright, Director, UK Safer Internet Centre & CEO, SWGfL
11:50am
Case Study: Creating The UK’s First Multi-agency Service For Children And Young People That Experience Child Sexual Abuse
- Co-designing a service with victims and survivors
- Learning about multi-agency partnership working
- Benefits of one safe place to support children
- Creating child-friendly justice
- Sustainable models for the future
Emma Harewood, Transformation Lead - Enhancing Sexual Abuse Pathway for CYP in South London, NHS England
12:10pm
Keynote Address: The Need For Systemic Approach In Responding To Child Abuse And Exploitation
- Child-centred and trauma-informed practice
- Strong partnership working across agencies and with communities
- Policy and legislative changes aimed at addressing gaps and barriers in responses
- The shift in societal attitudes and awareness of child abuse and exploitation
Sheila Taylor, MBE, CEO, NWG Network
12:30pm
Question and Answer Session
12:50pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Case Study: Protecting Vulnerable Children In West Yorkshire
- Supporting Victims and Witnesses and Improving Criminal Justice Outcomes
- Keeping People Safe and Building Resilience
- Early Intervention and Prevention
Alison Lowe, OBE, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime (DMPC)
2:00pm
A Dedicated Response to Support Survivors of Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse Through Recovery
- What happens when safeguarding fails? Supporting survivors of Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse (TACSA) through their recovery journey
- Appropriate responses to new technology abuse
- Resources for those working with victims and survivors
Lawrence Jordan, Director of Services, Marie Collins Foundation (MCF)
2:20pm
An Introduction to the multi-agency Practice Principles for responding to child exploitation and extra-familial harm
- Eight evidence-informed, interrelated and inter-dependent behaviours and approaches
- Relevant to all multi-agency partners working with children and young people, and parents and carers
- Focus on building on strengths-based, relationship-based, restorative approaches
- Apply to senior strategic leaders, operational managers and those working directly with children, young people and their parents / carers
Anna Racher, Assistant Director Tackling Child Exploitation (TCE), Research in Practice
2:40pm
Question And Answer Session
3:00pm
Chair's Summary And Close
* Programme subject to change without notice
Shailesh Kumar, Lecturer of Law and Criminology