Harmful Sexualised Behaviour (HSB) Half Day Course

Course overview

This course is designed for anyone wanting to improve their skills and reach their potential as a practitioner. The course is fully interactive and prompts you to assess your own approach to supporting young people who are in care or education who present Harmful Sexualised Behaviours who may be at risk of child exploitation or who are survivors of abuse and exploitation. The course covers key topics such as definitions of HSB, explores developmental milestones to determine expected norms vs harmful sexualised behaviours. Outlines causes of HSB’s and provides practitioners with tools and skills for their work supporting young people. The course also includes a downloadable PDF workbook that you can fill in as you complete the training, so that you can develop your skills as a leader or manager and get the most out of the course content.

Aims and objectives

• Explain the difference between normal, problematic and harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people
• Outline the causes and prevalence of the issue
• Show awareness of different interventions
• Discuss tools and skills for practice