Safety Planning in Education: A Guide for Professionals Supporting Children Following Incidents of Harmful Sexual Behaviour – Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (September 2022)
Summary:
The Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse have published their safety planning in education guide for professionals to support children following a harmful sexual behaviour incident.
Description:
The Centre for Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse have published Safety Planning in Education: A Guide For Professionals Supporting Children Following Incidents of Harmful Sexual Behaviour (September 2022).
The Safety Planning in Education guide provides practical support for professionals in education settings to respond to children- needs and safety when incidents of harmful sexual behaviour occur. The guide is split into two:
Part A looks at the key actions for a school when an incident of harmful sexual behaviour has occurred, including a safety plan template for recording, and reviewing arrangements.
Part B focuses on broader practical advice such as how to communicate with children and their parents in these circumstances and an appendix with useful links and resources.
The guide, although specific to educational settings, may also be of interest and useful for other professionals working with children and participating in the safety planning process, such as social workers and police officers and youth justice service professionals.