Introduction to Child Exploitation

This Multi-Agency training is an introductory course to increase Practitioners’ knowledge and confidence in identifying child exploitation; and respond effectively to protect. This training is particularly relevant for: Children and family Social Workers, Police officers and CSE support workers, healthcare, Children’s home, and/or residential care staff.

 Aim:

• Gain an introduction and understanding of child exploitation.
• Supporting early recognition, vulnerability, warning signs, and associated factors of young people being exploited.
• Understand how to make effective referrals for potential victims of child exploitation and statutory responses
• Explore where to go for advice and support, including useful tools available for practitioners.

 Learning Outcomes:

• Undertake the first steps in recognising and understanding what constitutes Child Exploitation; including Definitions, signs and indicators, and examples of Criminal Exploitation (CE), Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), Youth Violence (YV) and Radicalisation.
• Understand how to make effective safeguarding referrals when child exploitation is suspected including how to use the Birmingham combined screening tool, making a referral and understanding EmpowerU.
• Understand the support that young people/parents/carers can access in Birmingham
• Knowledge about where to go for advice, support and useful tools including support that young people/parents/carers can access in Birmingham.
• Where to go for advice and support

  For our virtual courses…

  • Virtual Courses will take place via Microsoft Teams and - to a lesser extent – Zoom.
  • Please read the course information, confirmations and any follow up emails carefully during and after your booking process, and follow the instructions for receiving or locating the link to the course. Virtual courses have been re-designed from their usual face to face format, and so some alterations such as the requirement to complete pre-course work (in some instances) are in place for you.
  • If your organisation allows it, Microsoft Teams should be downloaded on your device and you should know how to use it prior to training.
  • For staff who cannot download Zoom (eg Birmingham Children’s Trust Staff), it will not be necessary to download the Zoom program in order to attend the virtual session.”

  When joining a Zoom call: (for delegates)

  • Join the call using a browser (internet explorer or Edge) – you must not download the Zoom software  
  • You must not transfer information to the group on the call (such as files etc.) via Zoom.
  • If this is a new partner you are working with you may need to consider if attendees are required to complete a confidentiality agreement (this is separate from the use of Zoom etc.)

It is very important that if you book a place but later cannot attend that you cancel your place at least 5 days before the event date.  This will enable the place to be offered to delegates on the waiting list and will avoid any non attendance charges being made to your organisation.  Cancellation requests outside of 5 days should be emailed to bscp.contactus@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk;