Child Sexual Abuse: Demystifying the Paediatric Assessment & Aiding the Legal Process

The Gallery, The Woolwich Centre, The Woolwich Centre 7th Floor 35 Wellington Street Woolwich London

Child Sexual Abuse: Demystifying the Paediatric Assessment & Aiding the Legal Process

Multi-Agency CSA training for Health, Education, Police and Social Care professionals 

Target Group: Groups 3 - 5  (Health Level 3) Members of the workforce who work predominantly with children, young people and/or their parents/carers and who could potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing the needs of a child and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding concerns. 

Aims & Objectives: 

What happens at the paediatric assessment that takes place after a child makes an allegation of sexual abuse or the genitalia need to be examined for other reasons such as a suspicion or allegation of FGM

1. 1. Launch CSA Factsheet
   2. Understand the Paediatric Assessment in CSA
   3. Understand the your role in aiding legal processes for CSA

Course Outline

1.30pm: Introduction and Launch

1.45pm: Briefing on the Paediatric CSA Assessment from the child, accompanying parent/carer and social worker perspective. Details on when to refer for an assessment and the benefits will be covered.

3.15pm: Training on aiding the justice system and legal processes in CSA cases, delivered by a Senior Barrister specialising in serious and complex child abuse including CSA and child advocacy.

 

This 3 hour briefing will explain what it is like for the child and the accompanying parent/carer and social worker to attend the holistic paediatric assessment and what the examination actually consists of.

We will detail when to refer a child/young person for an assessment and the benefits to the child/young person and their family.

We will address your experiences of attending such an assessment and answer your questions

Keynote Speaker: Marcia Hyde, Senior Barrister, Coram Chambers

safeguardingtraining@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Dr Renee Sharpe, Anita Erhabor, UCLH CSA Paediatric Team; Keynote Speaker: Marcia Hyde, Senior Barrister, Coram Chambers

The Gallery, The Woolwich Centre, The Woolwich Centre 7th Floor 35 Wellington Street Woolwich London

(020 8854 8888)

 

The Woolwich Centre is opposite the Town Hall, with the entrance on Wellington Street.

Train:           
Woolwich Arsenal

DLR:                    
Woolwich Arsenal

Tube:
North Greenwich then bus 422, 161, 472

Buses:                
249,178,161,180,177,291,122,386,380,53,51,54,244,422,96,472

Parking:
There is Multi-storey car parking in Calderwood St and Meter parking