Harmful Sexual Behaviour Practitioner Forum

Are you undertaking assessment,  intervention or prevention based work with children under the age of 18 who have displayed abusive or problematic sexual behaviours? Whether you already have extensive experience, or are only new to this area of practice, this forum is for you.

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The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) and Lucy Faithfull Foundation Scotland are establishing a forum for practitioners working with children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour. This is suitable for any professional in Scotland undertaking assessment,  intervention or prevention based work with children under the age of 18 who have displayed abusive or problematic sexual behaviours.

Whether you already have extensive experience, or are only new to this area of practice, this forum is for you.

The aims of the forum are to:

It is envisaged that the group will include:

The list is not exhaustive. Working with this client group may be the main focus of your professional role or it could be a restricted aspect of your work.

There will be 4 forums in 2024 – 25. Two will be online and two will be in person at Strathclyde University. Each forum will provide an input from a leading expert in the field, time for structured practice discussion and sharing of resources. There is an expectation that all members of the forum
will attend all or most forums.

Dates for the forthcoming year are:

The forum is a closed group and can be joined by emailing cycj@strath.ac.uk.

If you require any further information on this forum, please contact Stuart Allardyce or Carole Murphy.