Confronting Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
12 Apr 2016
17 May 2016, Manchester Conference Centre
NHS Health Education England have been working in association with the Department of Health to produce a video aimed at "Spotting the signs of child sexual exploitation"
Every professional across the NHS can play their part in helping to end CSE, they start with identifying the signs of harm and having the knowledge to provide advice to patients or alert the appropriate agencies if they have concerns.
View the video
Open Forum Events are delighted to be working in association with The Marie Collins Foundation and are offering a further learning opportunity in this difficult but crucially important area of child protection.
If your job role involves child safeguarding in any degree or you have responsibility for children and young people and feel you would like to understand more about how to detect, confront and tackle online sexual abuse and exploitation this event is for you. The Confronting Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation conference will serve as a unique platform to hear from the UK’s leading authorities in online abuse and exploitation. Learn about the very latest information and updated thinking from expert speakers, including investigators, report authors, frontline workers and a victim’s family member. The agenda includes organisations such as NCA CEOP Command, Barnardo’s and The Marie Collins Foundation.
An additional bonus workshop has been included and will be delivered by Tink Palmer, Digital Dangers author, who will provide further insight into new ways of protecting children when their abuse has been generated through online activity.
Delegates will leave the day with far greater insight and understanding of the issues coupled with information and knowledge to address the challenges to better protect children.
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A sample of organisations involved:
Riverdale Grange/ Hope House Children's Hospices/ Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International/ LCW/ CARE-IS Ltd/ NAHT/ Cheshire Constabulary/ Teenage Cancer Trust & West Mercia Police
Speakers Inlude:
- Johnny Gwynne, Director, National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command (confirmed)
- Tink Palmer, Chief Executive of the Marie Collins Foundation (MCF) (confirmed)
- Carron Fox, Research and Policy Officer, Barnardo’s (confirmed)
- Andy Calvert, Assistant Headteacher, Ilkley Grammar School (confirmed)
- Dr Ethel Quayle, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Edinburgh (invited)
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Benefits of Attending
- Understand how interactive digital platforms operate
- Learn how communication takes place online
- How do perpetrators use the internet?
- Hear the latest news and developments
- What are the potential long term impacts for victims and families?
- What is the latest research indicating?
- Explore what is being done to better protect children online
- Become fully briefed on the ‘Digital Dangers’ report
- Gain an understanding of the unique nature of risk factors relating to online CSE.
- Discuss how to develop effective strategies
- What progress is law enforcement making?
- Question the experts
- Express and debate opinions
- Benefit from knowledge sharing and networking
- Gain invaluable insight and information to be shared amongst colleagues and peers