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Sibling Sexual Abuse Issues in Therapeutic Life Story Work: Some issues to consider

Sibling Sexual Abuse Issues in Therapeutic Life Story Work: Some issues to consider

This webinar considers how children whose lives have been affected by sibling sexual behaviour, might need help to understand more about this topic in order to process and understand.

Delivered by: Rob Tucker

What you’ll learn

When might it be necessary to address sibling sexual behaviour issues in life story work
To consider whether a child needs information about this
Frameworks for understanding sibling sexual behaviour
Key concepts children might need to be taught in order to help them understand sexual behaviour between children
To understand some of the questions children often have about sibling sexual behaviour and to answer them
How to deliver age-appropriate scripts which do not demonise their siblings
To be aware of ethical dilemmas
Opportunity to ask questions and reflect on practice

Course content

Differences between healthy, age-expected and problematic sexual behaviour in children and young people
What do we know about sibling sexual behaviour
When do sibling sexual abuse issues arise in life story work?
Do children need to know? What might they need to know?
How to introduce the topic
Teaching key concepts to help with later discussions about sibling sexual behaviour
Evidential issues
When is more applied sexual abuse work needed?
Supporting caregivers
Screening issues – when not to do the work?
Ethical dilemmas

Description

Sibling sexual behaviour and abuse can often feature as part of the life experience of children undertaking life story work. This webinar considers how children whose lives have been affected by sibling sexual behaviour (either directly or indirectly), might need help to understand more about this topic in order to process and understand the decisions made about them. This workshop aims to help you consider how to apply concepts of sibling sexual behaviour to your wider life story work.

Requirements

Computer, tablet or smartphone to view live tuition via Zoom.

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