Conference Programme

Chair Sue Gower, Kent Safeguarding Children’s Board

Keynote Speaker 1:Professor David Shemmings, Centre for Child Protection, University of Kent:  'Understanding Faith-based Abuse'

Keynote Speaker 2: Dr Paul Rigby, University of Stirling: ‘Child Trafficking - The Socio-economics of grooming’ 

Speakers include:

  • Nick Wilkinson, Kent County Council: ‘Prevent and Channel - the local context’
  • Professor Jane Reeves, Centre for Child Protection, University of Kent:Introduction of the new child protection simulation on grooming for radicalisation “Maryam and Joe: Behind Closed Doors.”
  • Aida Malovic, Tizard, University of Kent: ‘I’m trying my best, anyway’: The needs of young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who display harmful sexual behaviours.
  • Michelle McCarthy, Tizard, University of Kent:‘Domestic Violent against women with learning disability by non-disabled partners’
  • Naomi Bannister, London borough of Islington and Carly Elias, The Children’s Society: ‘Grooming and exploitation: Do we really care?’
  • Claire Pascoe, Independent Social Worker:'Internally trafficked children: 'hidden' - or unseen?

In the afternoon there will be the opportunity to choose two interactive workshops.

For more details please visit the event web page.

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