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This course will explore how practitioners working with children and young people affected by sexual violence (SV) can engage young people as active partners in their own support and care, by applying a set of approaches known as participatory practice. This framework helps children and young people affected by sexual violence to assert their rights and reclaim their power to create positive change in their lives and in the world around them. It calls for practitioners to focus on young people's strengths, to respect young people as competent social actors, and to let young people take greater control over how they engage with services.

Modules of the course are as follows:

  1. Introduction
  2. Sexual violence
  3. Incorporating participatory practice into SV services
  4. Relational practice
  5. Group work
  6. Participation at an organization level
  7. Beyond service delivery
  8. Course journal/workbook
  9. Conclusion

Learning outcomes

  • Understand the importance of involving children affected by SV in the decision-making process.
  • Understand how traditional approaches might not address the disempowering effects of sexual violence on children.
  • Those living and working with young people affected by sexual violence will understand the diverse, multiple and often devastating impacts on an individual.
  • Understanding participatory practice as a broader concept.

The modules include narrated presentations, video interviews with practitioners who have applied the framework in real-life situations, interactive scenarios to practice applying the principles yourself, surveys, review questions, and a printable workbook for reflection and journaling exercises. It takes around 2.5 hours to complete.

Certificate of completion will be provided once all modules are marked complete.

The e-course was developed as part of the EU-funded project "Life skills, leadership, limitless potential: Supporting children and young people affected by sexual violence in Europe by strengthening and facilitating participatory practise”, by the International Centre Researching Child Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking at the University of Bedfordshire and Sonata Learning.

 

Childhub Academy Course ID
44

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