Description
Course Overview
If you work with children, it’s essential that you have a clear understanding of issues directly relating to child sexual exploitation (CSE). In this three-module course you will deepen your knowledge and understanding of the law, the victims, assessment and intervention strategies, and the risks and responsibilities we all share. Together we will help shape a safer future for the young people in our community
The course is split into three modules:
- The Law and Victim Support
- Risk Assessment and Intervention
- Roles and Responsibilities
The course contains additional resource materials, useful links and refresher guides.
Course Audience
The course is aimed at all safeguarding professionals who have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people (this includes social workers, police officers, teachers, family support workers, foster carers and health professionals, to name a few).
We advise that if you haven’t completed the Level 1 Child Sexual Exploitation course you do so before completing this Level 2 course which will deepen your knowledge.
Learning objectives
In this course you will learn:
- Who the law applies to
- The law and ‘child prostitution’
- Relevant clauses in UK legislation to CSE
- Victims and the justice system
- The key points to remember prior to and during a CSE risk assessment
- The assessment process and some example tools
- The thresholds and appropriate interventions
- Good practice principles
- Some intervention strategies
- The roles that have responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in the context of CSE
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements, although we recommend completing Level 1 first.
Course assessment and certification
On successful completion of the final assessment a downloadable certificate is immediately available from your Online Training Academy Dashboard.









