Workshop 6 - SERAF - Current Trends of Sexual Exploitation

Current Trends of Child Sexual Exploitation
What is Child Sexual Exploitation?

In your groups, write down some words that come to your mind, associated with child sexual exploitation. Try to write a definition using a few sentences.
Child Sexual Exploitation

Child sexual exploitation is the coercion or manipulation of children and young people into taking part in sexual activities. It is a form of sexual abuse involving an exchange of some form of payment which can include money, mobile phones and other items, drugs, alcohol, a place to stay, protection or affection. The vulnerability of the young person and grooming process employed by perpetrators renders them powerless to recognise the exploitative nature of relationships and unable to give informed consent.
All Wales Protocol Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Young People at risk of abuse through Sexual Exploitation
What is Child Sexual Exploitation?

Child sexual exploitation is a major child protection issue for communities across the UK. Child sexual exploitation is illegal activity by people who have power over young people and use it to sexually abuse them. This can involve a broad range of exploitative activity, from seemingly consensual relationships and informal exchanges of sex for attention, accommodation, gifts or cigarettes, through to very serious organised crime.
Triangles of Abuse Reality (Swann, 2001)

Abused Child
Child Sex Offender
Abusing Adult/Sex Offender
Triangles of Abuse Commonly Accepted (Swann, 2001)

Child Prostitute/Rent Boy
Punter
Pimp
Prosecution/Protection Triangle
Abusing adult Child Sex Offender
Abused Child
Current Trends
Peer led exploitation Use of technology Organised exploitation Internal trafficking Older boyfriend/Loverboy model Informal economies Survival sex Party scene Identity Commodity
What to do when you have concerns about potential Child Sexual Exploitation
Sexual Exploitation Risk Assessment Framework (SERAF)
1 of Risk
Categories
Indicators of Risk
No risk indicators but may have 1 or more vulnerabilities present. Multiple vulnerabilities. One or two risk indicators may also be present.
Description A child or young person who may be in need but who is not currently at risk of being groomed for sexual exploitation. A vulnerable child or young person who may be at risk of being groomed for sexual exploitation.
Associated Safeguarding Actions Educate to stay safe. Review risk following any significant change in circumstances.
Category 1 1
(Not at risk) Score 0-5 1
Category 2 1 (Mild risk) Score 6-10
1 1
Consider multi-agency meeting to share information and agree a plan to address risk and/or need. Work on risk awareness and staying safe should be undertaken with this child/young person. Review risk following any significant change in circumstances. Convene multi-agency meeting under protocol for sexually exploited children and young people to ensure effective exchange of information with multiagency colleagues and agree safety plan. At least one review meeting to be convened. Work should be undertaken with this child/young person around risk reduction and keeping safe. Convene multi-agency meeting under protocol for sexually exploited children and young people to ensure effective exchange of information with multiagency colleagues and agree safety plan, including regular review meetings. Protection plan should include long-term intensive direct work with the child or young person.
Category 3 1 Moderate
1 Score 11-15
risk)
Multiple vulnerabilities and risk indicators present.
1
1 1
Category 4 (Significant 1 risk) Score 16 1 and above Multiple vulnerabilities and risk indicators. One or more significant risk indicators also likely.
A child or young person who may be targeted for opportunistic abuse through exchange of sex for drugs, accommodation (overnight stays) and goods etc.
Indication that a child or young person is at significant risk of or is already being sexually exploited. Sexual exploitation is likely to be habitual, often self-denied and coercion/control is implicit.
How data collection can inform practice/interventions

Profiling through vulnerabilities
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
EMOTIONAL NEGLECT PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE BREAKDOWN IN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FAMILY HISTORY OF DV FAMILY HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE FAMILY HISTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH LOW SELF-ESTEEM UNSUITABLE OR INAPPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATION ISOLATED FROM PEERS/SOCIAL NETWORKS LACK OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP

Identification of Early Intervention
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
DRUG MISUSE STI USE OF MOBILE PHONE THAT CAUSES CONCERN EXPRESSIONS OF DESPAIR STAYING OUT LATE MULTIPLE CALLERS
EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL
ALCOHOL MIUSE
1 1
USE OF INTERNET THAT CAUSES CONCERN
LIVING INDEPENDANTLY AND FAILING TO RESPOND

Current trends and patterns
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
DISCLOSURE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FOLLOWED BY WITHDRAWAL PEERS INVOLVED IN CSE PERIODS OF GOING MISSING CONROLLING ADULT PHYSICAL INJURY WITHOUT PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION EMOTIONAL ABUSE BY CONTROLLING ADULT EMTERING LEAVING VEHILCLES UNEXPLAINED GOODS FREQUENTING AREAS KNOWN FOR CSE
Seraf Contact Details

Cardiff Office Emma Kwaya-James (Service Manager) or Hannah Denman 46 Marlborough Road Roath Cardiff CF23 5BX Telephone: 029 2049 1743 Email: Web: [email protected] [email protected] www.barnardos.org.uk/serafservice
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Current Trends of Child Sexual Exploitation

What is Child Sexual Exploitation?

Child Sexual Exploitation

What is Child Sexual Exploitation?

Triangles of Abuse Reality (Swann, 2001)

Child Sex Offender

Abusing Adult/Sex Offender

Triangles of Abuse Commonly Accepted (Swann, 2001)

Sexual Exploitation Risk Assessment Framework (SERAF)

(Not at risk) Score 0-5 1

Category 2 1 (Mild risk) Score 6-10

Multiple vulnerabilities and risk indicators present.

How data collection can inform practice/interventions

How data collection can inform practice/interventions

EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL

USE OF INTERNET THAT CAUSES CONCERN

LIVING INDEPENDANTLY AND FAILING TO RESPOND

How data collection can inform practice/interventions

Seraf Contact Details

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