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Supervision of Harmful Sexual Behaviour Practice, what’s that?’ – Karen Martin This is what I was asked, all be it with a hint of irony, when I recently delivered training to a Local Authority children’s service team to experienced practitioners who were engaged and committed to learning how to appropriately and effectively assess harmful sexual … Read more

Taking a Gendered Approach to Adolescent Harmful Sexual Behaviour – Stuart Allardyce, Peter Yates and Sharron Wareham At the end of March 2021 there was widespread reporting in UK media of the Everyone’s Invited website. The site was set up in 2020 as a place where victims can post anonymous accounts of abuse they had … Read more

“A blow job would be a good start” In relation to sexual abuse in organisations the world has changed considerably in the last decade – and in some respects has stayed the same – Marcus Erooga “A blow job would be a good start” In relation to sexual abuse in organisations the world has changed … Read more

Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy: A new approach for a new era?  Kieran McCartan, & Lisa Sugiura The adage “the more things change the more they stay the same” feels very apt when considering the current socio-political landscape. The advent of COVID-19 has brought significant changes in our ways of living, working and social engagement, … Read more

The Integration of Treatment with a Specialist Residential Service for Young People who have Sexually Harmed/Abused – Diane Curran and Linda Cooney At the NOTA Annual Conference in Belfast in 2018, our workshop focused on providing an example of the benefits of integrating specialist treatment with residential child-care services for young people who have sexually … Read more

Survivors’ views about reintegrating people who have sexually offended – Carol Ronken, Kelly Richards and Jodi Death There are few groups of offenders that provoke as much fear amongst the community than those who have sexually offended. The framework of political discourse and media reporting on and about people who have sexually offended and related … Read more

Addressing the Impact of Trauma – Lisa Wright Introduction The Trauma Focused Therapy Service offers long term 1-1 psychological therapy to a small number of men in the North West prisons aimed at reducing the effects of childhood trauma on current functioning. This involves developing individualised formulations that allow service users to understand how their … Read more

Female-perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse in Organisational Contexts: pathways to abuse – Andrea Darling Back in September I was invited to present my research on female-perpetrated child sexual abuse in organisational contexts as part the four-day NOTA Training and Research Webinar series. The engagement and interest in the subject shown by attending delegates was wonderful and … Read more

A Somatic Approach to Stabilisation when Working Therapeutically with Children and Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse and who Display Harmful Sexual Behaviour – Jo Drew Introduction Trauma is generally understood to be as a result of an experience or experiences where we feel helpless, overwhelmed and our life may be at risk. … Read more

Senior Clinical Practitioner Sale, Greater ManchesterCirca £35,000 p.a. G-map is a nationally recognised independent organisation providing therapeutic services for young people who display harmful sexual behaviours, many of whom have attachment and/or trauma induced difficulties. The post is based in Sale, Greater Manchester and will provide opportunities to be involved in individual and family work … Read more