Two passionate CSE and Child Exploitation specialists here to transform your practice. We put children and young people at the centre of everything we do.
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Somerset Council hosted the 2023 Child Exploitation Conference at Canalside Bridgwater this week.
Guest speakers included @StGilesTrust and @CYPFirst1
Delegates met to discuss and share practice to better protect children from exploitation.
ALT Image shows - Jules Hutchings, Project Officer, Junior Smart from St Giles Trust, Sam Mannion Principal Social Worker and Chloe Deverell, Strategic Lead for Child Exploitation.
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We had a fantastic time yesterday at the #YouTurnVAWGConference2023!
The knowledge, experience and insight across all the speakers was truly incredible, while the conference itself provided an invaluable opportunity to increase our awareness on the impact of sexual trauma.
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Andy Thompson from @CYPFirst1 talking about professional desensitisation in the workforce at the #YourTurnVAWGConference in Beds @NatWorGroup @bedspolice @yourturn
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As part of our staff training week, today we welcomed our good friend Andy to Brightstar Wolverhampton where he lead the team through #safeguarding and #trauma training.
We’re so lucky to have @CYPFirst1 as a partner ⭐️
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Our mentors have had a very powerful day of training with Andy from @CYPFirst1 increasing the tools in our tool kit so that we can share these with the young people we work with.
#youngpeople #mentor #mentoringmatters #youth
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I trained a residential staff team a couple of weeks ago. At the end, one man was taking ages to leave. He was waiting for everyone else to go first. When they’d all left he said ‘I’ve hung back to say - I’m 49 years old - and nobody has never told me it wasn’t my fault before’.
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During our Safeguarding Adults conference 2022 @CYPFirst1 hosted a workshop exploring how adults can be groomed for #exploitation and what modern day #grooming looks like to equip practitioners to recognise and report a concern:
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We have a suite of #DigitalSafeguarding resources to help you keep yourself and others safe online, and to spot the signs that someone might be at risk of abuse: buff.ly/2KTkDQ5
#SafeguardingAdultsWeek #OnlineSafety
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Want to create a safer culture in your organisation?
Take our #safeguarding checklist to assess your organisation's policies and practices, and find out where there may be room for improvement: buff.ly/2oBogP7
#SafeguardingAdultsWeek
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Fabulous and inspiring presentations from @CYPFirst1 about grooming & exploitation @RefugeCharity about tech being used in abuse, & @live_life_safe about standing up to street harrassment. Thank you @AnnCraftTrust 🦮💚#SafeguardingAdultsWeek
#SafeguardingAdultsWeek It's everyone's responsibility! Have been proud to represent @guidedogs at the @AnnCraftTrust conference today and learn alongside colleagues from a huge variety of organisations who are all committed to #Safeguarding 🦮💙
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Cath: I've got fantastic colleagues. You can't make difficult decisions in isolation. I can always call or chat with a colleague to tap into my support network and because of that, I can provide that support to others and organisations too.
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Helen: Vicarious trauma is real. Sometimes I turn off the news, play games on my phone & zone out. Reflective practice, getting together as a team and having fun. Sometimes it feels wrong, but it has to be done. You have to look after yourself so you can look after others.
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Andy: We are the future. Visualising where people can be, how safe they can be and how you can be the hero you would have needed in those circumstances.
#SafeguardingAdultsWeek
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Q4: How do you keep balance and see the hope when working in the world of safeguarding?
Rabiya: Work-life balance. Calling a colleague & having support network. Remembering we're all here to create positive outcomes for people. We're doing what we can.
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Q3: What are the differences between the needs of young people who are migrants and how do they differ?
Rabiya: An appreciation of intersectionality. We need to listen to the voices of people with lived experience. Work with them, it's not about doing things 'to' people.
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Helen: Don't doubt yourself and your skills. If you make the environment safe, at their level then you will open up a wealth of discussion.
#SafeguardingAdultsWeek
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Q2: How can we do meaningful work with young people who might not otherwise engage with us?
Andy: Everyone needs counter-narrative. You can 'be the hero they need at that time'. Let young people see that this is a way out, there is another way.
#SafeguardingAdultsWeek
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Andy: Open up the discussions, and also give the opportunity for young people to speak to each other.
#SafeguardingAdultsWeek
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Q1: How do we keep up with changes in the world and understand the experiences of young people?
Helen: How about youth advisory board, peer support network or engaging with champions of young people in your local schools. Give them the opportunity to talk about what its like.
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We now have a Q&A session with Cath Sykes from Ann Craft Trust, Rabiya Ravat from @migranthelp, and Helen Matthews and Andy Thompson from @CYPFirst1
We'll discuss the key themes of today's conference and #SafeguardingAdultsWeek