Reframing Risk: How Risk assessments can screen young people in or out of access to help Thursday 7 October Overview This learning event focussed on the implications of current approaches to assessing individual risk of child exploitation and features a case study from Avon and Somerset police. This event was led by Dr Helen Beckett – Director, Safer Young Lives Research Centre and Reader in Child Protection and Children’s Rights at University of Bedfordshire. She was joined by Larissa Hunt – Detective Chief Inspector and Grant Boyd – Detective Inspector of Avon and Somerset Police. Useful resources CSE risk tools and checklist Seven principles recommendation About the speakers Dr Helen Beckett, Director, Safer Young Lives Research Centre, University of Bedfordshire Larisa Hunt, Detective Chief Inspector, Avon and Somerset Police Grant Boyd, Detective Inspector, Avon and Somerset Police Designed for TCE’s events are aimed at strategic leaders, senior managers and individuals in all roles and agencies, drawn from both traditional and non-traditional safeguarding partners, plus participants with an interest in ideas to support systems improvement in relation to child exploitation and extra familial harm. This event is not aimed at student social workers.
March 24, 2021 Audio Visual, Learning and Reflections, Risk Risk assessing child (sexual) exploitation By Dr Helen Beckett AssessmentLanguageRisks / risk takingVulnerabilities
October 1, 2021 Research and Evidence Participation is Protective By Young Researchers’ Advisory Panel ParticipationResearchSafetyYoung person's voice
November 1, 2014 Research and Evidence That Difficult Age: Developing a more effective response to risks in adolescence: Evidence Scope By Elly Hanson, Dez Holmes AdolescentsAssessing riskPreventionReconfiguration of servicesResilience