Safeguarding and exploitation – complex, contextual and holistic approaches By Carlene Firmin, Lauren Wroe, Jenny Lloyd, May 1, 2019 This briefing can be used to inform the development of holistic, complex and contextual safeguarding systems that are equipped to address and prevent exploitation in all its forms. Topics Covered: AdolescentsChild ExploitationContextual SafeguardingTransitional Safeguarding
Transitional safeguarding – adolescence to adulthood: Strategic briefing By Dez Holmes, Emma Smale, August 1, 2018 This briefing, jointly produced by Research in Practice and Research in Practice for Adults, explores how a transitional approach to safeguarding could be developed. It looks at approaches to safeguarding adolescents and young adults fluidly across developmental stages that builds on the best available evidence, learns from both children’s and adults’ safeguarding practice and which Topics Covered: AdolescentsAssessing riskChild ExploitationTransitional Safeguarding
Contextual Safeguarding: An overview of the operational, strategic and conceptual framework By Carlene Firmin, November 1, 2017 This briefing collates and summarises learning from multiple publications on the subject of Contextual Safeguarding with particular reference to the: International evidence on why context is important to adolescent welfare; Contextual Safeguarding framework with specific reference to how contexts relate to each other and inform young people’s behaviours; Contextual Safeguarding system and the role of Topics Covered: Contextual SafeguardingEvidencePeer on Peer Abuse
Short Films for Practice – CSE Research: “Multi-dimensional safety for children in care affected by sexual exploitation” By Lucie Shuker, January 1, 2015 In this short film, Lucie Shuker draws on findings from the evaluation of the Barnardo’s Safe Accommodation Project to argue that safety for children in care should be seen as multidimensional (physical, relational and psychological). The accompanying briefing provides additional context and questions for practice reflection to support the Multi-dimensional safety for children in care Topics Covered: Children in CareDirect workSafety
Short Films for Practice – CSE Research: “Safeguarding teenagers from sexual exploitation and violence outside the home” By Carlene Firmin, January 1, 2015 In this short film, Carlene Firmin argues that we need to assess risk and intervene to protect teenagers from sexual exploitation and violence in the social spaces beyond the home where the abuse occurs. The accompanying briefing provides additional context and questions for practice reflection to support the Safeguarding teenagers from sexual exploitation and violence Topics Covered: AdolescentsChild Sexual Exploitation (CSE)Transitional Safeguarding
