Gangs, knife crime and county lines using a contextual safeguarding* approach to inform practice
The International Centre for Child Protection is pleased to announce the new training session. Three venues are available at the introductory offer price of £99 (usually £125) which includes the interactive training session and access to the resources for a year. Book your place in London, Medway or Birmingham, or contact us to arrange a group discounted session at your organistaion.
Using a new interactive, research and theory based tool aimed at practitioners, participants will:
•Use the contextual safeguarding approach to develop understanding of gangs, knife crime and county lines.
•Via different characters aged 9 to 24, explore different roles, risks and responsibilities within gangs
•Using compelling research based ‘characters’, assess the risks of grooming, entrapment and serious violence within the gang for different individuals
•Evaluate risks in terms of gender and roles and across the life course
•Through an interactive street map linked to the gang members, evaluate safeguarding pathways for individuals and evaluate the potential risks associated with different types of interventions
•Explore professionals within the context of communities who are key in assessing risks and safeguarding children and young people involved in gangs
•Explore and have the opportunity to develop a tailored action plan within a safeguarding framework for working with gangs
Date: Friday 12 June 2020
Time: 10:00 to 15:00
Venue: The University of Kent, Medway Campus, Pilkington Building
Date: Tuesday 16 June 2020
Time: 10:00 to 15:00
Venue: University of Birmingham
Date: Thursday 23 July 2020
Time: 10:00 to 15:00
Venbue: Amnesty International London, EC2A 3EA
Let us know if you are interested in attending this training email ccp@kent.ac.uk. Book your place online via our website or email us with a purchase order to pay by invoice.
*The approach of Contextual safeguarding was originally developed by Dr. Carlene Firmin at the University of Bedfordshire’s Contextual Safeguarding Network. This technique recognises young people are influenced by a whole range of environments and people outside of their family.