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Exploring Risk Taking Behaviours
17/11/2022, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Whilst it is impossible to protect children and young people from engaging in risk taking behaviours and potentially making harmful choices, by understanding potential risks and vulnerabilities, raising awareness and building the confidence and skills to inform decision-making, youth workers can help build resilience to cope better with risky situations.
This workshop explores why some young people are more vulnerable to risk taking than others and how this can lead to exploitation and harm. It considers the mixed messages that young people receive growing up about crime, both as victims and perpetrators, to better understand the attraction that gangs can have, along with the realities of trafficking and modern slavery. From there we can begin to look at contextual safeguarding and ways that youth workers can build resilience to reduce / prevent harm.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Consider risk-taking behaviour within the context of adolescent development.
• Explore vulnerabilities to child criminal and sexual exploitation and the potential impact of
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
• Understand the links with gangs, County Lines and organised crime.
• Consider potential indicators of grooming and exploitation both on and offline.
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Important information about training:
- You can book a maximum of 2 people per organisation for an individual training.
- Online training is interactive, you must have connection to a microphone and cameras will be encouraged to be switched on to facilitate discussion and engagement during the session and/or in breakout rooms.
- Training Cancellation Policy – if you can no longer attend a training then please let us know at least working 3 days before the training so we can offer this training to someone on the waiting list. Cancellations made 2 working days or less before a scheduled training course may be subject to a penalty.
- We operate a waiting list for this training. If you find that a training is full and still want to attend, please email the Membership Development Support Officer. We will contact you directly before the training if there is space.
