Health & wellbeing
Caring for Children with Harmful Sexualised Behaviour
As a child grows up, it is normal that their sexual knowledge, curiosity and behaviour evolves. But when their sexual behaviour becomes a threat to themselves or others, this can turn into harmful sexualised behaviour. It is your role, as a foster carer, to help safeguard them from this.
What you will learn
- What harmful sexualised behaviour is.
- What is normal or abnormal behaviour.
- What the causes of sexualised behaviour are.
- The signs to identify harmful sexual behaviour.
- What you can do to prevent it and support your foster child.
- What to do if your foster child has engaged in harmful sexual behaviour.
How the course works
The course is broken into manageable online units and includes knowledge checks or quizzes where appropriate. Progress saves automatically, so learners can pause and return on any device.
A certificate is available when all required course elements are completed successfully.
Who it is for
Foster carers, support carers and fostering-service staff who need practical, up-to-date learning in this topic.