Course description
Gain the knowledge you need to confidently identify and manage incidences of harmful or problematic sexualised behaviour.
This online course focuses on seeing, understanding, responding to and preventing harmful sexual behaviour (HSB). Designed for anyone working or volunteering with children, you’ll learn from experts through a range of teaching pages, scenarios and films.
You will learn:
- the definition of HSB and the range of behaviours the term covers, including problematic sexualised behaviour, online HSB and sibling sexual abuse
- recognising possible contributing factors that lead to harmful behaviour
- how to use tools, including the NSPCC Hackett Continuum, to identify and respond to HSB
- managing your personal feelings when responding to incidents of HSB
- how to record and report incidents effectively
- developing and reviewing safety plans.
This course is CPD certified.
Modules include:
- Module 1: Recognising. What is harmful sexual behaviour (HSB)?
- Module 2: Reasons for, and responding to, harmful sexual behaviour
- Module 3: Recording and reporting
- Module 4: Scenarios, consolidating your learning
Technical requirements
Our online courses will work in most web browsers, although we recommend that you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari. We recommend installing the latest version of your web browser before beginning your course.
Our courses are compatible with most tablet devices, however the NSPCC does not provide full technical support for tablet users. We do not support other mobile devices.
Videos clips hosted on the video sharing site Vimeo feature in some of our courses. Video playback controls will vary and are dependent on the browser used to take the course and where the video is hosted. If you experience problems with the videos then we recommend you try taking the course in a different browser.
Having trouble? Try:
- updating your web browser
- clearing your cache
- accepting our cookies (essential cookies are required for the purposes of undertaking our elearning)
- turning off private browsing
- enabling JavaScript
- permitting access to videos on Vimeo
- setting the following web domain to 'trusted': https://mylearning.nspcc.org.uk
Duration: It should take you about 3 hours to complete the course.
You will have access to the course for one year following purchase. You can take it as many times as you like in that time.
Certificate of achievement: Once you've successfully completed this course you can download a personalised certificate of achievement.
