LIVE Virtual Session
90
minutes
On Demand

Understanding Abuse From the Inside Out

This session explores the lived experience of childhood sexual abuse and how foster carers can play a vital role in both recognising the signs and creating a safe environment for disclosure and recovery.

Who is this course for?

This session is ideal for:

Foster carers

Social workers

Teachers

Leaving care staff

Anyone working with children in care, care leavers or those with a social worker

About the session

Drawing from my own story and years of work in schools, fostering agencies, and youth settings, I’ll guide participants through what abuse can actually feel like for a child, not just what it looks like on the outside.

We’ll explore grooming, coping behaviours, delayed disclosure, and the emotional impact abuse can have on a young person’s development, relationships, and behaviour. The session is interactive, grounded in reality, and structured around practical steps foster carers can take - not just to spot the signs, but to build trust, respond well, and be part of a child’s healing journey.

Learning outcomes

  • Understand how abuse often goes unseen — even by professionals
  • Learn why many children wait until adulthood to disclose abuse
  • Recognise how grooming can feel validating or rewarding to a child
  • Explore what helps young people feel safe enough to speak up
  • Gain insight into the emotional experience behind behavioural signs
  • Identify simple, practical actions to help build trust and safety in the hom

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Annual Subscription*

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