Child Sexual Exploitation and Girls: An Interactive Training Tool for Child Protection Professionals

该项目将在儿童保护中心和肯特警察局之间开展协作知识交流。他们将创建，应用和评估一个试点培训工具，以支持警察应用创伤知情方法（TIA）与有儿童性剥削经历的女孩一起工作。培训模拟用于提高学习的便利性，并通过沉浸式和更容易保留的经验在发展实践智慧方面很有价值。“他们让参与者有一个安全的环境来实践复杂或具有挑战性的冒险和决策经验-例如在面对女孩的CSE时做出的决定，这是暴力侵害妇女和女孩行为的一个子类。CSE是指一个孩子被不平衡的权力所利用，强迫、操纵或欺骗他们进行性活动。这往往涉及交换年轻人想要或需要的东西，也可能是为了犯罪者的利益。有CSE生活经历的女孩需要专业人士的TIA。这包括了解创伤是如何通过年轻人的信仰、感情和行为表现出来的，以确保他们不会再次受到创伤，并确保他们感到能够参与服务，以破坏剥削。有迹象表明，警察没有接受过短暂性影响评估方面的培训，经历过性暴力和性剥削的女孩可能认为警察是在责备她们，对她们麻木不仁。这一试点培训工具的创建将在3个单独的工作包（WP）中进行。第一个工作方案是由肯特大学的影响基金资助的。总之，这个一揽子方案将涉及KP和CCP之间的文献审查和专业知识交流。这些工作将探讨目前关于良好做法的知识和专门知识，TIA对有过CSE经历的女孩提供警察支持的工作和挑战。第二个工作计划是向ESRC提出的这一建议的基础，涉及三个关键阶段。第一阶段（2022年10月至2023年1月）是CCP和KP之间的“协作设计”，通过促进3个旨在共享知识的研讨会，创建一套关键发展产出，为创建试点培训模拟提供信息（例如，学习成果、关键叙事、有效的互动元素、角色设计和草图、剧本和培训策略）。第二阶段（2023年2月至2023年5月）是通过Articulate软件实际创建试点培训工具以及创建补充培训材料（例如，说明、完善的学习成果、活动、工作表、基本概念的学术概述），这些内容将继续在CCP和KP之间合作开发。第三阶段（2023年6月至2023年9月）将包括培训试点的应用。金伯利进程和气候变化方案将共同举办6-8期培训班，每期约有10-15名金伯利进程代表参加（约60-120名代表）。将收集和分析培训后的评价，以便为试点培训工具和培训制度的调整提供信息-目的是改善培训经验和影响，促进警察加强预防和打击犯罪。第三个工作方案包括传播调查结果（例如，期刊出版物、网络研讨会、会议出席情况）以及金伯利进程和气候变化方案正在使用的试点培训工具。金伯利进程将继续利用这一工具来培训TIA官员，而CCP将把这一工具纳入其关于“高级儿童保护”的多学科研究生教学计划。“WP 3”还包括对未来供资潜力的展望，以利用试点培训工具进行全面模拟，研究结果将有助于解决对妇女和女童的暴力问题，支持警方制定一项TIA，以支持有过性暴力和性剥削经历的女孩。它还将有助于发展关于在儿童保护环境中促进学习和应用TIA的知识。

This project will undertake a collaborative knowledge exchange between the Centre for Child Protection (CCP) and Kent Police (KP). They will create, apply, and evaluate a pilot training tool to support police officers in applying a trauma informed approach (TIA) to work with girls who have experience of child sexual exploitation (CSE). Training simulations are used to enhance the facilitation of learning and are valuable in developing practice wisdom through immersive and more readily retained 'experiences.' They allow participants a safe setting to practice complex or challenging risk-taking and decision-making experiences - such as decisions made when confronted with CSE of girls, which is a subcategory of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). CSE is when a child is taken advantage of by an imbalance of power to coerce, manipulate or deceive them into sexual activity. This often involves an exchange for something the young person wants or needs or it may be for the advantage of the perpetrator. Girls who have a lived experience of CSE require a TIA from professionals. This includes an understanding of how trauma is manifested through the young person's beliefs, feelings, and behaviours - to ensure they are not retraumatised and that they feel able to engage with services to disrupt exploitation. There are indications that police are not trained in TIAs and girls who have experienced CSE may experience police as blaming and insensitive. The creation of this pilot training tool will be undertaken in 3 separate work packages (WP). The first WP is being funded by the University of Kent's Impact Fund. In summary, this package will involve a literature review and professional knowledge exchange between KP and CCP. These undertakings will explore current knowledge and expertise around good practice, what works and challenges to TIA to police-support with girls who have lived experiences of CSE. The second WP is the basis of this proposal to the ESRC and involves three key phases. The first phase (October 2022-January 2023) is a 'collaborative design' between CCP and KP via the facilitation of 3 workshops aimed at sharing knowledge to create a package of key developmental outputs to inform the creation of the pilot training simulation (e.g., learning outcomes, key narrative, effective interactive elements, character design & sketches, a script and training strategies). The second phase (February 2023-May 2023) is the actual creation of the pilot training tool via Articulate Software as well as the creation of complementary training materials (e.g., instructions, refined learning outcomes, activities, worksheets, academic overview of essential concepts) which will continue to be developed in partnership between CCP and KP. The third phase (June 2023-September 2023) will include application of the training pilot. KP and CCP will co-facilitate 6-8 training sessions with around 10-15 KP delegates each (approximately 60-120 delegates). Evaluations following training will be collected and analysed to inform adaptations to the pilot training tool and training regime - with the aim of improving the training experience and impact of facilitating a stronger TIA by police. The third WP includes dissemination of findings (e.g., journal publication, webinars, conference attendance) as well as ongoing use of the pilot training tool by KP and CCP. KP will continue to utilise the tool to train officers in TIA and CCP will integrate the tool within their multi-disciplinary postgraduate teaching programmes on 'Advanced Child Protection.' WP3 also includes visions for future funding potential to create a full-scale simulation from the pilot training tool.Findings will contribution to tackling VAWG by supporting police to develop a TIA to support with girls who have a lived experience of CSE. It will also contribute to developing knowledge on the facilitation of learning and application of TIA within child protection settings.