Sex Work, Survival Sex and Sexual Exploitation
Course details
Aim: The course will help participants to develop their knowledge and understanding about the nature of sex work, survival sex and sexual exploitation across the Northumbria police force area, and the primary needs of the client group and how best to support them.
Date: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: QE Hospital
Facilitator: Changing Lives
Course breakdown:
- introductions/overview of day
- who are Changing Lives
- theory of support
- survival sex, sex work and sexual exploitation
- the national picture
- poor perceptions and negative language
- thinking beyond sex work and professional curiosity
- legislation and other aspects of modern-day slavery
- indicators of adult sexual exploitation in health
- age of transition
- safeguarding and multi agency approaches
- what next
Suitable for:
- professionals in statutory services, e.g. police, social workers and NHS staff
- all frontline practitioners and carers of young people and vulnerable adults
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