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Building trust with children and young people at risk of child sexual exploitation: the professional challenge

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posted on 2023-06-09, 05:27 authored by Michelle LefevreMichelle Lefevre, Kristine HickleKristine Hickle, Barry Luckock, Gillian RuchGillian Ruch
Research with children and young people at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE) has highlighted that professionals need to engage children in relationships of trust if they are to be most successful in enabling children to explore and address risky behaviours, situations and relationships. More needs to be understood about professional approaches to building such trusting relationships, particularly when children feel (often with good cause) that professionals are not always able to balance their need for protection and guidance with their right to a voice and to make agentic choices about their own lives. This paper draws on interim findings from a two-year realist evaluation study funded by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner in England into the implementation and evaluation of a new child-centred framework for working with CSE , ‘See Me, Hear Me’, within three pilot local authority sites in different regions of England. A survey and qualitative interviews reveal how professionals from a range of disciplines draw on their knowledge, skills, personal qualities and values to develop trust. Key themes for effective practice were relationship-based practice, an ethically grounded approach, child-centred, and being skilled and knowledgeable in relation to working with CSE.

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Putting the child at the heart of child protection: Piloting and Evaluating the "See Me Hear Me" Framework; G1498; CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND

History

Publication status

  • Published

File Version

  • Accepted version

Journal

British Journal of Social Work

ISSN

0045-3102

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Issue

8

Volume

47

Page range

2456-2473

Department affiliated with

  • Social Work and Social Care Publications

Full text available

  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-03-13

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-02-15

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-03-13

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