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Adolescent Presenting With Suspected Sexual Assault course for GPs

Speciality Classification
General Practice ( GP ) / Family Medicine
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Subject matter expert
eLearning for Healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity
Endorsed By
NHS

Sexual exploitation is thought to affect thousands of children and young people each year and can have enormous long-term consequences on the way these children and young people feel about themselves.

Health professionals have an important role to play in recognising the indicators or sexual exploitation, supporting forensic examinations and knowing when to refer a situation to the police and children's social care.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • describe the role of health professionals in the management of a child or young person following a suspected sexual assault
  • review a young person's capacity to understand and give consent to assessment and information sharing
  • identify the indicators which suggest that a child or young person is at risk of sexual exploitation
  • list the short-term and long-term outcomes of abuse and identify some of the factors that may influence these

PRM123
Entry Requirements / Prerequisites

Before commencing this session you should:

  • have completed equivalent uniagency or multiagency training at Level 2
  • have completed the eLfH Safeguarding Children Level 3 introductory session
  • be working with children, young people and their parents or carers and be contributing to assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating the needs of a child or young person and parenting capacity, where there are safeguarding or child protection concerns
Delivery
Title
Adolescent Presenting With Suspected Sexual Assault course for GPs
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Children and young peoples health
Location
Provider Type
Education Provider
Location
Online
Access Duration (in months)
12
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