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Bitesize Sessions

The TDI Bitesize series of training sessions cover a set of topics and issues around sexual offending and sexual harm prevention. They build on the Explainer series of information sheets, offering coverage in more depth.

The sessions are pre-recorded videos, hosted by Matt, TDI’s Head of Research. Each lasts about an hour, and has an accompanying exercise to be done in the middle. Each is self-contained, so they can be taken individually or in any combination.

In terms of content, these sessions sit between the simplicity of the Explainers and our remotely-delivered and bespoke training courses. They are suitable for those working with, or interested in understanding, sexual offenders and sexual harm and who feel they needed a little more than our Explainers offer them.

Each course is £25, which gives you a token allowing access to the video ten times. There are discounts for buying multiple sessions from the set - 5% for three or more, 6% for six or more, 7% for nine or more, and if you buy eleven you get a twelfth free. If you'd like to have more than 10 accesses for a single session, please get in touch and we'll arrange that for you.

What is a sex offender?
What is a sex offender?

This course covers the essentials of sexual offending - what is an offence, who are offenders, who are victims, and how does sexual harassment relate to other types of sexual harm?

How do offenders access victims?
How do offenders access victims?

In this video training session, Matt from TDI answers the question 'How do sex offenders access victims?'.

What is the extent of sexual offending?
What is the extent of sexual offending?

This course covers our knowledge about offending - how prevalent is it, where are the offenders we know about, how do offenders relate to their victims and how likely are offenders to reoffend?

How are risks managed?
How are risks managed?

This course covers the numerous ways in which known sex offenders are managed in the community, including ideas about risk and how we can influence it to reduce the chances of sexual offening and sexual harm.

How can we respond to known sexual offenders?
How can we respond to known sexual offenders?

This course covers issues around working with known offenders in a non-therapuetic context, including effective listening, a model of offender rehabilitation and the idea of professional dangerousness.

Who can be a victim of sexual offending?
Who can be a victim of sexual offending?

This course covers various issues around victims and victimisation, including questions about what makes people vulnerable and how offenders take advantage of these factors.

What is Child Sexual Exploitation?
What is Child Sexual Exploitation?

This course covers Child Sexual Exploitation - what it is, what particular vulnerabilities it creates, and how we might respond to it.

Sexual harm and people with cognitive impairments
Sexual harm and people with cognitive impairments

This course covers the ways in which sexual harm can be caused by those with cognitive impairments, focussing particularly on issues around behavioural disinhibition.

 Issues around sex work
Issues around sex work

This course covers issues around sex work - who sex workers are, legal issues which face them, police responses to their work and the problems posed by human trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation.

Community offender management
Community offender management

This course covers the various ways that known offenders are managed in the community, including Multi-Agency Public Arrangements, Civil Orders, and schemes run by individuals and organisations within the community.

Photography and social media policies
Photography and social media policies

This course covers photography and social media policies - what they are, why they're needed and what they might include to help keep those we work with safe.

Looking after ourselves and each other
Looking after ourselves and each other

This course covers the challenges we face as individuals working with known offenders. It considers the limits of our roles, how we can spot risky situations and how we can reflect on our practice to work safely and effectively.

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