Sibling sexual abuse

Episode 50,   Jun 06, 2022, 09:02 AM

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This episode explores sibling sexual abuse, which is a type of intrafamilial abuse that often involves forms of harmful sexual behaviour, and how you can ensure the safety of all children involved.

Listen to Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe who work on our harmful sexual behaviour service talk about the effects of sibling sexual abuse on children and families; how to provide whole-family support; the impact of family dynamics and contributing factors to harmful sexual behaviour being displayed.

This episode touches on our practitioners’ experiences of working directly with children and families. Although all experiences are generalised, they could be upsetting for some, and may cause distress.
 
Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.

💬 About the speakers

Katy Tomkinson is a qualified social worker who has worked at the NSPCC for over five years. She has undertaken assessments of therapeutic need and provided therapeutic interventions for young people who have been sexually harmed.

Rowan Wolfe has worked at the NSPCC for fifteen and a half years as a qualified social worker. She has worked with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour by undertaking assessments and providing therapeutic interventions.

📚 Related resources

> Browse our resources and research about harmful sexual behaviour

> Listen to our episode on direct work with children displaying HSB

> Play our episode on planning therapeutic sessions for children displaying HSB


Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros