Webinars
We offer bespoke webinars led by Dr Ian Burke, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist.
Contact UsOur webinars build confidence, knowledge, and practical skills in responding to PSB/HSB.
We offer bespoke webinars led by Dr Ian Burke, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist. These sessions are designed to build confidence, knowledge, and practical skills for professionals working with children and young people who present with Problematic or Harmful Sexual Behaviour (PSB/HSB).
Extremely informative, cannot wait to use the resources — they will help multiple children in our school.
Managing PSB in Educational Settings - Attendee
Action for Children Therapeutic Services host lunch time PSB/HSB webinars and training led by a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, covering topics including:
Pornography Use in Children & Young People
This webinar explores the impact of pornography use and exposure on children and young people, viewed through the lens of adolescent brain development, emotional wellbeing, relationships, and safeguarding.
Available as a 1-hour awareness session or a more in-depth 2-hour workshop.
- How online sexual content shapes attitudes towards sex, consent, body image, aggression, and harmful sexual behaviour
- The influence of social media, algorithms, and emerging online risks
- Updated content on COM164 networks and growing concerns about exploitative or extreme sexual content involving young people
- Key warning signs, risk factors, and indicators of concern
- Practical, non‑shaming strategies for parents, carers, schools, and professionals to respond safely and confidently.
Sibling Sexual Behaviour
This webinar explores sibling sexual behaviour across the continuum from developmentally expected behaviour through to harmful and abusive sexual behaviour. Grounded in current research and safeguarding practice, the session examines key risk factors, family dynamics, trauma, developmental considerations, and the complexities involved in assessment and intervention.
Available as a 1-hour awareness session or a more detailed 2-hour workshop.
- Differentiating normative, problematic, and harmful sibling sexual behaviour
- Key research findings and risk factors
- Assessment and formulation considerations
- The clarification process and therapeutic work with children, young people, and families
- Professional decision-making, safety planning, and multi-agency responses
- Factors influencing reunification and family reintegration decisions
- The session is practical, trauma-informed, and designed to support confident and defensible practice across health, social care, education, residential, and criminal justice settings.
Wow, what an amazing session — really gave me food for thought.
Pornography Use in Children & YPs - Attendee
Problematic Sexual Behaviour within a Neurodiverse Context
This webinar explores problematic and harmful sexual behaviour within the context of neurodiversity, with a focus on understanding how autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, social communication differences, sensory needs, and emotional regulation difficulties may influence behaviour, vulnerability, and risk.
Delivered as a 1‑hour awareness webinar.
- The overlap between neurodiversity and problematic sexual behaviour
- Common pathways, misunderstandings, and vulnerabilities
- Differentiating developmental, socially naïve, compulsive, and harmful behaviours
- The impact of social isolation, online activity, pornography exposure, and peer relationships
- Assessment considerations, communication approaches, and formulation
- Practical strategies for intervention, safety planning, and support across home, school, and care settings
- The webinar is grounded in trauma-informed, neuroaffirmative, and safeguarding-focused practice and is suitable for professionals working with children and young people across health, education, social care, residential, and youth justice settings.
Assessing Risk & Safety Planning
A practical, trauma‑informed introduction to assessing risk and developing effective safety plans for children and young people showing concerning or harmful behaviours. The session supports professionals to identify levels of concern, understand risk and protective factors, and respond proportionately.
Content includes recognising when specialist support is needed, using professional curiosity, developing realistic safety plans, applying proportionality, and supporting families, schools, and care settings to manage concerns safely.
Available as a 1‑hour awareness webinar or a more in-depth 2‑hour workshop.
- Understanding risk, vulnerability, and protective factors
- Recognising different levels of concern and when specialist support may be required
- Using professional curiosity and ongoing assessment to inform decision-making
- Developing practical, realistic, and child-centred safety plans
- Applying the principles of necessity and proportionality to restrictions and supervision
- Supporting families, schools, and care settings to manage concerns safely without unnecessarily escalating risk
- The session is practical, accessible, and grounded in safeguarding and trauma-informed practice.
Sexual Behaviours in Young Children (under 12s)
This webinar explores problematic sexual behaviour in children under 12, helping professionals and carers understand the difference between developmentally expected, concerning, and harmful behaviours in younger children. The session considers the impact of trauma, attachment difficulties, neurodevelopmental needs, exposure to sexual content, family dynamics, and emotional regulation on behaviour.
Available as a 1-hour awareness session or a more detailed 2-hour workshop.
- Understanding the continuum of sexual behaviours in younger children
- Key risk and protective factors
- Assessment and safeguarding considerations
- How to respond calmly, proportionately, and therapeutically
- Working with parents, carers, schools, and wider systems
- Safety planning and reducing shame while maintaining accountability
- When specialist intervention may be required
- The session is practical, trauma-informed, and aimed at professionals working with children across social care, education, fostering, residential care, and mental health services.
Wish I knew this years ago — so helpful!
Assessing Risk - Attendee
Managing Problematic Sexual Behaviour in Educational Settings
This training explores how schools and educational settings can safely, confidently, and proportionately respond to problematic and harmful sexual behaviour in children and young people. Grounded in safeguarding, trauma-informed, and child-centred practice, the session supports staff to recognise concerns early, respond appropriately, and balance safety with the educational and emotional needs of all involved.
Designed for schools, colleges, and alternative provisions.
- Understanding the continuum of sexual behaviours in children and young people
- Recognising problematic and harmful sexual behaviour within school settings
- Risk factors, vulnerabilities, and contextual influences including online activity and peer dynamics
- Immediate responses, safeguarding responsibilities, and professional decision-making
- Managing risk, supervision, and safety planning within educational environments
- Supporting alleged victims, children displaying behaviours, staff teams, and parents
- Multi-agency working and when to seek specialist input
Using Therapeutic Parenting Principles to Support a Child who has Displayed PSB
This webinar explores how therapeutic parenting approaches can support children and young people who have displayed problematic or harmful sexual behaviour. Grounded in PACE and DDP-informed practice, the session focuses on understanding behaviour through a relational, attachment, trauma, and regulation lens while maintaining clear boundaries, safety, and accountability.
Designed for carers, residential teams, social care, and therapeutic practitioners.
- Understanding problematic sexual behaviour within the context of attachment, trauma, shame, and emotional regulation
- Using PACE principles (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy) to strengthen connection and reduce defensiveness
- Supporting co-regulation, emotional literacy, and safe relational experiences
- Responding to concerning behaviour in a calm, boundaried, and therapeutic manner
- Balancing nurture, accountability, and safety planning
- Supporting carers and parents to reduce shame, fear, and burnout
The resources will be really helpful to provide to birth parents.
Problematic Sexual Behaviour withing a Neurodiverse Context - Attendee
