🏷️ From £135
🎧 Safeguarding professionals, safeguarding leads, leaders, governors and trustees with safeguarding oversight, counsellors, pastoral support workers, youth workers
📍 Online

Course outline:

The seminar will introduce the scope and prevalence of sexual violence and misconduct among children, and go into depth on recommended best practice in prevention and response.  The seminar will involve delegate discussion and interaction using case study examples.

Training topics will include:

• What is sexual violence, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct
• The prevalence and scope of sexual violence and sexual misconduct
• The challenge of prevention and response in safeguarding practice
• Delegate reflective discussion using case study examples

Learning outcomes:

• Increase knowledge and understanding of sexual violence and misconduct
• Inform about best practice in safeguarding children and transitional safeguarding
• Consider evidence-based prevention and response strategies
• Engage in reflective practice using case study examples
• Network with other professionals involved in safeguarding and working in this sensitive area of safeguarding practice

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Speaker: Maria Putz –  Head of Training

Maria joined LimeCulture in January 2019 as a Training Manager and has since advanced to the role of Head of Training. In this capacity, she has led the development and launch of sexual misconduct support services within the Police, NHS, and has expanded LimeCulture’s work within universities. Alongside her team, Maria has designed proactive prevention programs and clear, effective response strategies to support victims and survivors of sexual violence, harassment, and abuse across all ages and settings.

Maria has also played a key role in developing and delivering the Preventing Sexual Misconduct Education (PSME) and the Sexual Misconduct Liaison Officer (SMLO) Model, helping schools and colleges implement a whole-school approach to prevention and response. She has presented nationally and internationally, with a focus on healthy relationships and safeguarding in sport. 

Before joining LimeCulture, Maria worked as a specialist safeguarding nurse at the UK’s largest children’s hospital and has experience as an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) and Crisis Worker.