Safeguarding and Training ConsultantExperienced specialist with in-depth knowledge of assessing Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) in children and young people. Experience ranges from safeguarding children, child protection, lead trainer on the Specialist Child Abuse Investigative Development Programme during my 30 year career as a detective with the Thames Valley Police (TVP). Advocate of safeguarding children and vulnerable people. I have over 16 years’ experience working as part of a multi-agency approach, to child protection, raising professional awareness of children and young people who have been victims of child abuse. Also children and young people exhibiting HSB, providing training, advice, and consultancy. A clear thinker with a proven ability to assimilate and process complex case material and distil key issues. In addition, I provide specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people displaying HSB using the AIM3 framework.Notable deliveries have included:Designed and delivered the TVP Specialist Child Abuse Investigative Development Programme (SCAIDP) to police forces throughout the UK.Lead trainer delivering courses on how to investigate child abuse as well as victim interviews and working in the court arena.Qualified trainer – PTLLS and CTLLS.Experienced trainer in delivering the Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) in criminal proceedings course to police and local authority.Broad experience and expertise in: Responsible for co-ordinating a planned approach to managing problematic or harmful sexual behaviour.Ensuring consistent use of harmful sexual behaviour terminology to enhance understanding of this area and promote measurement of the problems to provide evidence. Understanding and responding to the complexities of Technology Assisted Child Sexual Abuse (TACSA).Expert panel / interview team for child abuse victims preparing for family court.Significant Witness Interviewing.Further Education / Training: • AIM3 Assessor of children and young people displaying HSB• AIM Technology Assisted HSB Assessor.• PTLLS and CTLLS Qualified Trainer.• ABE (Visually Recorded Interview) Trainer• SCAIDP Designer and Trainer• Significant Witness Trainer.• Domestic Violence Investigation Trainer.• ICIDP Police Constable to Detective Constable Trainer• Family Liaison Officer Trainer.• Disaster Victim Identification Trainer.• Joint Investigation Trainer. Section 47 Children Act 1989.