ROGER KENNINGTON BSc CQSW C.V
S.W.E. Registered (Number SW 98273)
Qualified as Probation Officer 1977. Northumbria Probation Service Specialist Sex Offender Team 1991 – 1997.
Senior Probation Officer / Co-ordinator Sexual Behaviour Unit (SBU) 1997 to 2014.
National Probation Service
-Oct 2014 to March 2015 Safeguarding Manager
-March to November 2015 Manager Sex Offender Groupwork Team
-Winner of National Probation Service Lifetime Achievement Award
-Retired 30th November 2015
Roger Kennington Consulting July 2014 to date.
Fellow of the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abuse (awarded 2019)
Developer and Co author (2001) of Northumbria Sex Offender Groupwork accredited sex offender treatment programme and author of training manual for same with Sexual Behaviour Unit (SBU) colleagues
National Offender Management Service: member of Programme Design Team for updated Medium to High Risk Sex Offender Treatment Programme (2010-11)
Co author of “Assessing Men Who Sexually Abuse” (Kingsley 1998) and “Managing Men Who Sexually Abuse” (Kingsley 2006).
Book Chapter in Calder Assessment of Sexual Abusers Random House
Book Chapter Empathy: What Is It? Should We Treat it?: In Working with Individuals who have committed Sexual Offences: A Guide for Practitioners. Eds Wilcox, D., Donathy, M., Gray, R., & Baim, C. Feb 2017. NOTA Routledge (co author Gail McGregor)
Home Office Thematic Inspection into the Work of Probation Services with Sex Offenders (1996)
Association of Chief Officers of Probation Working Party on the Accreditation of Sex Offender Treatment Programmes (1997).
Roger Kennington has delivered training on many aspects of the Assessment and Treatment of sexual abusers to all relevant professionals in all of the U.K., Ireland, Chicago, Athens, Brisbane and Canada.
Previously consultant to five groupwork programmes.
Associate Editor of ‘The Journal of Sexual Aggression’ (2006-2010)
Department for Education and Skills Working Party on implementation of Bichard Enquiry Recommendations and Safer Recruitment Training- Subject Matter Expert
Contributor to the Sexual Behaviour Unit (SBU) ’s Theory and Programme Manuals for the Partners for Protection Programme.
Main author (o.b.o. SBU) NSPCC National Practice Guidelines “Assessing Risk: Protecting the Child”
Author of c. 40+ reports relating to partner’s capacity to protect.
Run 6 individual Partners for Protection programmes (obo SBU)
Testifying in 10 capacity to protect cases.
Own Training
Has attended numerous training events but in particular:-
Gracewell Clinic 1992 (1 week residential).
Annual International Conferences of National Organisation for The Treatment of Abusers (NOTA, UK) 1991 – 2018 inclusive. (Attendee and presenter).
Annual conferences and pre conference seminars of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (N America) 1997–2003, 2005 /12 inclusive. Attended October 2018 also as presenter.
Including in 2007 attendance at 1 day workshop on Stable and Acute factors in risk assessment. Dr Andrew Harris
2005 One Day Preconference Seminar Assessment of Internet Offenders David Delmonico and Elizabeth Griffin.
Conference of the International Association for the Treatment of Sex Offenders. Athens October 2004 (attendee and presenter)
Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse (attendee and presenter) November 2006
July 2006 one day, University of Birmingham. Master Class in Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders. Dr David Thornton
Neurological Impact of Trauma of Trauma and Neglect: Implications for Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders. Kevin Creeden September 2008.
November 2008 3 days. Structured Risk Assessment Training Dr David Thornton
Day workshop on issues relating to capacity of Partners to protect from abuse.
Assessment of Risk and Manageability of Intellectually Disabled Individuals Who Offend Sexually (ARMADILO-S). Prof Doug Boer. 25-6th June 2012
Feb 28th 2013 Internet Sex Offenders: What do we know? What do we need to know? National Organisation of Abusers
February 2015 “Trauma it Ain’t just an Excuse” National Organisation for Treatment of Abusers.
November 2016. Safety in a Digital World. INEQUE Sheffield
November 2016. Child Sexual Exploitation: What We Know, What We Need to Know. National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers.
Annual Conference NOTA Scotland April 2017 Including keynote and workshop by Dr Karl Hanson “High Risk Sex Offenders May Not be High Risk for Ever”.
28th November 2017. Risk Matrix 2000 update training (certified) online. Global Institute for Forensic Research. Trainer David Thornton.
April 2018 National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers Scotland Stirling. Attendee and presenter.
June 22nd 2018 Trauma Informed Care With People Who Commit Sexual Offences. Trainer David Prescott.
12th October 2018 Managing those who Sexually Offend who have Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Dr Chris Ince.
September 2020 NOTA Online Conference Presentations re: Circles of Support and Accountability, Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; Women who Offend in Institutions.
Membership of National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (UK) and Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse (N. America). Non regulatory bodies; membership is to support professional development.
April 2024