RKC can deliver training in all aspects of work with adults who have sexually abused (including child or adult victims and via the internet).  Training and consultancy will be tailored to the specific needs of the commissioners. The structure and cost of each course is therefore subject to discussion.

All courses are evaluated and are consistently rated very highly by attendees (many stating that these are the best training courses that they have ever attended or even “raising the bar” in terms of the standard of feedback).

The following are some of the courses available although the list is not exhaustive. Please enquire about bespoke courses to meet your agency’s requirements

Working With Men Who Sexually Abuse (3 day) -introduction to  theoretical models of understanding sexual abuse, risk assessment (including input related to non convicted abusers), issues relating to denial, inter agency work and treatment. Updated regularly to include most up to date theoretical developments and research findings.

Introduction to Working With Men Who Sexually Abuse (1 day) – Introduction to risk assessment and risk management. A critical appraisal of current models of risk assessment and introduction to the SBU’s approach. Includes work in relation to non convicted abusers.

What Research Tells us About Working With Men Who Sexually Abuse (1 day) –  a critical summary of current relevant research findings and how they may inform practice. Subject areas include risk assessment, gender crossover, internet offenders, and the use of polygraphy, psychometric assessment   and psycho physiological assessments.

Working With Rapists (1 day) – discussion of models of understanding the specific factors which motivate and maintain rape and their practical application in assessment and management (including treatment).

Relapse Prevention / Good Lives/ Pathways (1 day) – the relapse prevention model aimed at maintaining treatment change in sex offenders has been widely criticised. The ‘Pathways Model’ (identifying more complex potential routes to relapse) and ‘Good Lives Model’ (a strengths based paradigm) have been proposed as alternatives. This course critically appraises the models and proposes how the two newer models should be synthesised.

Groupwork With Sex Offenders (3 day) – run in collaboration with the Geese Theatre Company this course is based on the experience of the SBU in training staff involved in the Accredited Northumbria Sex Offenders Groupwork Programme. It is experiential and involves structured individual feedback to participants.

Issues in Working With Sex Offenders Who Have a Learning Disability: Seminars outlining the issues in assessments and running an adapted groupwork programme for men who have committed sexual abuse and have a learning disability.

Empathy: What is it? Should we Treat It? (one day). Explores different constructs of empathy and their relevance to the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders.

Working With Internet Sex Offenders (2 hour workshop). Reviews the literature in relation to risk and behavior of Internet Sex Offenders and describes case examples.

Working With Denial (2 hour workshop). Reviews the literature about the correlation between various aspects of denial and risk, and its implications for management of sex offenders (including treatment).

Assessing Men in Child Protection Contexts who Sexually Abuse. (1 Day). Reviews process models and whether current empirical assessment models may be extrapolated to inform family based assessments. Risk thresholds and contextual influences on professionals are considered.