This webinar, available both in English and German, provides professionals with a comprehensive introduction to online child sexual abuse (OCSA), its definitions, different forms, and the associated risks of escalation into hands-on sexual abuse.
Participants will gain insight into psychosocial interventions, ranging from trauma-informed care to trauma-sensitive approaches, including the 4Rs model (Realize, Recognize, Respond, Resist re-traumatization). The course emphasizes that every professional working with children affected by (online) sexual abuse should apply a trauma-sensitive perspective in their practice.
In addition, the webinar outlines medical interventions and their indications in cases of OCSA, offering guidance for clinical and interdisciplinary settings.
As part of the training, the video-based AVATAR cases demonstrate trauma-sensitive interactions with children affected by OCSA, providing practical examples of best practices in connection to psychosocial and medical interventions.
“PROMISE Elpis” was funded by the European Union through its Internal Security Fund (ISF) program, with partner co-funding. Charité (Coordinator), AvBIT, The Barnahus Network via the Council of the Baltic Sea States, Children at Risk, Child Circle, Children 1st, HEUNI (The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations),National Children’s Advocacy Center USA, UKHD (Childhood Haus Heidelberg), Germany). The contents of this page and its linked resources are the sole responsibility of the publisher and can no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission.