Response Mapping Tools for Understanding, Identifying and Enhancing Safety for Children and Young People living in Out of Home Care who have displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviours
The Australian Centre for Child Protection (ACCP) WA was commissioned by the Western Australian Department of Communities (Communities) to develop a suite of evidence informed tools for risk assessment and safety planning of sexual behaviours displayed by children and young people living in out-of-home care (OOHC). These tools are specifically designed for use by Western Australian carers and frontline workers.
The Response Mapping Tools have been developed through an evidence-informed co-design process, to be used by a range of people in children and young people’s lives who might have concerns about a child or young person’s sexual behaviour, including foster and kinship carers, residential carers, case managers and other professionals. Whilst designed for the OOHC space these tools may be used for other settings.
They are designed to support carers, caseworkers and others in a child or young person’s life to consider sexual behaviours of children and young people in their care and:
- Identify behaviours - Understanding where the behaviour sits along the continuum
- Review behaviours – Considering risk associated with the behaviour occurring again
- Respond to behaviours - Considering acute safety and wellbeing
- Enhance Safety - Enhancing long term safety.
How to use the tools
- Practice Guidelines – This document provides an overview of the tools and guidance on their use.
- Support Videos – Several videos have been created to support practitioners in using the tools.
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Support Videos
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Response Mapping Tools
The below is the full compliment of tools developed. they should be used in conjunction with one another. Forms are downloadable and in editable forms.
- Level A Checklist – Tool to support the identification of behaviours and understand where these sit along the continuum
- Level B Assessment – Tool to support a care team review of behaviours and consider risk for behaviours occurring again
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Safety Plans
Children and Young Person’s Version of the Safety Plan – Optional templates that can be used with children and young people to create their personal copy of the Acute Safety Plan
- Acute Safety Plan – Tool used to consider and respond to a child and the context to create safety and wellbeing
- My Safety Plan for children - Bright cartoon people
- My Safety Plan for Children - Super hero design 1
- My Safety Plan for Children - Super hero design 2
- My Safety Plan for Children and Young People - Simple
- My Safety Plan for Young People - Graffiti design
- My Safety Plan for Young People - Simple colour design
- My Safety Plan Young People - Plain
Enhancing Safety and Wellbeing Plan – Tool used to explore options and track progress to enhance the longer term safety and wellbeing
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Practice Clinic Video and Examples
This Practice Clinic video guides you through how the Response Mapping Tools were developed, key features of the tools, and how to use them. The video offers some opportunities for practice as it steps you through some realistic case examples. For carers, case managers, practitioners and practice leads - perfect for use in a Community of Practice session with colleagues, in supervision or individually.
Case Example Jaryd
Case Example - Jaryd.pdf
Level A Checklist - Jaryd - school behaviours.pdf
Level A Checklist - Jaryd - touching of genitals at home.pdf
Level B Assessment - Review and Enhance - Jaryd.pdf
Acute Safety Plan - Jaryd.pdf
Enhancing Safety and Wellbeing Plan - Jaryd.pdfCase Example Rachel
Case Example - Rachel.pdf
Level A Checklist- Rachel.pdf
Level B Assessment - Review and Enhance - Rachel.pdf
Acute Safety Plan - Rachel.pdf
Enhancing Safety and Wellbeing Plan - Rachel.pdf -
Some Helpful Resources and Information on Harmful Sexual Behaviours and Other Topics
Resources - These online resources have been designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of caregivers who provide support to children and young people at risk of developing or experiencing harmful sexual behaviours. The resource includes useful information on key topics related to understanding, preventing, and responding to harmful sexual behaviour. It includes practical resources, downloadable handouts for quick access to valuable information, and links to other helpful websites and resources.
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