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General CEU: Child Criminal Exploitation through a Behavioural Lens

Child Criminal Exploitation through a Behavioural Lens becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In Child Criminal Exploitation through a Behavioural Lens, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.

Provider: BehaviorLive

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Course Description

The aim of this course is to provide BCBAs with an understanding of what Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) is, placing emphasis on using behaviour analytic concepts to define elements of CCE (for example grooming and county lines). We will consider the EO's and vulnerabilities that put young people at higher risk of being criminally exploited, considering how we can support with these antecedent factors as Behaviour Analysts and what our science has to offer. Criminal exploitation is child abuse where children and young people are manipulated and coerced into committing crimes (NSPCC, 2024). These factors increase the risk of a young person being criminally exploited; poverty and areas of deprivation, trauma, abuse and neglect, challenging behaviour, school absence and exclusions, special educational needs, care experience, substance misuse and mental health issues (Gov.uk, 2023) I have worked with young people at risk in schools, in the community and in residential placements with their staff teams. We will consider relevant statistics showing us how prevalent CCE is (UK & US), alongside considering what current interventions are in place. Further to this, we will then consider how behaviour analytic interventions may be appropriate to support young people at risk of CCE, and how our science can be applied to this specific societal concern. Learning Objectives: Learners to understand the definition of Child Criminal Exploitation Learners to understand how CCE can be defined behaviourallyLearners to start to consider potential behaviour analytic supports for CCE References: NSPCC. (2024). Criminal exploitation and gangs. Link: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/gangs-criminal-exploitation/#criminalexploitation

What You'll Learn

  1. Learners to understand the definition of Child Criminal Exploitation.
  2. Learners to understand how CCE can be defined behaviourally.
  3. Learners to start to consider potential behaviour analytic supports for CCE.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification BodyCreditsType
BACB® 1 General

About the Instructor

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Samantha Chandler
MSc PGDip BCBA (UK BA)

I am a BCBA located in the UK (UK-BA).I have experience in settings including a prison, schools, residential settings including day-care facilities, ABA clinics and 1.1 therapy settings.I have worked with young people since 2012, adults since 2014. As Achieve Behaviour Consultancy, I consult on ABA home programs, deliver workshops for families, supervise RBTs and aspiring QBAs (Qualified Behaviour Analysts), and UK BA's (UK Behaviour Analysts), create and deliver training courses and support young people in care. My passion is supporting young people who have adverse childhood experiences (ACEs and Trauma) in a range of settings by training and coaching staff teams and providing therapeutic input via positive behaviour support plans. 

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Clinical Disclaimer

All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.

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