Episode 3: Child G-Moving from "What is wrong with you?" to "What has happened to you?"

Child G experienced trauma and instability at an early age. As a teenager this manifested in feelings of low self-esteem, mental ill health, self-harm, running away, struggling to manage her emotions at home and at school, and some substance misuse. This led to her becoming care experienced and subject to sexual exploitation and harm in the community. This episode, with the input of a guest speaker, examines the findings of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review published by Oxfordshire Safeguarding Partnership.Learning themes include:-Importance of kind and caring relationships for children-Focusing on what CAN be done as opposed to what CANNOT be done-Victim blaming language – see The Children’s Society Language Guide-Awareness of dissociative seizures-Understanding of trauma