County Lines Advanced Training - Learning and Development courses

Social workers, foster carers and all those who work with children & young people.

all participants will leave the session able to:

• Define the term county lines
• Outline the operational procedures involved in setting up a county line
• Explain the methods used to groom, recruit and exploit young people
• Understand the push and pull factors that contribute to a young person becoming vulnerable and susceptible to county lines involvement
• Recognise key signs and indicators that young people are being exploited or at risk of county lines involvement
• Explain the inter-relationship between serious youth violence and gang conflicts, and the fluidity of gang rivalries
• Understand the relationship between county lines and other forms of criminal activity and exploitation (i.e. human trafficking, debt bondage, modern slavery and child sexual exploitation)
• Explain the risks and consequences of county lines involvement
• Understand the perspectives of survivors and perpetrators, including how girls are used
• Develop their knowledge of how to best support young people at risk of county lines within a multi-agency partnership through case studies and group workshops
• Analyse varying examples of county lines and how each example impacts the vulnerabilities of and risks to a child/young person in varying degrees

Social workers, foster carers and all those who work with children & young people

County lines e-learning must be completed before enrolling onto this course.

Dates to come

Hull City Council Staff

Log on to OLM (Oracle Learning Management System) to enrol.

External to Hull City Council

Complete the online application form (opens in a new window).