At Beyond the Streets our interactive training is designed to help professionals deepen their understanding of the experiences of women selling and/or exchanging sex and build their confidence and knowledge in providing trauma-informed support. Drawing on our specialist knowledge and insights, our team also consults on various projects each year, including research initiatives, domestic homicide reviews, scoping studies and needs assessments.
Our training equips professionals with the knowledge to better understand the sex industry, particularly survival sex and sexual exploitation, and provides them with the tools and skills they need to provide trauma-informed support to women. Our interactive training is rooted in women’s lived experience, academic research and over 25 years of practitioner experience. We offer both open access online sessions and bespoke training.
Women need to be respected and empowered to identify their own needs and devise their own strategies. We believe that change becomes sustainable when a person is empowered.
We offer a safe space to be heard, and help women make a a practical plan of bite-sized and achievable steps.
Reliable information and support is key for someone who is involved in selling sex. We journey with women to understand their situation and the choices available to them.
We are there for women as they take practical and manageable steps that lead to a genuine route out of exploitation.
Our services have been shaped by women with lived experience and we continue to consult with our service users.
Women need to be respected and empowered to identify their own needs and devise their own strategies. We believe that change becomes sustainable when a person is empowered.
We offer a safe space to be heard, and help women make a practical plan of bite size and achievable steps to realise her future.
Reliable information and support is key for someone who is involved in selling sex. We journey with women to understand their situation and the choices available to them.
We are there for women as they take practical and manageable steps that lead to a genuine route out of exploitation.
Our services have been shaped by women with lived experience and we continue to consult with our service users.
Our training is suitable for a wide range of people from different organisations, including local authorities, statutory services and the charity sector who want to learn more about a woman-centred, trauma-informed approach to working alongside women. It is also relevant for those responsible for commissioning services for women and for designated safeguarding leads. No existing experience of working with women involved in the sex industry is necessary.
Over the years we have provided training to professionals from:
If you would like to attend one of our open access training sessions, information on upcoming courses and dates can be found on Eventbrite. Bookings for these courses can also be made through Eventbrite.
If you’d like us to deliver bespoke training to your team or organisation, please contact us at [email protected] to arrange a discovery call, where we can find out more about your training needs.
Available as open access training and bespoke training
In this interactive 3–hour training session, we explore the concept of survival sex. We look at what it is, why women might be involved in survival sex, and how understanding this term can enhance the support you provide to women.
You will gain an understanding of what barriers women might be facing when accessing support services and will unpack what good practice in supporting those engaged in survival sex looks like. The session includes shared scenarios to practise and embed learning.
By the end of the session, you will have gained confidence and skills to help you approach the subject of the sex industry with women and identify when it is the right time to do so.
Available as open access training and bespoke training
In this interactive training session, we explore the language and controversies around ‘exiting’ the sex industry and introduce participants to an overview of up-to-date research on routes out of the sex industry.
Through the exploration of models developed to explore the processes of how women leave the sex industry, participants will gain an understanding of the non-linearity of leaving the sex industry, the complex interplay of multiple factors and explored actions to reduce barriers for women who want to stop and/or reduce selling sex.
The session includes shared scenarios to practise and embed learning. By the end of the session, you will have gained confidence and skills to help you support women seeking to leave the sex industry.
With over 25 years’ experience, Beyond the Streets is a leading voice on supporting women involved in the sex industry.
Our consultancy services are designed to assist organisations across various sectors in developing trauma-informed practices and enhancing support for women.
We offer a wide variety of services tailored to meet the needs of each organisation including:
We have particular expertise in working with Local Authorities, Community Safety Partnerships and Domestic Homicide Review panels.
Our Domestic Homicide Review Expert Input offer ensures Domestic Homicide Review Chairs and panels have the critical analytical tools to consider the interconnectedness of an individual’s experiences, and to understand potential vulnerability, where there may have been involvement in the sex industry and/or adult sexual exploitation.
To learn more about our consultancy services or to discuss how we can support the work of your organisation, email us at [email protected]
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