'Pick N Mix' Targeted Sessions
This stage is where practitioner and the young person will choose at least 3 sessions from a broad range of different topics that explore supporting the young person in their recovery from Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse (TACSA).
Okay and not-okay behaviours in friendships and other relationships
This session looks at behaviours that are okay and not-okay in relationships, and how we might respond to them. We will look at different situations and think about when we are being forced to something that we don’t want to do (which is sometimes called coercion).
Feeling safe
This session allows the young person to explore what feeling safe looks like in their life, and what and who offers them the feeling of safety. This will allow discussion around safe places and people.
Telling people what I need
This session gives the young person opportunity to explore how they can tell certain people in their life what support they need without having to find the words to vocalise it. It will also provide families and other trusted adults with ways to interact with the young person in a way that is helpful and supportive to them.
Feeling like it’s my fault
This session gives the young person opportunity to consider scenarios where we may blame ourselves or feel as though others blame us, but where we need to look at the context of a situation in order to see that it wasn’t the victim’s fault.
Managing upsetting thoughts
This session is an opportunity to explore managing unhelpful or upsetting thoughts.
Building strengths
This session allows the young person to explore the positive things in their life and their strengths. Reflecting on our strengths helps in our recovery.
Giving and receiving permission (consent)
This session will explore the issue of young people giving and receiving permission and empowering them to find ways to do only what they feel comfortable with.
Talking to people online: grooming
This session will allow the young person to explore how some people build connections to us online and then use them to get us to do things we might not want to, or that we feel uncomfortable doing.
Picture received with pressure to then send one back
This is an opportunity to explore thoughts, feelings and responses when someone receives a picture they didn’t ask for, or want, and is then pressured to send one back.
Image taken and shared with permission/consent then shared on without permission/consent
This is an opportunity to explore thoughts, feelings and responses when someone you trusted shares a picture with other people after tricking you into believing you were in a relationship.
**NEW SESSION** AI generated and/or altered images
Using a scenario, this is an opportunity to explore from a range of perspectives the impact of images altered using Artificial Intelligence (AI).