Training We Offer
BSARCS provides high-quality, trauma-informed training to support professionals in understanding, identifying, and responding to sexual harm.
Our training is designed to build confidence, improve safeguarding practice, and strengthen responses to disclosure, recovery, and prevention. All courses are grounded in evidence-based practice and delivered by experienced practitioners with specialist knowledge in sexual violence and trauma.
We offer a flexible, blended training approach that includes face-to-face sessions, live online training, and digital learning.
Barnsley Partnership Training (Free)
We work in partnership with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council to deliver free training for professionals working within Barnsley.
- Delivered by BSARCS trainers
- Booked via the BMBC PODS system
- Focused on strengthening local safeguarding practice
👉 View upcoming training here.
External & Bespoke Training (Paid)
We offer a comprehensive training programme for organisations inside and outside Barnsley.
Delivery options include:
- In-person workshops
- Live online sessions
- Half-day and full-day courses
- Tailored organisational packages
Our bespoke training is designed around your organisation’s needs, helping you build confidence, skills, and effective responses to sexual harm.
👉 Contact us to discuss your requirements here.
For an informal discussion please contact us on training@bsarcs.org
Our Training
Our core programme includes a range of specialist subjects, such as:
• Trauma-informed responses and the impact of sexual harm
• Responding to disclosures of sexual abuse
• Understanding and managing vicarious and secondary trauma
• Recognising and responding to online sexual harm
• Sexual harm within domestic abuse contexts
• Intrafamilial sexual abuse
All courses are available as part of our scheduled programme or as bespoke training.
Ask the Question is a key part of our training offer.
This programme supports professionals to:
• Confidently and safely ask about experiences of abuse
• Respond appropriately to disclosures
• Embed best practice within their organisation
Available as:
• Awareness sessions
• Organisational workshops
• Train the Trainer programme
Our Train the Trainer model aims expand the reach of our training and build long-term capacity.
This programme enables organisations to deliver BSARCS-approved training internally, supported by:
• Licensed training materials
• Facilitator guidance
• Ongoing support and quality assurance
Our digital learning offer provides flexible, accessible training that can be completed at your own pace.
E-learning can be used as:
• Standalone training
• Pre-learning before live sessions
• Refresher training for continued professional development
• Understanding Adverse Childhood Experience and the Trauma-Informed Model
• Breaking the Cycle: Understanding the Links Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Domestic Abuse
• From Trauma to Perpetration: Understanding the Links Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Domestic Abuse
• Understanding the Links: Substance Use, Alcohol, Drugs, and Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Understanding the Impact of Sexual Harm on People with Learning Disabilities
👉 Contact us to discuss your requirements here.
For an informal discussion please contact us on training@bsarcs.org
What People Say
“I feel much more confident to be in a discussion of disclosure and ask the right questions.”
“The training helped me recognise the impact of secondary trauma and how to manage it safely.”
“I now better understand how trauma affects individuals and how to support them in practice.”
“Really valuable in recognising signs of online exploitation and abuse.”
