The 6 best online courses on sexual abuse psychology

The most recommended online courses on sexual abuse if you want to train in Psychology.

Sexual abuse and child sexual abuse (CSA) are areas where psychological intervention is of vital importance to be able to attend to the affected persons, as well as to treat possible subsequent problems and implement prevention measures.

The work of prevention and detection of sexual abuse by psychology professionals are currently some of the most useful tools to address this serious problem and minimize the damage to the victim.

There are currently several options for attend specialized online courses on sexual abuseBelow you will find the most outstanding ones.

The most recommended online courses about sexual abuse

Below you will find a selection of the most highly rated online courses in psychology applied to sexual abuse.

1. Psychological Intervention with Adults with Child Sexual Abuse Trauma (Vicki Bernardet Foundation)

The Vicky Bernardet Foundation offers its students this 2-level online professional training program, with which the therapists who take it will be able to attend to people traumatized by CSA within quality standards.

This course is aimed at professionals in clinical psychology, psychiatry and accredited health psychology who want to acquire both theoretical knowledge about the trauma of child sexual abuse, as well as the different assessment strategies and practical intervention on it.

The course is taught by psychologist Carla Román; each level starts on April 12 and June 28 respectively and has a full cost of 420€.

2. Institute of Forensic Psychology

The Institute of Forensic Psychology is one of the reference entities in the field of Forensic Psychology and its offer of webinars specialized in different areas of intervention, addressing topics such as gender and sexual violence, child sexual abuse or care for victims of violence.

IPF webinars are approximately one hour long and any professional can learn online about the area that interests them most. Some of the institute's most notable courses are the one on Evaluation and Forensic Management of Child Sexual Abuse Cases and another on Violence and Sexual Assault.

3. PrevenSI

The PrevenSI project PrevenSI offers a series of online courses specialized in the prevention of sexual abuse, as well as in the detection and intervention in situations of violence or child sexual abuse.

This center was born from the collaboration between the Institute of Forensic Psychology, the Intress Institute and the Ires Foundation, which in addition to offering specialized courses, also allows free access to any of its webinars on the prevention of child sexual abuse, where there are several open courses specialized in this subject.

4. Specialist in Child Sexual Abuse Detection (Euroinnova)

This online course of Specialist in Detection of Sexual Abuse to Minors is offered by Euroinnova Business School and is aimed at any qualified professional who is interested in taking this specialization.

It is a double degree issued by EUROINNOVA BUSINESS SCHOOL and endorsed by the School of Professional Qualifications, with a duration of 220 hours and a final price of 199€, with a discount of 70% of the initial price.

The course syllabus is complete and updated, and at the beginning of the course, each student will receive the online course in SCORM format, a portfolio subfolder, a dossier, the student's guide, a backpack and a pen.

5. Course on Detection and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse (AEPSIS)

The Spanish Association of Health Psychology offers a Course on Detection and Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse that is aimed at psychology professionals and also specialists in any area of mental health.

The course consists of 15 hours of training and the main areas covered are: detection and prevention of CSA, types of victims and the profile of the abuser, statistics of CSA and its consequences in adult life.

This course is priced at 55€ and allows for tutorials with specialized psychologists to ask questions and consultations of all kinds.

6. Child Sexual Abuse: Identification, Action and Prevention (The Vicki Bernardet Foundation)

The Vicki Bernardet Foundation organizes this 50-hour online course on Child Sexual Abuse, sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare.

This course is aimed at professionals, students and people interested in this topic, whether or not they are in contact with children or adolescents.

The contents of the course are theoretical-parasitic and with them each student will learn the general dynamics of sexual abuse, the difficulties of disclosure, risk factors and prevention, and the general principles of action and prevention.