ability consultancy (nw) ltd
Preston
Abi’s background is in youth work and she has collaborated with a number of
organisations to develop participatory approaches to working with vulnerable
adolescents. She has worked with The International Centre: Researching Child
Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking at the University of Bedfordshire,
supporting specialist social care teams in Wigan and Rochdale to implement
strengths and participatory approaches to Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). Abi
co-wrote training for these teams with Dr Camille Warrington on behalf of
Research in Practice. At the University of Bedfordshire, Abi also worked on the
LEAP project (2015-17) with Dr Kate D'Arcy. Abi wrote training tools for young
people and professionals across Europe, in order to respond to young people's
experiences of sexual violence and to support efforts to prevent sexual
violence. The three-day youth facilitator training programme is called
“Life-skills, leadership and limitless potential" (LLLP). All these programmes
provide knowledge and tools to apply participatory approaches to practice with
young people.
