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Emma Soutar is a Lecturer and Training Officer at the Centre for Child Protection, University of Kent. With over 20 years of experience in the voluntary and education sectors, she specializes in child protection frameworks, focusing on grooming, child sexual exploitation (CSE), radicalisation, and vulnerable populations. She develops interactive training tools like Looking out for Lottie and Behind Closed Doors, addressing safeguarding issues in gangs, knife crime, and extremist recruitment. As an educator on FutureLearn's MOOC on communication with vulnerable children, she also contributed to the Erasmus-funded Family on the Move e-learning resource.
- Key Projects: Collaborated with NSPCC on CSE simulations, Childline campaigns, and trauma-informed police training. Currently works on anti-exploitation programs for Thailand and Cambodia.
Her research emphasizes safeguarding through contextual approaches, trauma-informed practices, and cross-border child welfare strategies. Publications span child psychology, radicalisation dynamics, and protective methodologies.
