Catherine Want is a Social Worker who has worked in the area of interpersonal violence, abuse and neglect for over thirty years. She has worked primarily at a small NGO called Rosie’s Place which is situated in western Sydney and provides a family focused counselling and advocacy service for children and young people who have been subjected to interpersonal violence and abuse. As part of this work Catherine has worked with families when a child has displayed problematic or harmful sexual behaviour and is guided by a practice framework underpinning work at Rosie’s Place which adheres to fundamental principles including children’s rights, contextual analysis of their lived experiences and therapeutic responses which acknowledges their identities of difference with respect and safety. Catherine Want has also been a contracted trainer with NSW Education centre Against Violence and in this role which encompasses over 20 years, has developed training programs and resources across a wide spectrum of issues, including responding to children who display problematic or harmful sexual behaviour.
