Personal profile
Biography
Vicky is an experienced Social Worker and Team Manager who has practised in statutory and voluntary sectors for the past 17 years. Vicky has experience in many aspects of safeguarding and child protection. This includes the area of sexual abuse, including harmful sexual behaviour and online abuse. Vicky has also worked with disabled children, parents with learning difficulties, foster carers and parents with mental health difficulties.
Vicky joined the University of Huddersfield in 2021 as a Lecturer in Social Work, and is the Module Leader for the modules Think Family and Strength Based Approaches, Law and Social Policy, and Statutory Social Work Methods and Approaches.
Vicky is currently completing a PhD exploring the statutory social work responses to online child sexual abuse.
Research Expertise and Interests
- child protection practice
- sexual abuse
- online abuse
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Child, Parent, Perpetrator or Victim: How should statutory social workers respond to children and families affected by technology-assisted child sexual abuse?
Styan, V., 1 Apr 2025, NOTA News, Spring 25, 98, p. 35-37 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The Child Protection Response to Victims of Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse
Styan, V., 1 Jul 2025, In: Child Abuse Review. 34, 4, 5 p., e70052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Book Review: Children and sexual-based online harms: A guide for professionals By Catherine Knibbs, London: Routledge. 2024. £19.99 (p/b). ISBN 9781032427584
Styan, V., 1 Jan 2024, In: Child Abuse Review. 33, 1, 1 p., e2853.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Dance Article review › peer-review
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How Should Social Workers Respond to Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse
Styan, V., 19 Jul 2023, Professional Social Work Magazine, 2023, July, p. 30-31 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Safeguarding in the Context of Technology-Assisted Child Sexual abuse (TA-CSA): Family Experiences and Social Work Responses
Styan, V. (Speaker)
13 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
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Considering families in the risk assessment process for technology assisted child sexual abuse offending
Armitage, R. (Speaker), Webster, C. (Speaker) & Styan, V. (Speaker)
6 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Enriching the student experience through inter-professional learning
Styan, V. (Speaker), Ives, N. (Speaker) & Arrey, S. (Speaker)
16 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Child, Parent, Perpetrator, Victim: What is the Statutory Social Work Response to Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse?
Styan, V. (Speaker)
30 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Damned if we do... Damned if we don't: Using classroom debates to teach and assess students' knowledge and skills
Styan, V. (Speaker) & Neville, R. (Speaker)
29 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation