Do you work with victims/survivors of sexual violence/abuse? Might you, but you do not realise. 1-4 women and 1-20 men have gone through a rape or sexual assault as an adult. 1-6 children have gone through some form of sexual abuse. would you know how to respond if someone disclosed sexual abuse to you? This course will support you in identify the appropriate verbal and non-verbal approaches you should adopt when someone tells you what has happened to them. You would need to commit to a 6-month course, meeting once a month for 4 months, and two months to complete an assignment.
The following dates are when we have the teams sessions:
October 7th Session one
October 28th Session two
November 18th Session three
December 3rd Session four
The evidence we collect is as follows,
One written assignment,
Observations reports
One to one professional discussion will take place, over teams.
Read some of our feedback, to understand the importance of this course:
1) Being put into the mind of a victim did make a significant impact on me. I have not been abused. So, writing as if I had, was quite harrowing and at times made quite an impact on me. The work has taught me so much more about a victim in a sexual case. I have in so many ways been put into the mind of the victim, and I almost certainly have a new empathy and a new understanding of how damaging sexual abuse is to victims of a sexual crime. I do also realise more the help and support required, particularly from ISVAs
2) I feel that the aims/objectives of the axis course has been fully met. I understand now that language both with words and actions is essential to communicating with a victim and their perceptions on how much trust they can put in you. Putting myself in the mind of the victim has been an eye opener, in that I have been able to consider the various factors external and internal that can impact a victim of trauma and how the process information. It is a different perspective for me to consider in my journey as a RASSO prosecutor. I have found the course helpful.
