Responding Well to Disclosures

Survivors’ Network is the Rape Crisis centre for Sussex, supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse in Brighton and Hove and across Sussex. This training has been developed by skilled and experienced members of the Survivors' Network team.

About this course

People working directly with the general public may at some point be the person that a survivor of sexual assault first talks to about their abuse. Would you or members of your team know how to react / what to say / what not to say / what your legal duty is / where to signpost?

This course gives an overview of what to do when a person first discloses an incident or history of sexual abuse as well as practical information about how to support an individual disclosing abuse.

Learning Objectives

• To develop a greater awareness of issues relating to sexual violence

• To improve understanding of how trauma affects the brain

• To increase confidence and ability in taking a first disclosure and offering information to those who have experienced sexual violence

Who is the course for?

All frontline staff working with clients including healthcare professionals, social workers, frontline workers including benefit, welfare and housing staff, youth workers, education staff, therapists, counsellors, legal and court staff, police officers, prison service, people working in the voluntary sector, strategic managers and decision makers.

Sign-ups to this training will close at 5pm the day before.

Terms of booking

• You will receive the Zoom Link in your booking confirmation email

• Attendees must be over 18yrs old unless specifically stated as young people’s training

• Cancellations made 14 days before the course date will receive a refund (minus the Eventbrite fees)

• Cancellations made after this date will receive a 50% refund (minus the Eventbrite fees)

• Refunds will not be given for non-attendance or cancellations less than 24 hours before the start of the course

• Courses may be cancelled by Survivors’ Network and a full refund will be given

If you have any access needs that it would be useful for us to be aware of, please do let us know. Please note that we have Zoom's auto-generated captions enabled on our account.

Please note: course content references sexual violence and trauma which may be distressing or triggering for some people. Although we aim to ensure that all participants are fully supported throughout the session, please be mindful of this when signing up. We encourage individuals to ensure the course is suitable for them before signing up. If you are impacted by any of the content in the session, you can call our helpline on 01273 720 110 (open Mondays 7-9pm, and Wednesdays 12pm-1:30pm), Samaritans on 116 123 (24/7), or the Rape Crisis England & Wales Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line on 0808 500 2222 (24/7).

The details that we receive from you in order to process your booking will be stored on the secure SN server and outlook system. This will be managed by the Business Development Team.

This will be used to contact you about the training you have signed up to. These details will be deleted within 12 months of initial contact. If you wish for this to be removed sooner, you can contact: training@survivorsnetwork.org.uk.

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