Course Description
This workshop deals explicitly with sexual violence in all its forms, dispelling myths, and shedding light on the facts. It is designed to raise awareness of the issues faced by survivors, the impacts of trauma and societal views with a view to improving our ability to support and advocate for survivors during their journeys.
Course Content
By the end of this session, you will:
- Be able to define sexual violence, rape and serious sexual offences in all their forms.
- Feel confident to challenge commonly held myths about sexual violence.
- Understand the complexities of trauma and its various manifestations.
- Know the key principles of trauma-informed practice and care.
- Feel confident to offer trauma-informed support to survivors during their Court Experiences.
- Understand what is meant by secondary trauma and how to build and maintain resilience and self-care in your role.
Delivery
Interactive session.
- Presentation,
- Workbook
- Court Experience Audios/Scripts
Who's It For?
All.
Learning Objectives
This workshop deals explicitly with sexual violence in all its forms, dispelling myths, and shedding light on the facts. It is designed to raise awareness of the issues faced by survivors, the impacts of trauma and societal views with a view to improving our ability to support and advocate for survivors during their journeys.
Be able to define sexual violence, rape, and serious sexual offences in all their forms.
- Be able to define sexual violence, including key legislation and what the law says.
- Be able to differentiate between consensual and non-consensual sex.
- Know the types of behaviours and activities that are included in the definitions.
- Understand sexual violence is about power and control.
Feel confident to challenge commonly held myths about sexual violence.
- Identify and be able to challenge commonly held myths and misconceptions around sexual violence.
- Address and expose how widespread, the extent and how embedded sexual violence is in society.
- Understand the impact of victim-blaming myths and how they are informed by structural inequalities.
- Be aware of how sexual violence is experienced as trauma by the nervous system and the potential fear responses.
- Recognise the links between these myths and difficulties within the criminal justice process.
Know the key principles of trauma-informed practice and care.
- Be able to identify and reflect on how trauma-informed your current practice is.
- Know the key principles of trauma-informed care.
- Understand why adopting a trauma-informed approach is important and the risks if it is not adopted.
Understand what is meant by secondary trauma and begin to consider how to build and maintain resilience and self-care in your role.
- Be able to define secondary trauma, vicarious trauma, burnout, and compassion fatigue.
- Reflect on your own Window of Tolerance.
- Learn techniques and strategies to build and maintain resilience and positive wellbeing.
