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Introduction to Gender-Based Violence: Supporting Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
This workshop explores some of the myths and facts around all forms of sexual violence. It is designed to raise awareness of the issues faced by victims/survivors of gender-based violence with a view to improving the responses they receive from services.
- Be able to define gender-based violence.
- Feel confident to challenge commonly held myths around gender-based violence.
- Understand the possible impacts of gender-based violence on the survivor, their personal and professional connections, and on their interactions with professionals.
- Understand how to provide an effective response to a disclosure of gender-based violence.
- Know what relevant services are available locally.
Interactive session.
- Presentation,
- Workbook
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Course Learning Objectives
This workshop explores some of the myths and facts around all forms of sexual violence. It is designed to raise awareness of the issues faced by victims/survivors of gender-based violence with a view to improving the responses they receive from services.
Be able to define gender-based violence.
- Know the types of behaviours and activities that are included in the definitions.
- Be able to differentiate between consensual and non-consensual sexual activities in terms of emotions, physical reactions, and relationship context.
- Understand the Duluth Power and Control Wheel and be able to identify the types of abuse it includes.
Feel confident to challenge commonly held myths around gender-based violence.
- Identify victim blaming myths and their impact on society.
- Challenge commonly held myths around gender-based violence.
- Recognise the links between these myths and the difficulties within the criminal justice process.
Understand the possible impacts of gender-based violence on the survivor, their personal and professional connections, and on their interactions with professionals.
- Be aware of the implications of gender-based violencee being experienced as trauma.
- Understand what coping strategies a victim/survivor might use to cope with post-trauma responses.
- Be able to make the links between the trauma of gender-based violence and someone’s behaviour at work or school.
- Recognise how this trauma might affect someone’s personal life in a range of ways.
Understand how to provide an effective response to a disclosure of gender-based violence.
- Understand the survivor’s perspective in terms of what they might need or want.
- Understand the key things that can be offered to a survivor in order for them to talk about the abuse or violence they have experienced.
- Understand some grounding techniques that can be offered.
Know what relevant services are available locally.
- Be able to signpost someone to appropriate support.
- Be able to make a referral to a specialist support service where appropriate.
“Thankyou ICENA”
Thank you again for today’s training. I can’t remember the last time I came out of training so inspired and ready for action. So often training is death by PowerPoint and with nothing to take away other than worry and concern that you aren’t able to do something. This was so far from that. On the train, I planned two staff training sessions and worked out a program for our Year class and an individual in particular. Never done that before after training. Both sessions were fantastic.
– This learner took our train the trainer – Talking to Children about Consent course
“5 star service all round”
This was an incredibly useful training exercise. Very engaging and informative.
– This learner took our preventing & responding to sexual harassment in the workplace course
“Fantastic service & knowledge”
We really enjoyed the Professional Boundaries and Data Sharing training. It’s enabled our staff team to reflect on working practices and how they can be improved.
– This learner took our professional boundaries training course
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Please note that we are not a frontline organisation. If you or someone you know needs urgent help following a sexual assault, visit the Rape Crisis website for a list of services that will be able to help you.
