Our Community Education Section Provides:
Two-day
courses on sexual assault issues aimed at specific sectors of the
community, eg
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Mental health
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Drug and alcohol
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Disabilities
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Youth
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Medical practitioners
Free
in-service sessions for any service, agency, group or department,
designed specifically to meet the needs of the requesting agency. These
range from basic sexual assault information to more advanced or specific
areas.
Information
sessions and talks for school students in the ACT and surrounding
region.
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Protective
behaviours sessions for young women in schools
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Term
long programs on gender and violence for ACT schools or tertiary
institutions.
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Information
packages
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Library
service, including videos, books, tapes and handouts
Topics Covered By Our Education Section Include:
-
myths
and facts about sexual assault
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adult
sexual assault
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child
sexual assault
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ritual
abuse
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effects
and indicators of sexual assault
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how
to deal with disclosures
-
legal
and medical information
-
worker
care and debriefing
-
links
between sexual assault and other issues such as: drug and alcohol
use, mental health, homelessness, etc
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issues
to consider in counselling
-
group
work
-
case
studies
Rights and Needs
Of Someone Who Has Been Sexually Assaulted
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to
be reminded it was not their fault
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to
be believed
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to
be listened to
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their
experience validated as significant
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to
be in control of what happens
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a
non-judgemental attitude
-
understanding
of their trauma
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safety
and privacy
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opportunity
to talk at their own pace
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encouragement
to accept help and support information