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Training and support to become a trauma informed champion supporting survivors of sexual abuse

February 7, 2022

Become a trauma-informed champion and help empower survivors of sexual violence accessing healthcare services.

The Survivors Trust is running a trauma-informed campaign to raise awareness of the challenges survivors of rape and sexual abuse face when accessing healthcare services and to provide healthcare professionals with the tools and resources needed to confidently engage with and best support their patients.

As part of the campaign, The Survivors Trust is offering front line patient facing colleagues the opportunity to join two free, CPD-accredited trauma-informed workshops and access a suite of useful online resources to help them to encourage their teams to adopt a trauma-informed approach to sensitive practice.

Session A Session B
Includes: introductions; overview of sexual violence and impact on the NHS; effects of sexual violence and trauma on service-users; survivors’ experiences accessing healthcare; overview of a trauma-informed approach. Includes: responding to and minimising triggers; a trauma-informed workplace; vicarious trauma and looking after yourself; talking about sexual violence (challenging the taboo); responding to disclosures; next steps.
Date and time options:

· Friday 4 March, 9.30am -12.30pm

· Friday 18 March, 1.pm – 4pm

· Tuesday 29 March, 9.30am – 12.30pm

· Tuesday 12 April, 1pm – 4pm

 Date and time options:

· Friday 11 March, 9.30am – 12pm

· Friday 25 March, 1pm – 3.30pm

· Tuesday 5 April, 9.30am – 12pm

· Tuesday 26 April, 1pm – 3.30pm

Colleagues wishing to attend should sign up to one Session A (first session) and one Session B (second session). We recommend that colleagues give themselves at least a week between the two sessions to give them time to reflect on the discussions held in Session 1.

Please use the link below to sign up to sessions via Google Form. Click here to sign up for your sessions

Sessions will be held via Zoom. After you have submitted your form, The Survivors Trust will be in touch with further information, including a link to join the session.

If you have any questions, please email us at: nhs.checkwithmefirst@thesurvivorstrust.org.