Developed in collaboration with expert advisors, authors, and an expert panel of academics and practitioners, the new edition of Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence ensures university staff and student leaders are equipped with the practical knowledge and skills needed to provide an effective and survivor centred first response, and signpost to potential sources of further support.
The new edition will be updated to reflect a broader focus on gender-based violence. New content covering staff-to-student and peer-to-peer misconduct will be added and coverage of image-based abuse will be expanded, including how to recognise it, and provide support to individuals experiencing it. The overall approach of the programme will be updated to be more trauma-informed, shifting the emphasis from reporting, to responding and providing support.
Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence 2.0 is part of Epigeum’s Support and Wellbeing suite of programmes for Higher Education Institutions, which also includes Consent Matters: Boundaries, Respect, and Positive Intervention 2.0 and Tackling Harassment, delivering comprehensive training covering prevention and response.
UK: The programme also supports your institution in meeting the training requirements of the Office for Students Statement of Expectations for Preventing and Addressing Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Affecting Students in Higher Education, and the recommendations of UUK’s Changing the Culture report.
Australia: The programme also supports your institution in meeting the training recommendations of the Universities Australia Change the Course report, and Guidelines for University Responses to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment.
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