October Practice and Connection Forum

Responding to Sexual Assault in Practice: Identification, Disclosure, and Supports.
Practical strategies to equip practitioners for safe conversations and effective responses.

In this forum, we will cover:

How to ask and approach MARAM risk assessment questions with clients regarding sexual assault
How to respond when clients disclose sexual assault
How to address what practitioners fear talking about when asking risk assessment questions with clients
Resources and options available to practitioners, including resources on how parents can support their children who have been sexually assaulted and SOCIT processes.

Facilitated by:

Rachel Williams, Workforce Capability Coordinator, GFVA

Presented by:

Megan Hardwick - Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault (GCASA)
Chris Bortignon - SOCIT, Victoria Police

About our Practice and Connection Forums

Building knowledge, skills & collaborative practice. Supporting practitioners to respond to family violence across Gippsland!

The Gippsland Family Violence Alliance Practice & Connection Forums are open to all practitioners working in Family Violence, AoD, Mental Health, Family Services or any other workforce prescribed under MARAM (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment) Framework.

Each Practice & Connection Forum is designed to provide information to practitioners to build their knowledge, skills and practice around particular topics, while providing opportunities to identify and enhance collaboration between practitioners and organisations across the service sector.

October Practice and Connection Forum

Responding to Sexual Assault in Practice: Identification, Disclosure, and Supports.Practical strategies to equip practitioners for safe conversations and effective responses.

About our Practice and Connection Forums

Responding to Sexual Assault in Practice: Identification, Disclosure, and Supports.
Practical strategies to equip practitioners for safe conversations and effective responses.