Person-centred and trauma-informed reporting, response and support for small and medium businesses

Person-centred and trauma-informed reporting, response and support for small and medium businesses

Increasingly, a leading practice approach to responding to workplace sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and other harmful and unlawful conduct is through constructive and alternative resolution options in place of investigations, wherever possible. 

Offering a range of options is also consistent with the Australian Human Rights Commission’s guidance for employers to meet their positive duty obligations by embedding a person-centred and trauma-informed approach to reporting, response and support. Key benefits include increased trust and confidence in reporting, early intervention, and improved safety and respect for all parties during and after a matter has been resolved. 

This highly interactive half-day workshop is designed to equip People and Culture Managers and/or other responsible people in small and medium enterprises with the knowledge to develop leading practice reporting, response and support processes, and the practical skills to provide a person-centred and trauma-informed response to reports of harmful and unlawful conduct.

Participants will receive a practical workbook with takeaway resources and guidance to ensure they can implement necessary changes and practice their new knowledge and skills. 

Elevate Consulting Partners are a leading provider of educating and training on safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces. 

Duration: 4 hours

Format: virtual

Facilitator: Justine Vaisutis

Cost: $375 + GST

Learning objectives:

• The key elements of safe and trusted reporting options, with practical examples to enable easy adaptation.
• Skills and techniques to provide a person-centred and trauma-informed response to reports of harmful and unlawful conduct, and to protect individuals, the workforce and the business from further harm or consequences.
• Understanding trauma and the importance of cultural sensitivity in internal and external support pathways.
• Proportionate and person-centred resolution options that protect the safety and dignity of all parties and resolve issues quickly and constructively
• Learning how to strike the right balance between providing individuals with choice and agency, while complying with confidentiality and natural justice.
• The key elements of a person-centred and trauma-informed approach to a workplace investigation, where one is necessary.
• Safe and supportive reintegration of parties after a matter is resolved.

Meet your facilitator Justine 

Justine is a human rights, DEI and organisational change practitioner with almost 20 years’ of experience assisting workplaces to develop bespoke programs that improve equality, inclusion and safety. Justine has previously held senior human rights and workplace policy-related roles, including Program Director of the Champions of Change STEM Group, Director of Human Rights and Social Impact at KPMG, Director of Education and Engagement at the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and Manager, Workforce Policy and Performance at Monash University. Justine is IAP2 Certified and she holds a Masters of Human Rights Law from Monash University, Executive MBA with Distinction from RMIT and a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University.