Working alongside people with Cognitive Impairment: Victim Support

Do you work in the community alongside victims who have cognitive impairment?

Join Justice Advocacy Service for a bitesize practical training session designed to provide lawyers with practical tools and strategies to effectively support and communicate with clients with cognitive impairment throughout legal meetings. 

Training will include: 

• Outline Justice Advocacy Service and work to support victim survivors through court matters

• Identifiers for cognitive impairment 

• Barriers for victims with cognitive impairment to report crime

• Communication strategies and using plain English

• Supporting a victim through giving a police statement

• Resources to support

Justice advocacy service can provide customised training to help organisations working with individuals who have cognitive impairments, enhancing their understanding and capacity in both criminal justice and community settings. Contact gemma.wisdom@idrs.org.au for a training consultation.